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AHS 52

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY · 4 units · used in 2 transfer pathways

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About this course

Introduction to medical terminology as used in the health professions. Provides opportunities for practical application of medical terminology and further development of skills in analyzing components of medical terms and building a medical vocabulary applicable to specialties of medicine. Course content includes anatomical and physiological terminology; basic structure, prefixes, suffixes; combining forms; abbreviations, clinical procedures, laboratory and diagnostic tests related to each body system.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 4:30 PM UTC
AHS 52MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYFull2 sections · 0 seats reported · 2 instructors
  • CRN 20342 · 01Baldwin · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0
  • CRN 20343 · 02Ryan · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0

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Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list AHS 52 as a prerequisite.

Transfer pathways that use AHS 52

ASSIST maps AHS 52 to a requirement in 2 published pathways from Foothill College.

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