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Medical Terminology
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Medical Terminology requires students to develop knowledge of the language of medicine for use in a wide range of healthcare occupations. Content includes the usage and meaning of word roots and affixes and meanings of abbreviations, that pertain to particular diagnoses, equipment, procedures, and medical specialties.
Identify and explain Greek and Latin origins for parts of medical termsDecode medical terms by breaking them down into the individual word parts and translating each to decipher meaningArrange word elements including word root, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes to correctly build medical termsIdentify medical abbreviations approved by The Joint Commission and explain their proper useInterpret common prefixes and explain how they are usedCompare and contrast prefixes pertaining to numbers, color, measurements, and negativesUtilize and explain suffixes pertaining to instruments, diagnostic procedures, and surgical proceduresRecognize and interpret suffixes pertaining to symptoms or diagnosisUtilize and explain suffixes pertaining to specialties and specialistsUse medical terminology to describe locations of body planes, regions, and cavities in relation to anatomical positionsExplain and demonstrate directional and positional termsUtilize and explain abbreviations associated with body organizationDecipher and explain combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes specific to each body systemLocate anatomical structures relating to each body systemInterpret medical terms and abbreviations that are common to each system from a variety of technical writingsCreate technical writing samples that include proper body system terminology