Introduction to Medical Terminology is designed to familiarize students with the basics of vocabulary used in the medical and health professions. Students will employ a systematic, word-building approach to master the complex terminology of the medical field. The self-paced approach requires excellent time management skills, computer skills, and commitment by the student. The coursework will be presented through the textbook, with practice exercises on accompanying software. Required online exercises and tests for each course unit will be submitted electronically.

This Web-based course is based on an interactive, audio-visual online textbook with 3500 color medical pictures. In a comprehensive tutorial approach, each frame of each lecture can be studied independently, replayed, and referred back to at any time to aid comprehension of the specific word parts used to form thousands of compound medical, scientific, and English terms. Most students see this course as a valuable vocabulary skill class and a personal health content class. Students have also used this course to prepare for the GRE, MCAT, DAT, VCAT, and other professional school admission examinations.

Introduction to Medical Terminology is open to students from various programs, including Health Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Pre-professional, Nursing, and Health, Leisure, and Sports programs. This course may fulfill elective course credits in those programs. Please meet with your advisor prior to enrollment to ensure the course meets any anticipated graduation requirements in your particular program.