Brief explanations and a focus on basic word-building skills make this text perfect for shorter, one- or two-credit medical terminology courses or self-study
Moderate anatomy and physiology coverage offers just the right amount of anatomical information to support the terminology presented
Programmed learning improves your comprehension by offering immediate feedback.
Review exercises integrated throughout lesson material enable you to test your knowledge and retention of material more frequently for quick reinforcement
Medical reports with review exercises allow you to study terminology in documents similar to those seen in the clinical setting — and practice using terms in real-life situations
Quick Tips located throughout the text provide fun facts and memory aids
Student Evolve resources include games; activities; flash cards; animations, pharmacology, CAM, and genetics appendices; audio terms, and mobile quizzes and flash cards that offer additional opportunities to quickly gauge strong and weak areas in a fun, interactive environment
Part One: The Basics 1. Simplified Medical Language 2. Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy 3. Essential Prefixes and More 4. Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions 5. The Body as a Whole
Part Two: Body Systems 6. Musculoskeletal System 7. Circulatory System 8. Respiratory System 9. Digestive System 10. Urinary System 11. Reproductive System 12. Integumentary System 13. Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders 14. Special Sensory Organs of the Peripheral Nervous System 15. Endocrine System
Part Three: Appendixes I. Medical Abbreviations a. Abbreviations and Their Meanings b. Finding Medical Abbreviations II. Word Parts a. Alphabetized Word Parts and Meanings b. English Terms and Corresponding Word Parts III. Answers to Exercises
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