aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aVLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology -p
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
General characteristics of the subject: 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 General characteristics of the subject: Greek-Latin medical terminology is essential means for understanding the professional medical terminology. The curriculum conveys both theoretical and practical concepts used in medical documentation and is conceived as a preparatory course sui generis, introducing the students into the study of medicine by means of its language. In the first semester, the focus is put on the understanding of anatomical nomecature and simple authentic diagnoses, mostly from traumatology.
The content of the course is fully derived from the actual needs of the professional practice. In the first place, it provides students with instruction on how to apply Latin and/or Greek quickly and purposefully, ie. the student are required to master the semantic aspect of terms, the grammatical forms and their functions. It also systematically develops student´s ability to indepedently analyze medical terms, solve terminological problems, and form medical terms. Last but not least, the course also introduces the wider historical and linguistic foundations of medical terminology as well as its general theoretical contexts.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
apply relevant Latin (and Greek) medical terms and expressions correctly and with understanding;
recognize and explain grammatical concepts and categories relevant to the acquisition of Greek-Latin medical terminology;
explain syntactic structure of complex terms;
recognize the semantic structure of selected anatomical and clinical compound terms;
form compound words applying the most used word-formation principles and guess the meanings of unknown terms based on the semantic, grammatical, and logical relations;
understand complex anatomical terms and clinical diagnoses;
write a medical report using common abbreviations and following the conventional structure;
write a medical prescription using conventional formulae, understand the function of basic types of medications based on the terminology.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;
explain and apply grammatical devices and rules relevant for acquisition of Greek-Latin medical terminology;
recognize the syntactic structure of complex terms;
describe the semantic structure of one-word terms;
form compound words applying the most used word-formation principles;
translate selected expressions from anatomy, pre-clinical and clinical fields of study, medical prescriptions, and pharmacology;
guess the meanings of unknown terms on the basis of semantic, grammatical and logical relations.
Syllabus
  • BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - seminar. Syllabus.
  • 1st week: Discussing common mistakes in the credit test. Practicing problematic issues.
  • 2nd week: Comparatives, superlatives, and dimminutive forms in anatomical nomenclature. Authentic dianogoses focused on fractures.
  • 3rd week: Medical terms referring to position: adjectives, Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes, Latin comparatives and superlatives. Student presentation on position terminology.
  • 4th week: Muscle nomenclature. Student presentation on terms denoting facial expressions.
  • 5th week: Expressing resemblance in shape and form in anatomical nomenclature. Student presentation on colours in medical terminology.
  • 6th week: Progress test I. Terms specifying the progress of a disease. Student presentation on colours in medical terminology.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventons and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degreein medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containin compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications ad their functions.
  • 11th week: Expressing quality and quantity in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms specifying types of pulses.
  • 12th week: Working wth an authentic dissection protocol. Student presentation on terms related to death.
  • 13th week: Dissections.
  • 14th week: Dissections.
Literature
    required literature
  • PRUCKLOVÁ, Renata and Marta SEVEROVÁ. Introduction to Latin and Greek terminology in medicine. 3rd, rev. ed. Praha: KLP, 2012, xii, 115. ISBN 9788086791241. info
    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:aVLLT0222s!
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 guarantee´s instructions. Only one unexcused absence will be tolerated; further absences must be properly excused (i.e. via the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine). Participating in student presentation is welcome.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: seminář.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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