Course Description
Designed for students entering veterinary medical fields or animal/poultry science/production to learn and understand the basic terminology used in veterinary medicine. Taught by veterinary pathologists, the learning experience will be augmented by visual examples, including fresh tissue specimens and gross and microscopic lesions.
Athena Title
Basic Veterinary Medical Terms
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The student shall learn: 1. To recognize the individual components of Greek- or Latin- derived medical terms, the meaning of the components, and the rules that govern the arrangement of these components. 2. Veterinary medical terminology for various animal body systems. 3. Terminology related to surgical procedures and associated instruments. 4. Terminology related to veterinary oncology. 5. Terminology related to infectious organisms. 6. Medical terminology used in the popular press.
Topical Outline
1. Basic elements of Greek- and Latin-derived medical words. 2. Terminology by body systems of mammals and birds. 3. Terminology related to components and diseases of blood. 4. Basic surgical terms and instrumentation. 5. Basic terminology used in veterinary oncology. 6. Medical terminology used in the popular press.
Syllabus
Public CV