Medical Terminology

  • MTL 180 Medical terminology 180 

Contact time: 2 lectures per week

Period of presentation: First year, First semester

Language of tuition: Double medium

Credits: 12

Module content: 

The acquisition of a basic medical-orientated vocabulary compiled from Latin and Greek stem forms combined with prefixes and suffixes derived from those languages. The manner in which the meanings of medical terms can be determined by analysing the terms into their recognisable meaningful constituent parts, is taught and exercised. The functional use of medical terms in context as practical outcome of terminological application is continually attended to.

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