# Medical Terminology (MEDT) courses

El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: http://catalog.elcamino.edu/index.php?catoid=13

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### MEDT 1 — Medical Terminology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for English 1A
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 11 sections listed as MEDT-1 (/c/el-camino-college/schedule/fall-2026/medt.md); Winter 2027, 5 sections listed as MEDT-1 (/c/el-camino-college/schedule/winter-2027/medt.md); Spring 2027, 11 sections listed as MEDT-1 (/c/el-camino-college/schedule/spring-2027/medt.md)
- Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable

This course provides study and practical application of a medical vocabulary system according to body systems. Students review the basic construction of medical words, concentrating on word origins, root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Word structure, recognition, analysis, definition, spelling, and pronunciation are presented in the context of medical terms for organs, diseases, symptoms, diagnostic tests, and medical surgical procedures.