CLAS 2110 - Greek and Latin Roots in Biomedical Terminology

Develops the linguistic skills that improves one’s ability to acquire, retain, and comprehend the biomedical terms that derive from Greek and Latin roots. Overview of ancient medicine helps to set the origins of many of these terms in their social and intellectual context. Provides an introduction to basic research tools in biomedical sciences.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Accurate and rapid comprehension of important terms in contemporary biomedical vocabulary.
Basic introduction to the historical intellectual contexts in which many biomedical terms were invented.
Basic introduction to the linguistic principles of anatomical Latin.
Introduction to basic research tools in biomedical sciences.
Understanding of the linguistic principles of word formation in biomedical terminology.

Ohio University

Ohio University

CLAS 2110 - Greek and Latin Roots in Biomedical Terminology