Basic Medical Terminology, Fisher, J.P., Glencoe Publishing Company, Mission Hills, CA, 4th ed., 1993. The times for the final examination will be posted on this page, below and on the Biology Department Office window, approximately two weeks prior to the esamination.
Students are welcome to meet with the instructor at any time during the semester.
The design of the course is such that the learning process is based upon an understanding of the meanings of word parts which are used as roots, prefixes and suffixes. The medical language, like any scientific language, has its roots in Latin which has not changed after centuries of use. This is an essential feature if accuracy in communications is to be maintained. The student's attention is called to the introduction on page iv of the required text, Basic Medical Terminology , J. Patrick Fisher, Glencoe Publishing Company, 4th ed., 1993. It is essential that the student thoroughly comprehends the approach to the learning system employed throughout this course and the two other courses available.