{"id":1638,"date":"2025-03-11T10:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.languages.upatras.gr\/?page_id=1638"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:59:10","slug":"medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/english\/medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-title-font-family:var(--awb-typography1-font-family);--awb-title-font-weight:var(--awb-typography1-font-weight);--awb-title-font-style:var(--awb-typography1-font-style);--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-content-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-content-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-1358-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-c568c6e39098fae05 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" style=\"--awb-title-font-size:16px;--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color8);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h2 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_c568c6e39098fae05\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c568c6e39098fae05\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-1358-1\" data-target=\"#c568c6e39098fae05\" href=\"#c568c6e39098fae05\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">English A \u2013 Compulsory Elective course 3rd semester<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><div id=\"c568c6e39098fae05\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_c568c6e39098fae05\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-5 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Degree: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Undergraduate<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">ECTS:<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Type of Course: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Compulsory\/ Elective<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Course Description:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><p>This course is designed to introduce students to the language of medicine and medical terminology. They will acquire the rules of word formation, which will enable them to understand the meaning of medical terms and help them understand professional medical texts during their study. Emphasis is given on the definition of the constituent parts of medical terms, on their proper spelling and pronunciation as well as on the comprehension of medical and layman\u2019s terms, homonyms, homophones, words easily confused, idiomatic expressions and mythonyms related to the different body systems. They also learn about the history of medicine and ancient Greek Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Medical Terminology<\/li>\n<li>Spelling, Pronunciation, Singular and Plural Forms<\/li>\n<li>Body Structure and Anatomical Terms of Location<\/li>\n<li>The Skeletal System<\/li>\n<li>The Muscular System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching Material<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theoni Kavoura, Eleni Nalbandi, \u00abFocus on the Language of Medicine in Health Sciences\u201d, Ioannis Constandaras 2022<\/li>\n<li>Georgios Michailidis, Nelly Vezou-Magouti, \u00abEnglish- Greek and Greek-English Dictionary of Medical Terms\u00bb, Ioannis Constandaras 2005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Instructor:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/faculty-staff\/spiliopoulou-aikaterini\/\" title=\"Spiliopoulou Aikaterini\">Spiliopoulou Aikaterini<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:16px;--awb-content-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-icon-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-icon-box-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-title-font-family:var(--awb-typography1-font-family);--awb-title-font-weight:var(--awb-typography1-font-weight);--awb-title-font-style:var(--awb-typography1-font-style);--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-content-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-content-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-1360-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-e5fb01e3455047e0a fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" style=\"--awb-title-font-size:16px;--awb-title-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-content-color:var(--awb-color8);\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h2 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_e5fb01e3455047e0a\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e5fb01e3455047e0a\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-1360-2\" data-target=\"#e5fb01e3455047e0a\" href=\"#e5fb01e3455047e0a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">English \u0392 \u2013 Compulsory Elective course 4th semester<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><div id=\"e5fb01e3455047e0a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_e5fb01e3455047e0a\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-5 fusion-content-boxes-2 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Degree: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Undergraduate<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">ECTS:<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Type of Course: <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Compulsory\/ Elective<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Course Description:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><p>The aim of this course -apart from focusing on the definition of the constituent parts of medical terms, proper spelling and pronunciation, comprehension of medical and layman\u2019s terms, homonyms, homophones, words easily confused, idiomatic expressions and mythonyms related to the different body systems- is to enhance the students\u2019 medical communication skills, relevant vocabulary and concepts and master the art of writing clear and concise medical reports and documentation. Students learn to develop techniques for conducting effective and empathetic patient interviews, to gain the ability to read and interpret complex medical records and literature, to take medical history, to perform physical examination and to convey medical information effectively in both written and spoken forms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cardiovascular system and the Blood<\/li>\n<li>The Respiratory System<\/li>\n<li>The Gastrointestinal system<\/li>\n<li>The Reproductive System<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Bioethics<\/li>\n<li>The Human Body in Health and Disease<\/li>\n<li>Medical History and Physical Examination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching Material<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theoni Kavoura, Eleni Nalbandi, \u00abFocus on the Language of Medicine in Health Sciences\u201d, Ioannis Constandaras 2022<\/li>\n<li>Georgios Michailidis, Nelly Vezou-Magouti, \u00abEnglish- Greek and Greek-English Dictionary of Medical Terms\u00bb, Ioannis Constandaras 2005<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h3 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"--h3_typography-font-size:16px;line-height:21px;\">Instructor:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/faculty-staff\/spiliopoulou-aikaterini\/\" title=\"Spiliopoulou Aikaterini\">Spiliopoulou Aikaterini<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1208,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-1638","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1638"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3005,"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1638\/revisions\/3005"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/languages.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}