Week

Activity

Subject matter

1

revision exercises


Focus on adjectives of the 3rd declension + typical mistakes in the test

Introduction to word-formation

2

authentic diagnoses, exercises on comparison of adjectives

Comparison of adjectives

Dimminutive forms (-ulus, -culus, etc.)

3

Student presentation: position

Expressing position in medical terminology: Latin and Greek prefixes, adjectives, comparatives and
superlatives in anatomy (intra-, supra-, endo-, exo-, hypo-, caudalis, sagittalis, inferior,
superior, etc.)

Revision and additions to Fractures topic

4

Authentic diagnoses

Student presentation: facial expressions

Latin and Greek prefixes derived from prepositions (para-, inter-, circum-, post-, dia,
com/noc/col/co-, apo-, etc.); *-osus, -atus suffixes

Numerals in diagnoses (gradus II, dig. IV, bis/ter/semel, duplex, etc.)

Nomeclature of muscles (m. sternohyoideus, latissimus, internus obliquus, etc.)

5

Student presentation: colours


Anatomical structures and body liquids

*(-aemia, -uria, -thorax)

Expressing resemblance of shapes and forms (-oideus, -formis, quadratus, sphericus, serratus,
triangularis, etc.)

6

PROGRESS TEST 1

Pathological states and diseases (-ia, -iasis, a/an- , dys-, -odynia,  -pathia, -lithiasis,
-plasia, -ptosis, -rrhagia, -rrhoea, etc.)

The progress of a disease (peracutus, subchronicus, exacerbans, apparens, relapsus, recidivans,
regressio, etc.)

*-oma suffix

7

Student presentation: inflammations+types of fever

Exercise on diseases and the relevant interventions

Medical interventions and examinations (-stomia, -scopia, -tripsia, -ectomia, etc.)



8

Student presentation:

age

Expressing extent and degree (pan-, poly-, micro-, giganto-, subnormalis, normocytus, hyper-,
hypo-, -lentus, -penia, etc.). Expressing quality and quantity  (hemi-, hetero-, brady-, tachy-,
iso-, scler-, malac-, scoli-, necro-, pseudo-, etc.)

9

PROGRESS TEST 2

Revision. Additions to pathological states (-opia, -blepsia, - paresis, -aesth-, -plegia, -malacia,
etc.)

10

Authentic prescriptions, handout

Medical prescription

Types of medications (contra-, anti-, -lytica, -cida, -statica, etc.)

11

Student presentation: pulse

Revision of medical prescriptions. Overall grammatical revision.


12

Student presentation: death

Dissection protocol. Final revision

13

CREDIT TEST

14

DISSECTIONS

15

                                  CURRICULUM -  SPRING TERM 2018