Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medical Terminology
Course Code: BYK533
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master'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 the necessary knowledge, skills and competences to distinguish, accurately pronounce, write and use the Medical Terms related to the Movement System, Respiratory System, Gastrointestinal System, Central Nervous System, Circulatory System, Urogenital System and other organs.

Course Content

Introduction to Medical Terminology and Medical Terms

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the basic grammatical properties of words in medical terminology
2.To be able to define commonly used terms related to normal anatomical structure and diseases of the movement system
3.To be able to define commonly used terms related to normal anatomical structure and diseases of circulatory system
4.To be able to define commonly used terms related to normal anatomical structure and diseases of respiratory system
5.To be able to define commonly used terms related to normal anatomical structure and diseases of digestive system
6.To be able to define commonly used terms related to normal anatomical structure and diseases of urogenital system
7.To be able to define commonly used terms related to anatomical structure and diseases of nervous system, endocrine system and sensory organs
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ehrlich.A.B., Ehrlich. S.C., Medical terminology for health professions, Albany, NY : Delmar Thomson Learning, 2001.
2.Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders Company; 1990. Swartz MH.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course description, pre-test, basic definitions and terms related to human structure
Week 2 - Theoretical
Course description, pre-test, basic definitions and terms related to human structure
Week 3 - Theoretical
Rules of reading medical terms, inclusion letters, elements of medical terms; prefix, suffix, root structures, fusing letters and medical abbreviations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Rules of reading medical terms, inclusion letters, elements of medical terms; prefix, suffix, root structures, fusing letters and medical abbreviations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Terms related to normal anatomical structure and diseases of the movement system (Finding, Diagnosis and Treatment)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Blood and blood forming organs, lymph and immune system related terms
Week 7 - Theoretical
Terms related to cardiovascular system
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Quiz
Week 9 - Theoretical
Terms related to respiratory system
Week 10 - Theoretical
Terms related to digestive system
Week 11 - Theoretical
Terms related to urogenital system
Week 12 - Theoretical
Terms related to nervous system and psychiatric disorders
Week 13 - Theoretical
Terms related to normal anatomical structures and diseases of the endocrine system (Finding, Diagnosis and Treatment)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Terms related to normal anatomical structures and diseases of the sensory organs (Finding, Diagnosis and Treatment)
Week 15 - Theoretical
Epinones and Synonyms
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Individual Work111233
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
4
OÇ-4
4
5
5
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
OÇ-6
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-7
5
4
5
5
5
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2026