Fundamental of Medical Practice

At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. explain basic terms in medical practice and definitions of medical terminologies; 2. comprehend common terms in medical terminology; 3. discuss lay terms applicable to medicine; 4. describe disease causation and degeneration diseases process; and 5. explain the terms used for disease causes/symptomatology and common terminologies.

Basic terms in medical practice. Prefixes and suffixes in medical terms. Common terms in medical terminology. Homonyms synonyms and eponyms in medical terminology. Lay terms applicable to medicine. Basic definitions of medical terminologies. Disease causation and process. Degenerative diseases process. Causes and process of cellular growth changes. Common diagnostic abbreviations. Terms used for disease causes/symptomatology. Common terminologies.