Medical Terminology

During a review of study plans, the course X16LAT can be substituted for the course A6M33LTE.

It is not possible to register for the course A6M33LTE if the student is concurrently registered for or has already completed the course X16LAT (mutually exclusive courses).

The requirement for course A6M33LTE can be fulfilled by substitution with the course X16LAT.

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Department of Cybernetics

Synopsis:

In the course of medical terminology students learn to understand medical texts containing technical terms. Students read medical text based on clinical practice and are conducted towards understanding the medical text as a whole, not only its parts. Medical texts are medical reports, medical protocols, and other medical documents. Part of the course covers special issues related to clinical medicine, namely to Cardiology, Cardiosurgery, Neurology. The course also includes basics of pharmacologic terminology. The most commonly used medical shortcuts are explained. In the beginning of the course there are given selected themes for the home self- study.

Requirements:

Aktive participation in exercices, elaboration of the small semestral project and its presentation

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Presentation of selected topics of medical terminology.

2. Reading academic texts.

3. Specify topics for home self-study.

Study Objective:

In the course of medical terminology students learn to understand medical texts containing technical terms.

Study materials:

[1] Martin Vejražka: Terminologiae medicae IANUA, Praha, Academia 2006.

[2] Medical reports, medical protocols and another medical documents.

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Further information:

http://cw.felk.cvut.cz/doku.php/courses/a6m33lte/start

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: