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cover image - The Language of Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,13th Edition
ISBN: 9780443110139
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 12-01-2023
Page Count: 1072
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $96.99

The Language of Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 13th Edition

by Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - The Language of Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,13th Edition
ISBN: 9780443110139
Copyright: 2025
Publication Date: 12-01-2023
Page Count: 1072
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $96.99
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Help students effectively master medical terminology with Davi-Ellen Chabner's The Language of Medicine, 13th Edition. Centering on Chabner’s proven method of learning medical terms by studying them in the context of the human body, this highly praised and bestselling text helps students of all educational backgrounds easily understand and remember important medical terminology by incorporating easy-to-follow explanations, relevant examples, and countless reinforcement exercises. This new edition also features additional clinical practice exercises; more medical procedure photos; timely content on immunity and vaccines, infection control, advances in cardiology, cancer research, emerging orthopedic treatments; and more. No matter where your students’ career paths take them, Chabner’s proven method for med term mastery will prepare them for success.

    • NEW! Additional clinical practice exercises incorporate medical terms into a clinical context.
    • NEW! More photos of medical procedures to bring terminology to life.
    • NEW! Updated content on infection control, advances in cardiology, cancer research, and emerging orthopedic treatments.
    • NEW! Timely immunity and vaccine content keeps students up to date on the latest advances.
    • Simple, clear, easy-to-understand explanations of terms enable students with little or no previous medical or science background to easily grasp medical terms and concepts.
    • Clinical procedures and lab reports sections show students how terminology is used in health care settings; updated by experts in each specialty to reflect current practice.
    • A wide variety of exercises provide multiple opportunities to reinforce and remember content.
    • Clear illustrations and brilliant images of anatomy, physiology, and pathology orient readers to the structure and function of the body system, providing the best context for learning the medical terms and helping students learn terminology more easily by understanding how it is used in practice.
    • Practical Applications in each chapter (case reports, operative and diagnostic tests, laboratory, and x-ray reports) let students apply knowledge to situations that they will encounter in the clinical environment.
    • Actual clinical procedures and lab tests are provided within body system or medical specialty chapters to demonstrate medical terminology in action, helping students grasp how medical terminology is used in practice.
    • NEW! Additional clinical practice exercises incorporate medical terms into a clinical context.
    • NEW! More photos of medical procedures to bring terminology to life.
    • NEW! Updated content on infection control, advances in cardiology, cancer research, and emerging orthopedic treatments.
    • NEW! Timely immunity and vaccine content keeps you up to date on the latest advances.
  • 1. Basic Word Structure
    2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
    3. Suffixes
    4. Prefixes
    5. Digestive System
    6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
    7. Urinary System
    8. Female Reproductive System
    9. Male Reproductive System
    10. Nervous System
    11. Cardiovascular System
    12. Respiratory System
    13. Blood System
    14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
    15. Musculoskeletal System
    16. Skin
    17. Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear
    18. Endocrine System
    19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
    20. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
    21. Pharmacology
    22. Psychiatry
    APPENDIX I Plurals
    APPENDIX II Abbreviations, Symbols, Acronyms, and Eponyms
    APPENDIX III Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results
    APPENDIX IV Drugs
    Index
  • Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT
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