aVLLT0121s Basic Medical Terminology I - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrea Salayová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Natália Gachallová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
No previous knowledge of Latin/Greek is required.
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 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, i.e. students are required to master the semantic aspect of terms, the grammatical forms and their functions. It also systematically develops the 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 one-word terms;
  • derive adjectives from nouns and vice-versa using common suffixes;
  • form simple compound words denoting inflammatory and non-infammatory diseases, as well as the basic types of tumours (-itis, -osis, -oma)
  • translate anatomical terms and simple clinical diagnoses (with focus put on fractures and basic types of injuries, ie. traumatology.
    • Syllabus
    • BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - seminar. Syllabus.
    • 1st week: Introduction to the study of the subject: significance and contents of the course, methodological instructions. Latin pronunciation. Medical documentation where Latin is used. Dictionary entry, how to understand it and how to manage Latin vocabulary. System of Latin and Greek declensions and the paradigm chart.
    • 2nd week: Basic Latin terms denoting body parts, bones, and organs. Non-agreed attribute and Latin 1st declension nouns in anatomy. Basic prepositions.
    • 3rd week: Agreed attribute in anatomy. Greek 1st declesion.
    • 4th week: Latin and Greek 2nd declension. Adjectives of 1st and 2nd declension.
    • 5th week: Revision based on Latin medical reports, basic structure of a medical diagnose.
    • 6th week: Progress test I. Latin 3rd declension (consonant-stems).
    • 7th week: Discussing common mistakes in the progress test I. Latin 3rd declension (i-stems). Medical terms referring to the basic types of injuries.
    • 8th week: Greek 3rd declension. Revision of nouns o 3rd declension.
    • 9th week: Progress test II. 4th and 5th declension.
    • 10th week: Adjectives of 3rd declension. Adjective-forming suffixes: -alis, e; -aris, e; -icus, a, um; eus, a, um.
    • 11th week: Basic types of fractures. How to write a medical report - order of information according to their importance, locating the fracture properly etc.
    • 12th week: Specifics of authentic medical documentation.
    • 13th week: Final revision based on medical reports.
    • 14th week: Dissections.
    Literature
      recommended literature
    • PRUCKLOVÁ, Renata a Marta SEVEROVÁ. Introduction to Latin and Greek Terminology in Medicine. 4th rev. ed. Praha: KLP, 2016. x, 117. ISBN9788087773413.
    • EHRLICH, Ann and Carol L. SCHROEDER. Medical terminology for health professions. 6th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, Cegage Learning, 2009, xxvi, 582. ISBN 9781418072520. info
    Bookmarks
    https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/LF:aVLLT0121s!
    Teaching methods
    presentations, handouts, exercises, seminar dicussions, groupwork
    Assessment methods
    Two mid-term progress tests - in case of passing 5% bonus per each for the final exam Final written exam. Pass limit in written tests:70% Other requirements: regular class attendance, active participation in class, preparation for classes. The maximal number of absences is one. All other absences must be properly excused via the Study Department.
    Language of instruction
    English
    Follow-Up Courses
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Study Materials
    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
    Teacher's information
    For the up-to-date information on the course, office hours of the teachers, etc., see IS MU.

    Contact person: Mgr. Natália Gachallová (campus, A15/118, office phone: 549497997); for consulting hours, see IS MU.

    Secretary of the Language Centre (UKB, Kamenice 5, Pavilion A15), phone: 549498170; office hours: Monday 10.00-12.00, Wednesday 10.00-12.00, Friday 9.00-11.00. Individual lecturers can also be contacted via e-mail.

    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
    • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2019, recent)
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