aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Jeniš (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, 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
aVLLT0121s Basic Med. Terminology I -s
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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
    recommended 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
  • 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 passing the course: 1) max. one unexcused absence 2) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 3) passing a written exam testing the grammatical phenomena used in medical terminology; the pass limit is 70% to 60%, depending on the results of progress tests. 4) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after passing the written exam. The final grade is based on making an average of the score in written exam and performance in oral exam. See the Course requirements in the Study materials of the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Jeniš (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aVLLT0222s/30: Fri 23. 2. 15:50–17:45 B11/211, Tue 27. 2. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 5. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 12. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 19. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 26. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 2. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 9. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 16. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 23. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 30. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 7. 5. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Tue 14. 5. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/31: Wed 21. 2. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 28. 2. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 6. 3. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 13. 3. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 20. 3. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 27. 3. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 3. 4. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 10. 4. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 17. 4. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Wed 24. 4. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, Fri 10. 5. 10:30–12:25 C15/308, Wed 15. 5. 12:00–13:55 B11/211, K. Modlíková
aVLLT0222s/32: Wed 21. 2. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 28. 2. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 6. 3. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 13. 3. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 20. 3. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 27. 3. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 3. 4. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 10. 4. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 17. 4. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 24. 4. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, Wed 15. 5. 10:00–11:55 A21/111, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/33: Fri 23. 2. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 1. 3. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 8. 3. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 15. 3. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 22. 3. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 5. 4. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 12. 4. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 19. 4. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 26. 4. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 3. 5. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 10. 5. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, Fri 17. 5. 8:00–9:55 C15/113, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/34: Fri 23. 2. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 1. 3. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 8. 3. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 15. 3. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 22. 3. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 5. 4. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 12. 4. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 19. 4. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 26. 4. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 3. 5. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 10. 5. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, Fri 17. 5. 12:00–13:55 C15/113, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/35: Tue 27. 2. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Wed 28. 2. 14:20–16:15 A20/207, Tue 5. 3. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 12. 3. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 19. 3. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 26. 3. 10:30–12:25 C15/308, Tue 2. 4. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 9. 4. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 16. 4. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 23. 4. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 30. 4. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 7. 5. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, Tue 14. 5. 10:30–12:25 A19/112, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/36: Thu 22. 2. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 29. 2. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 7. 3. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 14. 3. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 21. 3. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 28. 3. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 4. 4. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 11. 4. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 18. 4. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 25. 4. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 2. 5. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, Thu 9. 5. 8:00–9:55 KOM S116, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/37: Wed 21. 2. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 28. 2. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 6. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 13. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 20. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 27. 3. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 3. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 10. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 17. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Wed 24. 4. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, Thu 2. 5. 13:30–15:25 B11/211, Wed 15. 5. 14:00–15:55 B11/211, K. Modlíková
aVLLT0222s/38: Tue 20. 2. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 27. 2. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 5. 3. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 12. 3. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 19. 3. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 26. 3. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 2. 4. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 9. 4. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 16. 4. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 23. 4. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 30. 4. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 7. 5. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, Tue 14. 5. 16:00–17:55 KOM 410, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/39: Wed 21. 2. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 28. 2. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 6. 3. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 13. 3. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 20. 3. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 27. 3. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 3. 4. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 10. 4. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 17. 4. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 24. 4. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, Wed 15. 5. 8:00–9:55 A19/115, T. Jeniš
Prerequisites
aVLLT0121s Basic Med. Terminology I -s
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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
    recommended 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
  • 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 passing the course: 1) max. one unexcused absence 2) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 3) passing a written exam testing the grammatical phenomena used in medical terminology; the pass limit is 70% to 60%, depending on the results of progress tests. 4) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after passing the written exam. The final grade is based on making an average of the score in written exam and performance in oral exam. See the Course requirements in the Study materials of the course.
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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2025.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Jeniš (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
aVLLT0222s/28: Mon 13. 2. to Tue 9. 5. Tue 10:00–11:40 C15/113, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/29: Mon 13. 2. to Mon 24. 4. Mon 16:00–17:40 KOM 257, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/30: Mon 13. 2. to Wed 10. 5. Wed 8:00–9:40 C15/113, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/31: Mon 13. 2. to Mon 24. 4. Mon 9:00–10:40 KOM S117; and Mon 1. 5. 11:00–13:30 B11/327, K. Modlíková
aVLLT0222s/32: Mon 13. 2. to Tue 9. 5. Tue 8:00–9:40 C15/113, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/33: Fri 17. 2. to Fri 7. 4. Fri 9:00–10:40 KOM 257, Fri 21. 4. to Fri 12. 5. Fri 9:00–10:40 KOM 257; and Fri 14. 4. 13:30–15:10 KOM 409, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/34: Mon 13. 2. to Tue 9. 5. Tue 12:00–13:40 KOM 410, K. Modlíková
aVLLT0222s/35: Mon 13. 2. to Fri 12. 5. Fri 12:30–14:10 C15/113, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/36: Mon 13. 2. to Thu 4. 5. Thu 12:30–14:10 KOM 257, K. Modlíková
aVLLT0222s/37: Mon 13. 2. to Fri 12. 5. Fri 11:30–13:10 KOM 409, N. Gachallová
aVLLT0222s/38: Fri 17. 2. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 24. 2. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 3. 3. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 10. 3. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 17. 3. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 24. 3. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 31. 3. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 14. 4. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 21. 4. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 28. 4. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Fri 5. 5. 14:30–16:10 C15/113, Wed 10. 5. 15:15–16:55 C15/113, T. Jeniš
aVLLT0222s/39: Mon 13. 2. to Wed 10. 5. Wed 13:30–15:10 C15/113, T. Jeniš
Prerequisites
aVLLT0121s Basic Med. Terminology I -s
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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
    recommended 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
  • 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 passing the course: 1) max. one unexcused absence 2) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 3) passing a written exam testing the grammatical phenomena used in medical terminology; the pass limit is 70% to 60%, depending on the results of progress tests. 4) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after passing the written exam. The final grade is based on making an average of the score in written exam and performance in oral exam. See the Course requirements in the Study materials of the course.
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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2024, spring 2025.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (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
aVLLT0121s Basic Med. Terminology I -s
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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
    recommended 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
  • 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 passing the course: 1) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 2) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after fulfilling the requirements of aVLLT0222c (attendance, passing the credit test)
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: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Modlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (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
aVLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology -p
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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
    recommended 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
  • 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 passing the course: 1) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 2) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after fulfilling the requirements of aVLLT0222c (attendance, passing the credit test)
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: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (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
aVLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology I-p
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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
    recommended 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
  • 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 passing the course: 1) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 2) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after fulfilling the requirements of aVLLT0222c (attendance, passing the credit test)
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: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
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aVLLT0222s/29: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/30: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/31: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/32: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/33: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/34: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/35: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/36: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/37: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/38: No timetable has been entered into IS.
aVLLT0222s/39: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
aVLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology -p
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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: 1) submitting an in-class interactive activity aimed at clarification of the terms related to selected topics 2) passing the oral exam examining two aspects of medical terminology: a) pharmacological terms in medical prescription; b) clinical terms in medical documentation with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after fulfilling the requirements of aVLLT0222c (attendance, passing the credit test)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, 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
aVLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology -p
Passing the course Basic medical Terminology I
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 a 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, 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 diagnoses 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.
  • 7th week: Diseases and the relevant medical interventions and examinations. Student presentation on the terms denoting inflammations and types of fever.
  • 8th week: Expressing extent and degree in medical terminology. Student presentation on terms related to particular ages of human life.
  • 9th week: Progress test II. Working with authentic medical reports containing compound words.
  • 10th week: How to write a medical prescription. Basic types of medications and 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: passing the oral exam consisting of three parts: a) pronunciation b) medical pescription c) understanding and translating clinical diagnoses with emphasis on compound words of Greek origin. Students are admitted to oral exam only after fulfilling the requirements of aVLLT0222c (attendance, passing the credit test, submitting student presentation, active participation in class).
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 2017, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.

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.

aVLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jozefa Artimová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Libor Švanda, 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
aVLLT0121c Basic Med. Terminology -p
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
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 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: Summary and revision of the Basic medical terminology I. Adjectives of 3rd declension in clinical terminology and in terminology of medical documentation.
  • 2nd week: Comparison of adjectives – regular. Frequented comparatives and superlatives in the anatomical terminology.
  • 3rd week: Comparison of adjectives – irregular and imcomplete. Translation of terms containing comparatives/superlatives.
  • 4th week: Numerals – the most frequented cardinal and ordinal numerals. Numerals in anatomical, clinical and pharmacological terminology. Factual and formal grammatical structure of medical prescription.
  • 5th week: Supplementing of the subject matter - terminology of fractures and injuries.
  • 6th week: Progress test I. Introduction to the word formation I. - basic rules of derivation. Latin and Greek prefixes, their meanings and mutual relations.
  • 7th week: Introduction to the word formation II. Latin and Greek suffixes of nouns and adjectives, their meanings and mutual relations. Synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, and homonymy of prefixes.
  • 8th week: Progress test II. Introduction to the word formation III. - basic rules of composition, connecting vowels. Latin and Greek compound words, hybrid compounds. Latin compound words in anatomical nomenclature.
  • 9th week: Introduction to the word formation IV. Greek productive word-forming components denoting general terms, names of anatomical structures and bodily fluids
  • 10th week: Introduction to the word formation V. Greek productive word-forming components for physiological and pathological processes ongoing in the human body, components denoting different qualities, characteristics and amount.
  • 11th week: Introduction to the word formation VI. Greek productive word-forming components naming branches of medicine and the most frequent types of medical interventions and examinations.
  • 12th week: Post mortem diagnosis as an example of authentic application of Latin in medical practice.
  • 13th week: Final summary of the Latin medical terminology.
  • 14th week: Final test.
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, translation and grammar exercises, drills, homework,
Assessment methods
Examination (zk) mainly proceeds in the oral form but also includes a shorter written part in the form of a translation of clinical and prescription terms from Czech into Latin. The oral part contains grammatical analysis of selected Latin anatomical and clinical terms, determination and variation of basic grammatical categories, explanation of a technically relevant grammatical phenomenon, and tasks which check knowledge of word formation. The exam may be supplemented with questions from the theory of terminology (historical aspects, contemporary state of development, characteristic features, etc.). A prerequisite for admission to the examination is successful completion of the final written test focused especially on word-formation.
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
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 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.