2011-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
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2011-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HA 492 - Medical Terminology


This course familiarizes students with everyday anatomy and physiology terminology used in medical areas such as physician’s offices, hospitals, clinics, insurance and pharmaceutical firms. Students will be instructed on how to derive the meaning of medical words by learning to easily separate word components, as well as to identify all major body parts by their correct language name. The course provides essential background knowledge for successful ICD-9-CM coding and other areas such as CPT coding and billing.

3 hours a week 1 semester 3 credits.