Biology · Boston College
The sciences have their own unique language and over ninety percent of the vocabulary comes from Greek and Latin roots. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the Greek and Latin elements used to construct biomedical terminology in order to gain a better understanding of the words etymologies and meanings. Students will leave this course with: a basic knowledge of medical and clinical terminology broadly relating to human anatomy and physiology, including terminology pertaining to diagnosis and pathophysiology; an understanding of biomedical roots, suffixes, prefixes, and comb
