Course: Latin and Medical Terminology

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Course title Latin and Medical Terminology
Course code HUM/RGB01
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Harvánek Kamil, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Syntactic structure of medical terms; declension I-V, substantives, adjectives; words of both Latin and Greek origin; prepositions, numerals; system of verbs; Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes; Latin composed words; Greek composed words.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Students will master Latin medical terminology used in professional practice; they will acquire the basics of Latin morphology; they will learn basic word building principles; and they will be able to derive and understand composed expressions.
Students will be able to understand Latin terminology used in their professional practice; Knowledge of Latin terminology will become basis for terminology used in other languages.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisities are required.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Seminar attendance; successful completion of periodical and final tests; exam.
Recommended literature
  • Kábrt, J., & Chlumská, E. (2002). Úvod do lékařské terminologie. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Kábrt, J., Kábrt, J. jr. (2001). Lexicon medicum. Praha.
  • Kábrt J., Valach, V. (1979). Stručný lékařský slovník.
  • Marečková, E., Reichová, H. (1997). Úvod do lékařské terminologie. Brno, Masarykova univerzita.
  • Nečas P., Čebišová K., Schánělová E. (2017). Latinská lékařská terminologie. Praha.
  • Svobodová, D. (2002). Terminologiae medicae vestibulum. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Radiology Assistance (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer