SON 112 Sonographic Terminology

Lecture: 1 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Credits: 1

This course is designed to systematically guide the student to become familiar with medical language to prepare him/her to communicate as a medical professional. Topics include an introduction to the formation of medical terminology using word roots, prefixes and suffixes, relating these terms to body structure and function. Upon completion, students should effectively communicate disease and disorder terms, surgical terms, procedureal terms, and other related medical terms.

Course is typically offered in Fall.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to do the following:

Define the root words, prefixes, and suffixes for medical terms.
Define common medical terms used in sonography with proper spelling and pronunciation.
Identify commonly used medical terminology related to the structure and function of the human body.
Demonstrate the use of fracturing medical terms to interpret the meaning of complex words.