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Rice University

Medical Terminology

Rice University via Coursera Specialization

Overview

This specialization is intended for anybody that is interested in developing skills in medical language or preparing for further studies in the medical field. Learners will be able to identify common prefixes, suffixes, roots and abbreviations so they can recognize most medical terms used by medical professionals. Learners will also have an understanding of the structure of an electronic health record and extract vital information from it. Moreover, learners will gain basic knowledge of the anatomy and diagnoses related to all 10 main organ systems.

Syllabus

Course 1: Medical Terminology I
- Offered by Rice University. This course will discuss the importance of learning medical language as well as introduce basic word parts and ... Enroll for free.

Course 2: Medical Terminology II
- Offered by Rice University. This is the second course of the Medical Terminology specialization. It builds on the basic concepts of medical ... Enroll for free.

Course 3: Medical Terminology III
- Offered by Rice University. This final course finishes the comprehensive examination of medical terminology by introducing new roots, terms, ... Enroll for free.

Courses

Taught by

Laura S. Kabiri

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