Latin terminology

Study programme: general veterinary medicine full-time form of study
Teaching language:   english
Subject code: KaVVP/GVM-LT/16    Short: GVM-LT
  •  Credits: 2
  •  Completion method: Credit and Examination
  •   Lectures: 0 / Practice: 2
  •   Semester: winter semester
Form, course-load and method od study:
Form of study: Lecture / Practical
Course-load: Per week: 0 / 2   -   Per study period: 0 / 26 (recommended, in hours)
Method of study: prezenčná
 
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CONDITIONS FOR COMPLETION OF COURSE
Regular and active attendance during the practicals. Small vocabulary test from the Units II-IV. Credit test. Final exam.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcome of the subject Latin Terminology is to become familiar with the basic medical Latin terminology, which is essential for managing other medical disciplines. Student is able to breakdown the compound one-word term and on the basis of knowledge of grammar to understand its meaning in the context of multi-word term. The result is to gain the skills of correct using medical Latin terms.
Brief outline of the course
1. Basic grammar. Structure of multi-word Latin medical terms. 2. 1st – 5th declension. 3. Adjectives of the 1st & 2nd and 3rd declension. 4. Comparison of adjectives. 5. Latin and Greek prefixes. 6. Latin and Greek suffixes. 7. Compound words.
Course syllabus
1. Basic grammatical terms. Pronunciation. Structure of multi-word terms. 1st declension.
2. 2nd declension. Adjectives of the 1st & 2nd declension
3. 4th and 5th declension
4. 3rd consonant - declension
5. 3rd vowel - declension
6. Adjectives of the 3rd declension
7. 3rd declension - Greek nouns
8. Credit test
9. Comparison of adjectives
10.Latin and Greek prefixes
11.Latin and Greek suffixes
12. Compound words
13. Revision
Recommended literature
BARTKOVÁ, Valéria: Latin for students of the UVMPh. Košice: UVMP 2012.
Conditions for completion of course
Continuous assessment:
During the semester the Credit test after the 3rd Greek declension. Small vocabulary test.
Conditions for completion of course:
Regular and active attendance during the practicals. Small vocabulary test from the Units II-IV. Credit test. Final exam.
Final assessment:
Final exam (written test)
LANGUAGE, WHICH KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED TO PASS THE COURSE
  english   
 
Evaluation of the course
Total number of evaluated students: 225
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Date of last modification: 17.11.2022
Approved by: Tutot Dr. h. c. Prof. MVDr. Jana Mojžišová, PhD.
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