ISBN:
9780443284656
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
10-15-2025
Page Count:
672
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$76.99
Building a Medical Vocabulary-with Spanish Translations - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 12th Edition
by Elsevier
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443284656
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
10-15-2025
Page Count:
672
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$76.99
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Help your students quickly learn medical terminology! Both engaging and interactive, Building a Medical Vocabulary, 12th Edition, introduces a step-by-step approach to effective communication in the healthcare environment. This text brilliantly intersperses traditional narrative and a variety of learning exercises with a programmed approach that gives students immediate feedback. Ideal for both the classroom setting or for self-study, it provides students with the building blocks to successfully communicate with other members of the healthcare team. Games, exercises, and additional resources on the companion Evolve website help reinforce learning. Spanish language translations for anatomy, diagnostic, pathology, and therapeutic terms are included, which is very useful in today’s multilingual healthcare settings.
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- NEW! Integrated Spanish translation boxes provide the most common anatomy, pathology, diagnostic, and therapeutic English-to-Spanish terminology
- REORGANIZED! Organization of the Body and Circulatory System chapters present content in a more logical progression
- UPDATED! Current terms and illustrations keep this text one of the most timely and relevant
- Programmed approach allows students to actively participate in learning and get instant feedback
- Healthcare reports encourage students to apply their recently gained knowledge to job-like situations, taking learning to the next step and providing discussion focus for instructors
- Focused A&P coverage provides the appropriate amount of information needed by students to understand the body system in the context of medical terminology
- Flexible organization makes it possible for instructors to teach the chapters in the order they prefer
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- NEW end-of-chapter exercise {outmoded "Deconstructing Terms" exercise to be deleted to make room}
- NEW terms and illustrations keep this text one of the most current on the market
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Introductory Chapters: Foundations of Medical Terminology
1. Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties
2. Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms
3. Organization of the Body Body Systems
4. Circulatory System
5. Respiratory System
6. Digestive System
7. Urinary System
8. Reproductive System
9. Musculoskeletal System
10. Nervous System
11. Peripheral Nervous System
12. Endocrine System
13. Integumentary System
14. Oncology
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