Latin and Greek - PFYZ077C

• Title: Latin and Greek
• Guaranteed by: Department of Physiotherapy (51-300400)
• Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 1
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C+Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 28 [hours]
• Capacity: unknown / 24 (24)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: deregister from the credit exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled; deregister from the exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Bc. Zuzana Marešová
• Teacher(s): Bc. Zuzana Marešová
• Is pre-requisite for: PFYZ112C, PFYZ111C, PFYZ122C, PFYZ113C, PFYZ114C
• In complex incompatibility with: PFYZ219C

Annotation

The subject introduces the Greek and Latin languages especially with regard to medical nomenclature. Therefore, morphology is the fundament of the subject.

Last update: Vomáčková Helena, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (26.09.2019)

Aim of the course

Learning Outcomes:

The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and general competencies so that after the completion of the course the students:

• understand basic grammar and syntax of Latin

• are aware of the internal workings of Greek and Latin, as well as their application to actual texts

• demonstrate the ability to use the basics of the Greek and Latin languages with regard to the medical nomenclature

Last update: Vomáčková Helena, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (19.09.2020)

Literature

COHEN, B. J., DEPETRIS, A. Medical terminology: an illustrated guide. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013.

EHRLICH, A. et al. Medical terminology for health professions. Nelson Education, 2015.

SVOBODOVÁ, D. An Introduction to Greco-Latin Medical Terminology. Praha: Karolinum, 2017.

Last update: Vomáčková Helena, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (26.09.2019)

Requirements to the exam

Credit and Exam Requirements:

• written tests

Last update: Vomáčková Helena, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (26.09.2019)

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Latin and Greek, Pronunciation of Latin, Basic Linguistic Concepts
2. 1^st Declension Substantives
3. 2^nd Declension Substantives
4. 1^st and 2^nd Declension Adjectives
5. 4^th and 5^th Declension Substantives
6. 3^rd Declension Imparisyllabics
7. 3^rd Declension Parisyllabics
8. 3^rd Declension Adjectives
9. Clinical Terminology – Stems and Endings
10. Clinical Terminology – Prefixes
11. Prepositions
12. Comparison of Adjectives
13. Review

Last update: Vomáčková Helena, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (09.09.2024)

Learning resources

Study Aids:

https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=3223

Last update: Vomáčková Helena, PhDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (27.11.2023)