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HCAS123 - Healthcare Terminology

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Semester Credit Hour(s): 3 (NS)

This course is an introduction to medical terminology and the vernacular commonly used in healthcare professions. The focus is for students to build a working vocabulary based on each body systems' location, function, organs, and common diseases. Essential to healthcare communications, students will be evaluated on correct usage, spelling, and pronunciation of terms.

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INFT124

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