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BIOEQ199 — Medical Terminology for Biomedical Equipment Technology  (2 cr)

This course presents a study of basic medical terminology for students interested in the field of biomedical equipment technology. Prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, special endings, plural forms and abbreviations are included in the content. A programmed learning, word building system is used to learn word parts that are used to construct or analyze new terms. Definitions, word usage and pronunciation are emphasized. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and enrollment in the biomedical equipment technician program. (SCC)
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