Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 323 - Applied Medical Terminology


3 credits
The course covers the basic elements, rules of building and analyzing medical words, and medical terms, and abbreviations associated with the body as a whole. Utilizing a systems approach, the student will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms relating to structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, oncology, and pharmacology. In addition, the course includes in-depth applications of the medical terms learned. Course is taught simultaneously with BIO 223 with an additional 50-minute/week meeting time. BIO 223 and BIO 323 cannot both be taken for credit. 3 hrs lecture
Prerequisite(s): One of: BIO 201 , BIO 202 , BIO 225 , or BIO 255  
Term Offered: Spring semester