2025-2026 Surry Community College Catalog 
    
    Mar 15, 2026  
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MED - 3235 Medical Terminology (WTCE)


Contact Hours: 144
When Offered: Fall

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Local Prerequisite(s): None
Local Co-requisite(s): None

This course is an introduction to the study of the structure of medical words and terms. Emphasis is placed on spelling and defining commonly used prefixes, suffixes, root words, their combining forms, and body organization. Program content covers laboratory medicine, pharmacology, and elements of medical terms and names of major diseases, including terms used in physical exams, operative procedures and diagnosis.



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