aZLLT0121s Basic Medical Terminology I - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:40 KOM S117
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Latin will facilitate the study of the subject and may be regarded as a useful component of the educational outfit of students when entering the faculty, though it is no obligatory prerequisite for the acquisition of the university subject matter in the introductory phase.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Greek-Latin medical terminology is one of the relevant means for acquisition of the target knowledge of medical students. The tuition is of both theoretic and practical character, conceived as a preparatory course sui generis, introducing the students into the study of medicine by means of its language.
The content of tuition is, like the set of knowledge postulated in the examination, exclusively determined by the needs of the discipline and medical practice. In the first place it provides such knowledge of Latin and/or Greek as enables the student to master quickly and purposefully the semantic aspect of terms, their grammatical form, and word-forming structure. Simultaneously it provides systematic instruction to independent solution of current terminological problems consisting in understanding of the technical content of the terms and in the formation of medical terms. Besides this it opens a view of the wider historical and linguistic fundamentals of medical terminology as well as its general theoretical contexts.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- use Latin and Greek-Latin medical terminology and expressions correctly and understand them;
- recognize and explain grammatical devices and rules relevant for acquisition of Greek-Latin medical terminology;
- explain syntactic structure of complex terms;
- recognize the semantic structure of selected anatomical and clinical one-word terms;
- form compound words applying the most used word-formation principles;
- translate selected expressions from anatomy and pre-clinical and clinical fields of study.
Syllabus
  • BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - seminar. Syllabus.
  • 1st week: Introduction to the study of the subject. Specifics of Latin pronunciation.
  • 2nd week: Using the Latin terms denoting basic body parts, bones and organs in context. The basic forms of anatomical terms - focus on the use of Genitive and 1st declension nouns. Syntactic relations among constituents of multiple terms : noun in apposition and prepositional phrase.
  • 3rd week: Noun + adjective terms in anatomy: agreed attribute. Focus on skeletal system.
  • 4th week: Latin terms of 2nd declension. Focus on muscular system.
  • 5th week: Specifics of Greek terms of 2nd declension. Latin in medical documentation, basic structure of a medical diagnose.
  • 6th week: Progress test I. Specifics of the consonant stems of Latin 3rd declension - recognizing Genitive stem and its importance. Agreed attribute of Latin nouns of 3rd declension and Adjectives of 1st and 2nd declensions.
  • 7th week: Discussing common mistakes in the progress test I. Specifics of the i-stems of Latin 3rd declension. Medical terms denoting most common types of injuries (vulnus ---; -io).
  • 8th week: Greek terms of 3rd declension: paradigm dosis. Analysis of authentic medical reports from traumatology.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Specfics of 4th and 5th declension. Differentiating the declension of -us ending nouns.
  • 10th week: The most frequently used medical terms of 4th and 5th declension. Common features of particular cases throughout all declensions.
  • 11th week: Introduction to adjectives of 3rd declension and their specifics: three types of adjectives based on the number of endings in Nominative. Basic types of fractures. How to write a medical report - order of information according to their importance, locating the fracture properly.
  • 12th week: Adjective-forming suffixes: -alis, e; -aris, e; -icus, a, um; eus, a, um. The parallels between Latin and English adjectives used in medical terminology.
  • 13th week: Final revision. Working with authentic medical material.
  • 14th week: Final test.
Literature
    required literature
  • PRUCKLOVÁ, Renata a Marta SEVEROVÁ. Introduction to Latin and Greek terminology in medicine. 4th, rev. ed. Praha: KLP, 2016. xii, 117. ISBN 9788087773413.
    recommended literature
  • EHRLICH, Ann and Carol L. SCHROEDER. Medical terminology for health professions. 6th ed. Clifton Park: Delmar, Cegage Learning, 2009, xxvi, 582. ISBN 9781418072520. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/LF:aZLLT0121s!
Teaching methods
lectures, presentations, translation and grammar exercises, drills, group activities, authentic diagnoses
Assessment methods
Requirements for gaining the credit: regular class attendance, active participation in class, preparation for classes, passing the credit test (60-70% based on the passing/failing the progress tests) - see the course requirements in the study materials in IS. Only one unexcused absence will be tolerated; further absences must be properly excused (i.e. via the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine).
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Updated information on the course, office hours, etc. is available in IS MU.

Contact person: Mgr. Natália Gachallová (UKB, Kamenice 5, A15/118, 261004@mail.muni.cz)

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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