Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medical Terminology
Course Code: TS103
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To provide to students the knowledge and ability which is necessary to prepare medical records and report also to understand and write medical terms correctly.

Course Content

Items which forms medical terms, Roots, Prefix, Suffix. Synonymous medical terms. Diagnostic terms. Medical abbreviation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Belkıs CAN
Ins. Hayriye ÇAKMAK
Ins. Muammer KORKUT
Learning Outcomes
1.Writing and pronounciation medical terms correctly
2.Saperate the terms into the pieces
3.Understand the medical terms
4.To know medical suffix
5.Knows medical terms related to systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Polat, M. Eroglu, F.:Medical Terminology Faculty Publications No: 108 Print Istanbul, 2009.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General terminology. Introduction of medical terminology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Rules of pronunciation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Items which forms medical terms
Week 4 - Theoretical
Roots
Week 5 - Theoretical
Prefix
Week 6 - Theoretical
Suffix
Week 7 - Theoretical
Suffix
Week 8 - Theoretical
Synonymous terms
Week 9 - Theoretical
Eponym terms. Medical abbreviation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Diagnostic terms (radiological terms, clinical terms, laboratory terms)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Diagnostic terms (radiological terms, clinical terms, laboratory terms)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Direction terms
Week 13 - Theoretical
Medical Terms Related to Systems
Week 14 - Theoretical
Medical Terms Related to Systems
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment25520
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)70
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes