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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