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Home / Degrees / Academic Catalog / Course Descriptions / HCAS123 - Healthcare Terminology
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.
Prerequisite or Corequisite:
INFT124
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BBA Medical Services Management
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March 11
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