Module Number

MDZINF1330 		Module Title

Medical Terminology 		Type of Module

Compulsory
ECTS 3
Work load
- Contact time
- Self study
Workload:
90 h
Class time:
30 h / 2 SWS
Self study:
60 h
Duration 1 Semester
Frequency In the winter semester
Language of instruction German
Type of Exam

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Lecture type(s) Lecture
Content

This lecture is part of the compusory module "Medizinische Terminologie & Humanbiologie I" (MDZINM1310).

Content:
Linguistic background of medical terminology: Function of medical terminology as part of the general scientific language. Influences of modern foreign languages. Synonymy, eponymy, metonymy, declensions, orthography and common abbreviations; phonetics; grammar. Translating medical findings and texts.
Objectives

After completing this lecture, the students know the foundations of medial terminology (linguistic structure, ortography, synonyms, influences of modern foreign languages); they understand medical terminology as a common ground (between the disciplines involved in medical informatics).
Allocation of credits / grading
Type of Class
Status
SWS
Credits
Type of Exam
Exam duration
Evaluation
Calculation
of Module (%)
Lecture
V
o
2
3.0
wt
60
g
50
Prerequisite for participation There are no specific prerequisites.
Lecturer / Other Walter, wechselnde Dozenten
Literature

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Last offered unknown
Planned for Wintersemester 2025
Assigned Study Areas MDZINFM