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HTEC 60A
Basic Medical Terminology · 3 units · used in 4 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This is an orientation course to medical terminology; the basic structure of medical terms and their components: prefixes, suffixes, and roots, emphasizing analysis, definition, spelling, and pronunciation.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTCHTEC 60ABasic Medical TerminologyFull2 sections · 0 seats reported · 2 instructors
- CRN 01165 · 01Full · 0
- CRN 01167 · 02Full · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “HTEC D050. (may be taken concurrently)”
What this course unlocks
De Anza courses that list HTEC 60A as a prerequisite.
- HTEC 60GAdvanced Medical Terminology I
- HTEC 60HAdvanced Medical Terminology II
- HTEC 64AClinical Laboratory Procedures I
- HTEC 68Medical Reception Externship
- HTEC 95BPhlebotomy Technician I Externship
- HTEC 96AMedical Assisting Externship
- HTEC 96CMedical File Clerk Externship
- HTEC 96DMedical Record Clerk Externship
- HTEC 96EBusiness Office Clerk Externship
- HTEC 96FInsurance and Coding Externship
- HTEC 96GMedical Transcription Externship
- HTEC 96HEKG Externship
Transfer pathways that use HTEC 60A
ASSIST maps HTEC 60A to a requirement in 4 published pathways from De Anza College.
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