Academic Catalogs

NURS G103: Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals

Course Outline of Record
Item Value
Top Code 123000 - Nursing
Units 3 Total Units 
Hours 54 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 54)
Total Outside of Class Hours 0
Course Credit Status Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee No
Basic Skills Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable No
Grading Policy Standard Letter (S), 
  • Pass/No Pass (B)

Course Description

Formerly: HIT G103. This course teaches principles of word building to develop the extensive medical vocabulary used in the healthcare environment. It includes the origin, root forms, suffixes, prefixes of medical terms, and an example of non-medical/layperson's usage for each term. It provides instruction in basic medical terminology from an anatomical approach and by each body system. Transfer Credit: CSU. C-ID: HIT 103X.C-ID: HIT 103X.

Method(s) of Instruction

  • Lecture (02)
  • DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
  • DE Online Lecture (02X)