Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medical Terminology
Course Code: AMH152
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to define the basic professional terminology of our body systems used in health sciences and to understand the operating room terms related to these systems and organs.

Course Content

On Human Anatomy Medical Terms, Introduction To Medical Terminology; Reading the rules of medical terminology , The inclusion of letters, The elements of medical terminology; front snap, the latest addition, root structures, the inclusion of letters, Medical Abbreviations Blood and blood-forming organs Lymphatic and immune system-related terms The Cardiovascular System In Terms Of Respiratory System Terms The digestive system terms Eye-Related Terms Terminology Relating To The Urinary System Genital System-Related Terms Ear-related terms , Nervous system and psychiatric disorders Endocrine and metabolic disorders, and Focuses on the motion system terms

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Nazan ÖZTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1.Define terminology and medical terminology
2.Explains the anatomical and physiological terms of the systems that make up the human body.
3.Explains the anatomical and physiological surgical terms of the systems that make up the human body.
4.Knows the terms of disease and surgical intervention of all systems that make up our body.
5.It relates the terms disease and surgical intervention to all the systems that make up our body.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sağlık Dili. BİLKEM SÜZEN. Bedray Yayın, Eylül 2008, İstanbul
2.Tıp Terimleri Cep Sözlüğü. İsmet Dökmeci. İstanbul Medikal Yayıncılık. Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı. 2007, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction To Medical Terminology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Singular and plural form of the terms, medical abbreviations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nov and terms related to the skeletal system
Week 4 - Theoretical
Terms of the respiratory system
Week 5 - Theoretical
Digestive system-related terms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Terms related to the heart and circulatory system
Week 7 - Theoretical
Blood and lymphatic system terms
Week 8 - Theoretical
Terms related to the endocrine system/ Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Terms related to the endocrine system
Week 10 - Theoretical
Excretory system-related terms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Terms related to the urinary system
Week 12 - Theoretical
Neurology and Psychiatry-related terms
Week 13 - Theoretical
Terms of sensory organs
Week 14 - Theoretical
Public health terms
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142028
Assignment78056
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-4
PÇ-5
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PÇ-9
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PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
4
3
2
3
5
OÇ-2
5
4
3
2
3
5
OÇ-3
5
4
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2
3
5
OÇ-4
5
4
3
2
3
5
OÇ-5
5
4
3
2
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026