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Medical Terminology

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Medical Terminology requires students to develop knowledge of the language of medicine for use in a wide range of healthcare occupations. Content includes the usage and meaning of word roots and affixes and meanings of abbreviations, that pertain to particular diagnoses, equipment, procedures, and medical specialties.

Format

In-Person

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Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Health ScienceFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Medical Terminology requires students to develop knowledge of the language of medicine for use in a wide range of healthcare occupations. Content includes the usage and meaning of word roots and affixes and meanings of abbreviations, that pertain to particular diagnoses, equipment, procedures, and medical specialties. Terminology is applied in detail to describe body organization, explain the structure of body systems (which forms the majority of the course content), and produce technical writing. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Health Science cluster affiliate with HOSA–Future Health Professionals.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Identify and explain Greek and Latin origins for parts of medical terms
  • Decode medical terms by breaking them down into the individual word parts and translating each to decipher meaning
  • Arrange word elements including word root, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes to correctly build medical terms
  • Identify medical abbreviations approved by The Joint Commission and explain their proper use
  • Interpret common prefixes and explain how they are used
  • Compare and contrast prefixes pertaining to numbers, color, measurements, and negatives
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Phlebotomists31-9097.00
  • Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other29-2099.00
  • Healthcare Support Workers, All Other31-9099.00
  • Medical Records Specialists29-2072.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Contaminated sharps disposal — follow established protocols under direct supervision to ensure compliance with applicable laws and facility policies in a clinical laboratory or outpatient draw station.
  • Blood-drawing tray setup — organize and inspect trays for sterility and first-use needles and syringes under the guidance of a senior phlebotomist in a healthcare setting.
  • Venipuncture technique — perform basic vacuum tube blood draws under direct supervision on cooperative adult patients in a hospital or clinic environment.
  • Laboratory requisition forms — match printed or electronic requisition forms to correctly labeled specimen tubes under supervisor review in a processing area.
  • Biohazard fluid disposal — dispose of blood and other biohazardous materials following facility protocols and applicable regulations under direct oversight in a clinical setting.
  • Patient identification — verify two patient identifiers before specimen collection using established facility procedures in an inpatient or outpatient draw environment.
  • Standard phlebotomy equipment — identify and handle needles, syringes, and butterfly sets correctly under direct supervision on a healthcare unit.
  • Medical terminology — recognize common laboratory test names and abbreviations when reading requisition forms in a clinical laboratory context.
  • Specimen labeling — apply accurate patient and collection-time labels to specimen tubes immediately after collection under guidance in a draw station.
  • Infection control basics — apply standard precautions including hand hygiene and personal protective equipment under direct supervision during all specimen collection activities.

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