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Abstract: basic grammar rules, forming and understanding medical terms in anatomy and other medical branches.<br>
<br> Grammar - nouns and adjectives, introduction to the Latin declension system, numerals, Latin verbs in medical terminology.<br> Word formation - overview of word formation - Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes, Greek roots in compound words.<br> Vocabulary - basic medical terms in anatomical, clinical and pathological terminology, medical prescriptions.<br> <br> Winter term - a full-time course, focuses on anatomical nomenclature (Part 1 of the scripts),<br> Summer term - an e-course, focuses on clinical nomenclature and formulation (Part 2 of the scripts)<br> Last update: Plašilová Jiřina, PhDr. (25.09.2025)
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Requirements for credit Winter semester attendance (a maximum of two unauthorized absences is allowed), in case of exceeding the allowed absences, the student will write a substitute test on previously announced dates fulfillment of continuous tests (maximum 3 attempts, at least 70 %) passing the credit test (maximum 3 attempts, at least 70 %) - the test can only be written if the required attendance has been met and the first and the second continuous tests have been successfully passed
The tests will include active and passive translations of medical terms, tasks in the area of grammar and word formation. A sample of the continuous and credit test is available to students. The first continuous test tests the knowledge of the material contained in lessons 1-3, the second test, which is written online and is included in the material Exercises in Latin Medical Terminology with a key on the Moodle, tests the knowledge of the material of lessons 4 and 5, the final credit test tests the knowledge of the material of all the lessons. The tests test: 1) knowledge of anatomical nomenclature and selected terms from clinical nomenclature and formulary within the scope of the internal study material processed according to the scripts J. Plašilová: Základy latinské lékařské terminologie. Karolinum, Praha 2022, 2) knowledge of nouns 1st-5th declension, adjectives 1st and 2nd and 3rd declension, perfect passive participles and present active participles and comparison of adjectives, 3) knowledge of Latin and Greek word bases used in medical terminology, analysis of the formation of medical expressions and active formation of terms using Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes.
Summer semester (e-course) Requirements 1) continuous completion of assigned written assignments for lessons. 2) passing the continuous test in the classroom (maximum 3 attempts, at least 70 %) 3) passing the final test in the classroom (maximum 3 attempts, at least 70 %), the final test can only be written if the required tasks have been previously completed and the continuous test has been successfully completed
The tests check: 1) knowledge of the vocabulary listed in the lessons of the e-course and the vocabulary contained in authentic examples from the hospital information system 2) knowledge of Latin and Greek word bases used in clinical nomenclature, analysis of the formation of medical terms and active formation of terms using Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes in clinical nomenclature 3) knowledge of the most common abbreviations in clinical nomenclature and in a prescription. Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (01.10.2025)
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Literature: Winter term: Compulsory: J. Plašilová: Základy latinské lékařské terminologie. Karolinum, Praha 2022. Recomanded: Cvičení z latinské terminologie s klíčem – J. Plašilová – Moodle learning platform. E-COURSE Latina - klinické názvosloví pro všeobecné lékařství. J. Plašilová. Moodle learning platform. https://lms.lfp.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=545 Last update: Plašilová Jiřina, PhDr. (15.09.2025)
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This course does not require a final exam. See Conditions for completing the course. Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (02.10.2025)
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Winter term: 1. Pronunciation of Latin sounds. Introduction to grammar - categories of nouns and adjectives, categories of verbs. Declension of nouns. Cases. 1st declension - Latin nouns, Greek nouns. 2. 2nd declension - Latin nouns, Greek nouns. 3. Adjectives: 1st and 2nd declension. Ordinal numerals. 4. Adjectives: 1st and 2nd declension. Ordinal numerals - practice. 5. Continuous test. 4th and 5th declensions. 6. 3rd declension - masculine and feminine nouns. (Latin and Greek nouns.) 7. 3rd declension - masculine and feminine nouns. (Latin and Greek nouns.) 8. 3rd declension - neuter nouns. (Latin and Greek nouns.) 9. 3rd declension - practice. 10. 3rd declension - adjectives. Latin participles. 11. Regular, irregular and incomplete comparison of adjectives. 12. Revision. 13. Credit test - part 1 E-COURSE 1. Latin verbs in medical terminology. Imperative, present subjunctive. Instructions, commands and prohibitions in medical terminology. 2. 1st declension - Latin nouns, Greek nouns. Prepositions. 3. 2nd declension - Latin nouns, Greek nouns. 4. Adjectives: 1st and 2nd declension. Ordinal numerals. 5. 4th and 5th declensions. 6. 3rd declension - masculine and feminine nouns. (Latin and Greek nouns.) 7. 3rd declension - masculine and feminine nouns. (Latin and Greek nouns.) 8. 3rd declension - neuter nouns. (Latin and Greek nouns.) 9. 3rd declension - adjectives. Latin participles. 10. Regular, irregular and incomplete comparison of adjectives. 11. Numerals - cardinal, ordinal, multiple, numeral adverbs. Prescriptions in Latin.
Last update: Plašilová Jiřina, PhDr. (15.09.2025)
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Last update: Duchková Barbora (02.10.2020)
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After completing the course, students will be able to:
Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (01.10.2025)
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