COURSE BOOK

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

College of Science and Health Professions – Jeddah (Male campus)
Fall Semester, Academic Year 2021-22.
Table of Contents

Contents Page no.

General Information 3

Teaching Faculty Information 4

Block Description 5

Block Objectives 5

Block Contents 6

Lecture Learning outcomes 7-8

Book References and Educational Materials 8

Weekly Schedule 9-10

Block Assessment 11-12

Examination Policy (policy for makeup exams) 13

Plagiarism Policy 14-16

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General Information

Block Title: Medical Terminology

Block Code: ENG 201

Credit Hours: 2

Pre-Requisites: None

Intended Students: College of Science and Health Professions (COSHP)

Block Duration: 15 weeks

Block Dates: August 29, 2021 to December 30, 2021

Block Chief Coordinator: Dr. Ismail Memon (Riyadh)

Co-Ordinator Dr. S. M. Irshad Akhtar (Jeddah-Male side)

Teaching Faculty Information

Ext.
Faculty Name Position Title E-mail
No.

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 Assistant Professor, Anatomy
Dr. Ahmaed Department of Basic Sciences
45529 baashara@ksau-hs.edu.sa
Baashar College of Science and Health
Professions.

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Dr. Faisal Alamri Department of Basic Sciences 45561 alamrif@ksau-hs.edu.sa
College of Science and Health Professions.

Assistant Professor, Physiology

Dr. Raju Suresh Department of Basic Sciences
45508 kumarra@ksau-hs.edu.sa
Kumar College of Science and Health
Professions.

Lecturer, Anatomy
Dr. S. M. Irshad Department of Basic Sciences
45504 akhtars@ksau-hs.edu.sa
Akhtar College of Science and Health
Professions. Coordinator- Jeddah male

Lecturer, Biology
Mr. Mohammed
Department of Basic Sciences 45509 akbarim@ksau-hs.edu.sa
A. Al Akbari
College of Science and Health Professions.

Lecturer, Biochemistry
Mr. Mohammed Department of Basic Sciences alkireidmim@ksau-
45531
Alkireidmi College of Science and Health hs.edu.sa
Professions.

Lecturer, Biochemistry
Mr. Alaeddin Department of Basic Sciences
45494 tafecha@ksau-hs.edu.sa
Tafech College of Science and Health
Professions.

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Block Description
This is an introductory course in medical terminology studying the principles of medical word building to
help students develop a foundation of working medical vocabulary on which they can build as they pursue
their medical studies. The course ensures a thorough grounding in basic medical terms through the study
of root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Since medical terminology is closely related to the structure
(anatomy) and systems (physiology) of the human body, this course also provides the students with an
opportunity to explore some of the body systems and study terms used in anatomy, physiology, clinical
procedures, and pathology pertaining to these systems. Practical applications present terms as they
appear in medical reports and records.

Block General Objectives:

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

 Divide, analyze, define and pronounce complex medical words by recognizing their components:
prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and root words.

 Build basic medical terms using prefixes, suffixes, root words, and combining forms.

 Explain the common rules for proper medical term formation, pronunciation, and spelling.

 Define terms describing anatomical positions, directions, and planes of the body; identify body
cavities and recognize organs contained therein; locate and identify the anatomical and clinical
divisions of the abdomen.

 Name the organs of the digestive system, urinary system, cardiovascular system, respiratory
systems, musculoskeletal system, and eye and ear.

 Describe their locations and functions using related terminology.

 Identify and define word parts and complete medical terms associated with these systems.

 Identify and define medical terms which describe major pathological conditions and disease
processes that affect each body system.

 Identify and define useful diagnostic and procedural terms related to each system.

 Apply this new knowledge to understanding medical terms in their proper context such as in
medical reports and records.

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Block Contents
The following chapters will be selected from the core textbook The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition-
2017 (LM), Davi-Ellen Chabner:

 Chapter 1. Basic Word Structure

 Chapter 2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
 Chapter 3. Suffixes
 Chapter 4. Prefixes
 Chapter 5. Digestive System
 Chapter 6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
 Chapter 7. Urinary System
 Chapter 11. Cardiovascular System
 Chapter 12. Respiratory System
 Chapter 15. Musculoskeletal System
 Chapter 17. Eye and Ear

Detailed Content
Title of Chapter No. of Lectures Faculty
Introduction to the course and start of
1 2 Lectures: (L1-2) Dr. S. M. Irshad Akhtar
Ch-1: Basic Word Structure
Ch-2: Terms Pertaining to the Body as
2 3 Lectures: (L3-5) Dr. Ahmaed Baashar
a Whole
3 Ch-3: Suffixes 3 Lectures: (L6-8) Dr. S. M. Irshad Akhtar

4 Ch-4: Prefixes 3 Lectures: (9-11) Dr. Raju Suresh Kumar

5 Ch-5: The Digestive System 4 Lectures (12-15) Dr. Raju Suresh Kumar
Ch-6: Additional suffixes and Digestive
6 1 Lectures: (16) Mr. Mohammed A. Al Akbari
System Terminology
7 Ch-7: The Urinary System 3 Lectures: (17-19) Dr. S. M. Irshad Akhtar

9 Ch-11: The Cardiovascular System 3 Lectures: (20-22) Mr. Mohammed Alkireidmi

10 Ch-12: The Respiratory System 3 Lectures: (23-25) Mr. Alaeddin Tafech

11 Ch-15: The Musculoskeletal System 3 Lectures: (26-28) Dr. Faisal Alamri

12 Ch-17: Eye and Ear 2 Lectures: (29-30) Dr. Raju Suresh Kumar

Lectures Learning Outcomes:

Chapter 1. Basic Word Structure

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By the end of the lecture student will be able to:

1. Identify the basic objectives to guide your study of the medical language.
2. Understand the components of the medical terms.
3. Recognize the meanings of basic combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes of the medical language.
4. Build basic medical terms using prefixes, suffixes, root words, and combining forms.
5. Divide, analyze, define and pronounce complex medical words by recognizing their components:
prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and root words.
6. Learn the common rules for proper medical term formation, pronunciation, and spelling.

Chapter 2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole

By the end of the lecture student will be able to:

1. Define the terms that apply to the structural organization of the body.
2. Understand the terms pertaining to the body cavities.
3. Identify the terms related to the abdominopelvic quadrants and regions with their related contents.
4. Name the divisions of the spinal column.
5. Distinguish the terms related to positions.
6. Identify the terms related to body planes.

Chapter 3. Suffixes
By the end of the lecture student will be able to:

1. Understand the meaning of new combining forms.

2. Define the common suffixes used in the medical language.
3. Distinguish the shorter noun suffixes.
4. Identify the suffixes meaning “pertaining to”.

Chapter 4. Prefixes
By the end of the lecture student will be able to:

1. Define prefixes.
2. Analyze medical terms that combine prefix and other word elements.
3. Differentiate between similar prefixes used to build medical terms.

Chapters 5 & 6 Digestive System& Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
By the end of the lecture student will be able to:

1. Name organs of the digestive tract and accessory digestive organs

2. Describe terms related to the steps of digestion.
3. Compose medical terms related to the digestive system by using previous knowledge of suffixes and
prefixes.
4. Define the parietal and visceral peritoneum.
5. Recognize the common congenital anomalies of the digestive system and their clinical effects.
6. Define the medical terms related to the diagnostic procedures for the digestive system.
7. Define the major signs and symptoms correlated to the digestive system disorders.
8. Name the instruments, laboratory tests and procedures used to diagnose and treat digestive system.

Chapter 7. Urinary System

By the end of the lecture student will be able to:

1. Name essential organs of urinary system and function.

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2. Define the combining forms, prefix and suffixes related to the urinary system.
3. Describe the terms related to the laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and pathologic conditions
related to urinary system.

Chapter 11. Cardiovascular System

By the end of the lecture student will be able to:
1. Identify the root words of major structure of CVS.
2. Name parts of the heart and blood vessels and their function.
3. Define the combining forms, prefix and suffixes related to the cardiovascular system.
4. Describe the terms related to the laboratory tests, clinical procedures, and pathologic conditions
related to cardiovascular system.

Chapter 12. Respiratory System

By the end of the lecture student will be able to:
1. Identify the root words of major structure of respiratory system.
2. Name essential organs of respiratory system and function.
3. Define the combining forms, prefix and suffixes related to the respiratory system.
4. Define the terms related to the laboratory test, clinical procedures, and pathologic conditions related
to respiratory system.

Chapter 15. Musculoskeletal System

By the end of the lecture student will be able to:
1. Identify the root words of major structure of musculoskeletal system.
2. Name essential terms used for musculoskeletal system.
3. Define the combining forms, prefix and suffixes related to the Musculoskeletal system.
4. Define the terms related to the laboratory test, clinical procedures, and pathologic conditions related
to musculoskeletal system.

Chapter 17. Eye and Ear

By the end of the lecture student will be able to:
1. Identify the root words related with eye and ear.
2. Name essential terms used for them.
3. Define combining forms, prefix and suffixes used for eye and ear.
4. Define the terms related to the laboratory test, clinical procedures, and pathologic conditions for the
eye and ear.

Book
The Language of Medicine. Davi-Ellen Chabner, 11th Edition, Saunders Elsevier 2017.
Reference

DAILY SCHEDULE: ENGL 201, Fall-2021-22, PMED and PAMS (30 Lectures)
Days/ Instructors’ Names
Weeks
Dates 8:00-08:50 9:00-09:50 11:00-11:50 (Lectures)
Topics
1 SUN L1. PMED Dr. Irshad Akhtar Introduction to the
29thAug 21 (Lecture 1-2) course and its

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 WED
L2. PMED L1. PAMS evaluation.
1st Sep 21
Ch-1. Basic Word
THU
L2. PAMS Structure
2nd Sep 21
SUN
L3. PMED
5th Sep 21
WED
2 L4. PMED L3. PAMS Ch-2. Terms
8th Sep 21 Dr. Ahmaed Baashar
Pertaining to the
THU (Lecture 3-5)
L4. PAMS Body
9th Sep 21
SUN
L5. PMED
12th Sep 21
Dr. Irshad (Lecture:6 PMED)
WED L5. PAMS Ch-3. Suffixes
3 L6. PMED
15 Sep 21
th
Dr. Ahmaed (Lecture:5 PAMS)
Ch-2. Terms Pertaining to Body
THU L6. PAMS
16th Sep 21
SUN
L7. PMED Dr. Irshad Akhtar
19th Sep 21 Ch-3. Suffixes
(Lecture 6-8)
WED
4 L8. PMED L7. PAMS
22nd Sep 21
THU
L8. PAMS
23rd Sep 21
SUN
L9. PMED
26th Sep 21
5 WED
L10. PMED L9. PAMS
29th Sep 21
THU
L10. PAMS
30th Sep 21
SUN
L11. PMED
3rd Oct 21
WED
6 L12. PMED L11. PAMS Dr. Raju Suresh Ch-4. Prefixes
6th Oct 21
Kumar (Lecture 9-15) Ch-5. Digestive
THU System
L12. PAMS
7th Oct 21
SUN
L13. PMED
10th Oct 21
WED
7 L14. PMED L13. PAMS
13th Oct 21
THU
L14. PAMS
14th Oct 21
SUN
L15. PMED
17th Oct 21
Mr. Al Akbari (Lecture 16, PMED)
WED Ch-6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive
L16. PMED L15. PAMS
20th Oct 21 Dr. Raju (Lecture 15, PAMS)
Ch-5. Digestive
8 WED
20th Oct
2021
Midterm-1 Examination (chapters 1,2,3 and 4) between 2-3 PM.
Feedback MT-1
(PMED)
THU Mr. Al Akbari
L16. PAMS Ch-6. Additional
21st Oct 21 (Lecture 16)
Suffixes and
Digestive
SUN
L17. PMED
24th Oct 21
WED Feedback MT-1
9 L18. PMED L17. PAMS Dr. Irshad Akhtar
27th Oct 21 (PAMS) Ch-7.
(Lecture 17-19)
THU Urinary System
L18. PAMS
28th Oct 21 (PAMS)
SUN
L19. PMED
31st Oct 21
Ch-7. Urinary
System (Lec19-
Dr. Irshad
PMED)
WED (Lecture 17-19)
10 L20. PMED L19. PAMS Ch-11.
3rd Nov 21 Mr. Alkireidmi
Cardiovascular
(Lecture 20-22)
System (Lec20-
PAMS)
THU Mr. Mohammed Ch-11.
L20. PAMS
4th Nov 21 Alkireidmi Cardiovascular
11 SUN L21. PMED (Lecture 20-22) System
7th Nov 21

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 WED
L22. PMED L21. PAMS
10th Nov 21
THU
L22. PAMS
11th Nov 21
SUN L23. PMED (A1,2) Mr. Alaeddin Ch-12. Respiratory
14th Nov 21 GR.219 (Lecture 23-25) System
SUN

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14th Nov
2021
Midterm-2, Examination (chapters 5,6,7 & 11) between 2-3 PM.
WED
L24. PMED L23. PAMS Feedback MT-2
17 Nov 21
th
(PAMS) and
THU Mr. Alaeddin Tafech
L24. PAMS (PMED) Ch-12.
18th Nov 21 (Lecture 23-25)
Respiratory
SUN System
L25. PMED
21st Nov 21
Ch-12. Respiratory
Mr. Alaeddin
System (Lec25-
(Lecture 23-25)
PMED)
WED
13 L26. PMED L25. PAMS Ch-15.
24th Nov 21
Dr. Faisal Musculoskeletal
(Lecture 26-28) system (Lec26-
PAMS)
THU
L26. PAMS
25th Nov 21
SUN L27.PMED
Ch-15. The
28th Nov 21 Dr. Faisal Alamri
Musculoskeletal
WED (Lecture 26-28)
14 L27. PMED L27. PAMS system
1st Dec 21
THU
L28. PAMS
2nd Dec 21
SUN
L29. PMED
5th Dec 21
Dr. Raju Suresh
WED Ch-17. Eye and
15 L30. PMED L29. PAMS Kumar
8th Dec 21 Ear
(Lecture 29-30)
THU
L30. PAMS
9th Dec 21

16- End of Semester Exam (40% weightage to chapter 12, 15 and 17 since,
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not tested before)

Block Assessment
To pass the Medical Terminology Block, a student must obtain a minimal final block grade of D. This
grade is a composite from several block requirements, which can be subdivided as:
 Attendance requirement
 Continuous assessment
 End-of-Block Assessment

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1. Attendance requirements:

Students are required to attend no less than 75% of all educational activities during a block. This
includes lectures. Your attendance will be recorded during all sessions. Failure to meet this requirement
without a valid explanation will result in exclusion from the final examination.

2. Continuous assessment (50%):

Two midterm examinations, each of one-hour duration, will be conducted on the 8 thand 12thweeks of the
block. Each, midterm-1 and midterm-2 exam will consist of 30 questions in total, comprised of
30 – MCQ’s. The topics covered and dates are as below:

 Midterm-1 Examination Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 2:00- 3:00 PM

(Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4) 25%

 Midterm-2 Examination Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 2:00- 3:00 PM

(Chapters 5, 6, 7, &11) 25%

3. End-of-Block Examination (50%)

 Final Examination (50%):

The end-of-block examination will be comprehensive, based on contents discussed in all lectures
across the course with particular emphasis on chapters 12,15 and 17. It will consist of 60 MCQs.
The time allocated for final examination will be 2 hours. For MCQ questions, there will be four
choices A, B, C and D only.

4. Calculation of the final Grade:

The final grade is a composite of the grades obtained for the specified block requirements, calculated
according to the weight. The following table presents an overview of the block requirements and their
weight in the final grade.

Weight in Final No. of

Block Requirements Instruments
Block Grade Questions
Continuous Assessment (50%) Mid-block Examination 1 25% 30
Mid-block Examination 2 25% 30
End-of-block Assessment (50%) End-of-block Examination 50% 60
Total 100% 120
5. Assessment Tools

Written exercises will be conducted throughout the course to assess students’ progress from the core
textbook: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition-2013 (Davi-Ellen Chabner). The midterms and final
exams will consist of the following assessment tools:

 Multiple choice questions (MCQ):

o Simple completion exercises that test general comprehension.
o Definition of word parts

o Spelling drills

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  The exam questions would be from the information given in the lecture slides and approved
reference book (The Language of Medicine. Davi-Ellen Chabner, 11th Edition, Saunders
Elsevier 2017) including the exercise.

6.Statement Policy

Upon the release of scores for any continuous assessment, students will be given the opportunity to
review that exam with their Instructors (under the supervision of the respective Course
Coordinator).  This review session must be given within a reasonable time limit, which specified in
this course book.  The purpose of this session is to ensure that all students are provided with
adequate explanations of the questions included in the exam, and that their weaknesses and
deficiencies are diagnosed so that remedial action can be taken where needed.”

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

College of Science and Health Professions

POLICY FOR MAKE UP EXAMS

(RESCHEDULED EXAM FOR A MISSED EXAM)
POLICIES:
1. MIDTERM EXAM
A. If a student misses a Midterm Exam WITH a valid and approved excuse/leave:
 He/she will NOT sit for a Make-Up Midterm Exam.

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  The original weight assigned to this missed midterm exam will be added to
the weight of the Final Exam of the same course (e.g., If a student misses
a midterm worth 20% of the course, this 20% will be added to the weight of
the Final Exam). This re-weighing of the Final Exam will be permitted
ONLY 1(One) Midterm per course.
B. If a student misses a Midterm Exam WITHOUT a valid and approved excuse/sick
leave, he/she will be given a grade of 0 (zero) for the said exam.

2. FINAL LAB/FINAL ORAL EXAM/ IN-CLASS WRITING FINAL

A. If a student misses one of the above exams with a VALID and approved
excuse/sick leave:
 He/she is eligible to sit for a Make-Up Exam during the Final Exam period.
 The date of this Final Make-Up Exam will be set by the Department.
B. If a student misses any of the above Exams WITHOUT a valid and approved
excuse. Sick leave, he/she will be given a grade of 0 (zero) for this exam.

3. FINAL WRITTEN EXAM

A. If a student misses a Final Written Exam with a valid and approved excuse/ sick
leave:
 He/she is eligible to sit for a Make-Up Exam on the Re-Sit Exam date.
 He/ she will not be eligible for an additional Re-Sit Exam if he fails the
course.
B. If a student misses a Final Written WITHOUT a valid and approved excuse/sick
leave, he/she will be given a grade of 0 (zero) for the said exam.

NOTE: all excuse /sick leave must be submitted to the Student Affairs Department within five (5)
working days of the original scheduled exam. Late submission will note be
accepted

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

University Pre-Professional Program

Academic Integrity Committee

Plagiarism Policy
I. Statement of Philosophy

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 A. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences strives to create an
environment in which academic and scholarly integrity is maintained at the highest
standards. As such, students are expected to adhere to these standards and avoid
any misconduct that may be in violation of them. This means that students should
be honest with regard to their coursework and avoid plagiarism, cheating and other
forms of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty in any form is considered a
serious offense from professional, ethical and religious perspectives.

II. Definition of Plagiarism

A. Plagiarism involves the unauthorized use of someone else's work or ideas and
representation of them as one's own original work. Work or ideas may be found in
any number of sources (e.g. written text, visual text, spoken text, multimedia
products, etc.). Any time a student uses another person's words or ideas without
giving them appropriate credit, it is considered plagiarism.

B. The following are considered specific acts of plagiarism (Rockler-Gladen, 2006):

1. Putting one's name on someone else's paper. Examples of this include

college essay plagiarism websites and using term papers from a friend.
2. Putting one's name on someone else's phrases. It isn't necessary to steal a
complete paper to be considered plagiarism. Using just a few sentences or
paragraphs from a book or website is plagiarism if the original author is not
credited for the work.
3. Putting one's name on something that is paraphrased. A paraphrase is a
rewording of a phrase, sentence, or paragraph that essentially means the
same as the original. Paraphrases of someone else's work need to be cited
just as a direct quote would. Although the words are changed, it is still
someone else's idea and they should be given due recognition. Failure to do
this is considered plagiarism.
4. "Recycling" old material. Slightly modifying the contents of one assignment
to meet the requirements of another assignment is considered to be
plagiarism.

5. Failure to put a quote in quotations marks, or providing incorrect

information about where a source came from. Although these may seem to
be simple errors they are still counted as plagiarism.

6. Translating material on a translation website (e.g. Google) and then not

providing a reference for the translation. This is considered to be plagiarism
since the work of translating was not the student's own. A reference for the
site from which the translation was obtained should be provided.

III. Consequences of Plagiarism

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 A. First Offense (Applicable to all Semesters):

1. The student will be given a verbal warning from the course instructor, as well as
a brief reminder of the definition, seriousness, and consequences of plagiarism.
The student will be required to repeat the assignment. A report will be made to
the Academic Integrity Committee. The offense will not be documented in the
student's record.

B. Second Offense (Applicable to Semester Two and above):

1. The student’s work will automatically be assigned a score of ‘0’ on the

assignment, and he/she will be referred to the Chairperson of the respective
department for further reprimand. A report will be made to the Academic
Integrity Committee and the offense will be documented in the student's record.

C. Third Offense or Higher (Applicable to Semester Two and above):

1. If the student commits a third offense (or higher), either in the same course or in
a subsequent course, he/she will automatically be assigned a score of ‘0’ on the
assignment. The student will be given a written warning and referred to the
Associate Dean (for males) or Assistant Dean (for females) of the University Pre-
Professional Program for further reprimand. A report will be made to the
Academic Integrity committee and the offense will be documented in the
student's record.

IV. Plagiarism Appeals Committee

A. Upon the second (or more) plagiarism offense, the student will have recourse to
convene a committee to appeal the assigned grade of ‘0’ for the work if he/she feels
he/she has not plagiarized. This request must be made in writing and submitted to
the Chairperson of the Academic Integrity Committee within one week of the
incident.

B. The committee will be comprised of the Chairperson of the Academic Integrity

Committee and three other instructors. Two of the committee members will be
selected from the Academic Integrity Committee and one from outside of the
committee. At least one of the instructors on the Appeals Committee should be a
writing instructor. None of the instructors should be teaching the student at the
time of the offense. In the event that the Chairperson is the instructor of the
student, another committee member will be assigned to chair the committee. 

C. The purpose of this committee will be to make an objective decision as to whether

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 or not the student has actually produced plagiarized work and to apply the
consequences if appropriate. Information regarding the plagiarism, the plagiarism
policy, and the appeals committee will be provided to students during the
orientation process.

Prepared by the Academic Integrity Committee:

Chairperson: Dr. Aisha (Laureen) Hamdan, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology

Members: Dr. JeelanMoghraby, Assistant Professor
Dr. Rabih Al-Kaysi, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Ms. Amy Golden, English Language Lecturer
Ms. Carrie Aldrich, English Language Lecturer
Mr. Sulaiman Jenkins, English Language Lecturer
Mr. Benjamin Niedbalski, English Language Lecturer
Mr. Bruce Doig, English Language Lecturer

With the supervision and assistance of:

Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Kushi

Dean
College of Science and Health Professions
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
References:

Rockler-Gladen, N. (2006). A definition of plagiarism.

Accessed from http://www.suite101.com/content/a-definition-for-plagiarism-a10232 on
January 19, 2011.

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