Medical Terminology and the Human Body Fundamentals
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Taught by Jennifer Zabel
Health
About the course
In this Introduction to Medical Terminology and the Human Body course, you will learn about the medical language that is used to describe the human body. Throughout each Lesson, the roots of terms are explained to help students understand how medical terminology works in healthcare and to increase their knowledge and understanding of the material discussed. This course will provide you with a better understanding and working knowledge of medicine that is required for understanding of medical re
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“Two stars due to the fact that it failed me in areas I gave correct answers/ spelling to, resulting in frustration and poor reflection of grades. Decent course if you fix the bugs.... but I wouldn't take this course again till these bugs are fixed.”
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