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Why do this course?• Learnhundredsofmedicaltermscovering
bodyparts,symptoms,conditions,treatmentsandprocedures
• Learnhowmedicaltermsareformedandwhatkeypatternsareused
• Learnhowmedicaltermsarepronounced• Learnhowmedicaltermstranslateinto
everydayEnglish• Learnonlinewhenyouwant,whereyouwant
Who is this course for?• Healthcareprofessionalsandstudents• Anyonethinkingaboutacareerinmedical
administration• Anyonewithaninterestindiscoveringmore
aboutmedicallanguage,itsetymologyandmeanings
Medical Terminology
What’s in the course?Coursetopicstoinclude:
Analysis of root words, prefixes and suffixes
Terms for parts of the body and body systems
Terms for conditions, treatments and procedures
Pronunciation guide
Translating medical terms into everyday language
Using medical terms in practice
Courselength:2months
Youread,listenanddomultipleactivitiestolearnthemanytermsinthecourse.Attheendofthecourse,youwillreceiveaCPDStandardsCertificatefor24CPDpointsorhours.
30hours
ONLINE
ENGLISH LEVEL: B1–B2Intermediate
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What is medical terminology?Medicalterminologyislanguageusedtopreciselydescribethehumanbodyincludingitsdifferentparts,processes,conditionsaffectingit,treatmentsandproceduresperformeduponit.
Byusinganagreedsetofmedicalterms,healthcareprofessionalscancommunicateaccuratelywithotherprofessionalsaroundtheworld.
is learning medical terminology difficult?Atfirst,medicalterminologycanseemlikeanotherlanguage.
However,ithasaregularstructurethatcanbelearntquickly.Inessence,youneedtounderstandtherootsofmedicalterms–veryoftenderivedfromoldEnglish,LatinorGreek–andtheprefixesandsuffixeswhichcombinewiththerootstogivespecificmeanings.
SLC’sMedicalTerminologycourseintroducesyoutomedicaltermscoveringeverypartofthebody,fromtheparietalbonetothehallux.
About the author
VirginiaAllumisSLC’sHeadofMedicalEnglishandaninternationallyrenownedmedicalEnglishauthor,speakerandtrainer.
About specialist language courses (slc)
BasedattheUniversityofSussex,SLCistheUK’sleadingMedicalEnglishtrainingservicesprovider.Weworkwithmedicaluniversities,NHSTrusts,internationalhealthcarerecruitmentcompanies,privatehealthcaregroups,andindividualsaroundtheworld.
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