BPLT011 Medical Terminology and Medical Latin - practice

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Malá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Pořízková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Mgr. Libor Švanda, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Libor Švanda, 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
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 KOM 410
Prerequisites
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 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
Medical Latin has the character of a preparatory subject whose sense is to facilitate the students' basic orientation in the professional language. The conception of tuition specifies three main tasks: (1) to provide elementary technical vocabulary from the field of anatomy where nouns and adjectives predominate and to provide instruction in the regular nominal inflexion, (2) to introduce to the field of clinical terminology and acquaint with the most frequent lexis of the obstetrics-gynecology medical reports as well as with basics of Latin syntax, (3) to present the theory of word-formation on a professional level to students. This is complemented with a getting knowledge of medical prescription Latin, and an informative view of select topics in the theory and history of medical terminology.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
  • recognize and explain grammatical devices and rules relevant for acquisition of Greek-Latin medical terminology;
  • translate expressions from particular field of studies;
  • employ and understand basic medical terminology;
  • recognize the semantic structure of selected anatomical and clinical terms;
  • form compound words applying particular word-formation principles;
  • explain syntactic structure of complex terms.
    • Syllabus
    • MEDICAL LATIN - practice.
    • 1st week: Introduction to the study of the subject: significance and contents of the course, methodological instructions, study literature. Latin alphabet, pronunciation and its practising. Basic nominal categories and their specifics in medical terminology. Latin in anatomical terminology, Latin in gynaecology and obstetrics medical reports, Latin in pharmacology.
    • 2nd week: Latin and Greek nouns and adjectives of 1st declension in anatomical terminology (singular and plural of nominative and genitive case). Syntactic relations among constituents of multiple terms (agreed and non-agreed attributes), word order. Latin ordinal numerals.
    • 3rd week: Latin and Greek nouns and adjectives of 2nd declension, adjectives of 2nd declension in anatomical terminology (singular and plural of nominative and genitive case). Syntactic relations among constituents of multiple terms (agreed and non-agreed attributes). Terminology of female generative organs.
    • 4th week: Latin and Greek nouns of 3rd declension in anatomical terminology (singular and plural of nominative and genitive case). Terminology of female and male generative organs.
    • 5th week: Adjectives of 3rd declension (two-termination and one-termination types). Inflexion of Adjectives of 3rd declension and agreed attribute with nouns of 1st and 2nd declensions. Derivation of adjectives using suffixes -alis, e; -aris, e; -icus, a, um; eus, a, um. Terms denoting position and orientation of the body parts. Terms denoting extremities.
    • 6th week: Comparison of adjectives (regular, irregular, defective). Comparatives and superlatives in anatomical terminology. Female and male pelvis, terminology and differences. Terminology of obstetrical pelvic measurements.
    • 7th week: Revision and practising. Renowned personalities of ancient medicine. Progress test.
    • 8th week: Latin nouns of 4th and 5th declensions in anatomical terminology (singular and plural of nominative and genitive case). Diminutives in anatomical terminology. Derivation of adjectives using suffix - ideus, a, um. Anatomical terms describing female breast.
    • 9th week: Introduction to clinical terminology (basic principles, word order, syntax, collocations). Prepositional phrases: singular and plural of accusative case in all Latin and Greek paradigms. Terminology denoting pregnancy, abortion, parturition and puerperium. Frequented diagnoses from the fields of gynaecology and obstetrics.
    • 10th week: Prepositional phrases: singular and plural of the ablative case of all Latin and Greek paradigms. Word-formation (1): Basic principles of derivation. Productive Latin prefixes. Terminology denoting ectopic pregnancy and other anomalies during the pregnancy, delivery and puerperium. Frequented diagnoses from the fields of gynaecology and obstetrics.
    • 11th week: Productive Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes. Synonymy and antonymy of prefixes. Polysemy of suffixes. Word-formation (2): basic rules of composition. The most frequently used Latin and Greek word-forming components. Terms for the inflammatory diseases. Diagnoses containing expressions suspicio a suspectus, a, um.
    • 12th week: Word-Formation (3): Latin and Greek word-forming components denoting general terms and names of anatomical structures and components denoting body fluids and other substances. Frequented diagnoses from the fields of gynaecology and obstetrics.
    • 13th week: Word-Formation (4): Latin and Greek word-forming components denoting physiological and pathological processes ongoing in the human body, components denoting different qualities, characteristics and quantity and components naming branches of medicine, types of interventions and examinations. Frequented diagnoses from the fields of gynaecology and obstetrics.
    • 14th week: Revision, supplements and practicing of the study material. Requirements for the examination.
    Literature
      required literature
    • ARTIMOVÁ, Jozefa, Kateřina POŘÍZKOVÁ, Libor ŠVANDA and Eva DÁVIDOVÁ. Terminologia graeco-latina medica pro studijní obor porodní asistentka (Terminologia graeco-latina medica for students of midwifery). 1. vydání. Brno: MUNI Press. 145 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8287-8. 2016. Optimed Repo info
    • POŘÍZKOVÁ, Kateřina, Jozefa ARTIMOVÁ, Libor ŠVANDA and Eva DÁVIDOVÁ. Terminologia graeco-latina medica pro bakalářské obory LF MU (Gramatická příručka) (Terminologia graeco-latina medica for bachelor's degree study programmes at Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University (Grammar Book)). 1. vydání. Brno: MUNI Press. 56 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8286-1. 2016. Optimed Repo info
    Bookmarks
    https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/LF:BPLT011!
    Teaching methods
    lectures and presentations, translation and grammar exercises, drills, homework
    Assessment methods
  • Progress test - paper form
  • Final examination - combined form
    • Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    Study Materials
    The course is taught annually.
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 28.
    Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
    Teacher's information
    Passing the progress test (the pass mark is 60%), which focuses on declensions and word-formation, is a prerequisite for admission to the exam. The exam itself has a written and oral form. In the written test the student is expected to show the knowledge of studied language devices, phenomena and rules necessary for the basic orientation in Greek-Latin medical terminology, particularly in the area of his field of study. The limit for passing the exam test is 60%. The oral exam tests correct pronunciation, practical knowledge of anatomical terms of female and male generative organs and ability to comprehend and explain the most frequented clinical terms from the fields of gynaecology and obstetrics.

    Other requirements: regular class attendance, active participation in class, preparation for classes. The maximal number of absences is two. Both absences must be properly excused (i.e. via the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine).

    Updated information on the course, office hours, etc. is available in IS MU.

    Contact person: 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 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
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