Course: Latin and Medical Terminology

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Course title Latin and Medical Terminology
Course code HUM/ZTB03
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Harvánek Kamil, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Students will master Latin medical terminology used in professional practice; they will acquire the basics of Latin morphology; they will learn basic word building principles; and they will be able to derive and understand composed expressions.
Students will be able to understand Latin terminology used in their professional practice. Knowledge of Latin terminology will become basis for terminology used in other languages.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisities are required.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Written test - 70%.
Recommended literature
  • Kábrt, J., & Chlumská, E. (2002). Úvod do lékařské terminologie. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Kábrt, J. Kábrt, J. (2015). Lexicon medicum. Praha: Galén.
  • Kábrt, J., Vlach, V. (1979). Stručný lékařský slovník. Praha.
  • Marečková, E., Reichová, H. (2011). Úvod do lékařské terminologie - základy latiny s přihlédnutím k řečtině. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Nečas, P., Schánělová, E., Čebišová, K. (2017). Latinská lékařská terminologie. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Svobodová, D. (2007). Terminologiae medicae vestibulum: úvod do řecko-latinské lékařské terminologie pro studenty bakalářských oborů na 1. LF UK. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Svobodová, D., Vejražka, M., & Svobodová, D. (2002). Terminologiae medicae IANUA: úvod do problematiky řeckolatinské lékařské terminologie pro studenty magisterského studia lékařství. Praha: Academia.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Imaging Technology in Diagnostic Radiology (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer