Northeast Early College High SchoolMedical Terminology

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Medical Terminology is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, singular and plural forms, and medical abbreviations. Students will learn how to break apart complex medical and scientific words to discover their meaning. Knowing how to decode these terms will boost students’ medical language literacy which is essential to most healthcare careers.

Prerequisites: NONE

Grades: 9-10

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