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Medical Terminology - Latin - EAP0201051

Title:	Medical Terminology - Latin
Guaranteed by:	Ústav jazyků (14-50)
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen
Actual:	from 2025
Semester:	summer
Points:	1
E-Credits:	1
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unlimited (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
For type:

Guarantor:	Mgr. Dita Macháčková Mgr. Lenka Jindrová
Teacher(s):	Mgr. Irena Kašparová
Is pre-requisite for:	EA0904011

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Annotation -

The course offers an introduction to contemporary medical terminology and equips students with the essential knowledge needed to navigate the technical terminology of theoretical, preclinical, and clinical disciplines.

It introduces the fundamentals of the Latin grammatical system (including the declension of nouns and adjectives, comparison of adjectives, and the use of numerals) that are necessary for mastering anatomical and clinico-pathological terminology. The course also emphasizes the basic principles of word formation (derivation and composition), with focused instruction on prefixes, suffixes, and Greek and Latin word roots.

Through the analysis of linguistic structures, students gain a foundational understanding of medical terms and acquire the core technical vocabulary required for further study and professional practice.

Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (03.10.2025)

Course completion requirements -

attendance (2 absences allowed; in case of 3 absences it is necessary to take a supplementary test on a pre-scheduled date before the credit test)

activity during classes (regular preparation for lessons, completion of homework, knowledge of the required vocabulary)

mid-term test I and II – max. 3 attempts, min. 70%; passing the mid-term test I is a prerequisite for taking the mid-term test II; passing the mid-term test II is a prerequisite for taking the final credit test; the mid-term test II retake cannot be scheduled on the same date as the credit test

credit test (max. 3 attempts, min. 70%)

Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (04.01.2026)

Literature -

Compulsory Literature:

Lenka Jindrová: Introduction to Graeco-Latin Medical Terminology (internal material)

Recommended Literature:

Honč, P. – Přívratská, J. – Hellerová, K.: Essential Medical Terminology, Prague 2022

Svobodová, D.: An Introduction to Greco-Latin Medical Terminology, Prague 2011 (2006)

Černý, K.: Guide to Basic Medical Terminology, Prague 2013

Bujalková, M. – Jurečková, A.: Greco-Latin Medical Terminology, Martin 2017

Galatová, M.: Introduction to Latin Medical Terminology for Overseas Students of Medical Schools, Bratislava 2014

Huttchinson, M. – Mallatt, J. – Marieb, E. N.: Lidské tělo. Obrazový atlas latinsko-česko-anglický. Brno 2007

Holá, A. – Kopřivová, T.: Medical English 1. Anatomy of the Human Body. Prague 2019

Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (03.10.2025)

Requirements to the exam -

The course is not ended by an exam but by a credit test (see above for conditions).

Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (03.10.2025)

Syllabus -

1. Introduction to Graeco-Latin medical terminology. Grammatical introduction, nouns and adjectives declension. Structure of basic anatomical phrases. Pronunciation of Latin sounds.

2. 1^st declension – Latin nouns, Greek nouns.

3. 2^nd declension – Latin nouns, Greek nouns.

4. Adjectives: 1^st and 2^nd declensions. Ordinal numerals.

5. 1^st and 2^nd declension revision (nouns + adjectives) for the mid-term test I.

6. Mid-term test I. 4^th and 5^th declensions.

7, 8. 3^rd declension – masculine and feminine nouns. (Latin nouns and Greek nouns.)

9. 3^rd declension – neuter nouns. (Latin nouns and Greek nouns.)

10. Mid-term test II. 3^rd declension – adjectives.

11. Regular, irregular and defective comparison of adjectives.

12. Numerals – cardinal, ordinal, multiple. Prescriptions in Latin.

13. Word formation. Latin and Greek prefixes + suffixes and their specific meanings in medical terminology. Compounds. Latin terms and their Greek equivalents frequently used in medical terms.

Credit test

Last update: Jindrová Lenka, Mgr. (15.02.2026)

Learning resources - Czech

Latina on-line

Last update: Křikavová Lenka, Ing. (15.01.2021)

Learning outcomes -

After completing the course, students will:

use the correct pronunciation of Greek-Latin medical terms

recognize the individual Latin declensions, categorize nouns and adjectives into them, and, based on this, translate two-word and multi-word Latin phrases correctly in both directions (Latin–English and English–Latin)

recognize the most common Latin and Greek suffixes, prefixes, and Greek word roots, define their meaning, and, based on this, translate derived or compound medical terms correctly from Latin into English and vice versa

create new terms using Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes, and Greek word roots

recognize numerals in medical terms and translate them correctly from Latin into English and vice versa

explain the meaning of anatomical abbreviations and abbreviations most commonly used in clinical-pathological terminology and prescriptions, and translate them correctly

understand selected medical and non-medical fixed expressions (so-called memorabilia), explain their meaning, and translate them into English

Last update: Clareová Dagmar, BA (03.10.2025)