Mastering Medical Terminology, 3rd Edition
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The third edition of Mastering Medical Terminology Australia and New Zealand is the go-to textbook for medical terminology. Written by Sue Walker, Maryann Wood and Jenny Nicol, the text has been fully updated to reflect current medical terminology and the local healthcare environment.
Terms are demystified through an interactive and easy-to-follow instructional process. Students learn the basics of word structures first, then tackle the more complex terminology associated with the human body as a whole and then each body system. The terminology associated with special applications is also included.
The textbook includes a pronunciation guide and practice exercises, examples of terminology in context and diagrams and illustrations to enhance understanding.
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- New Evolve resources including flashcards and multiple-choice questions
- Audio glossary – practise pronouncing more than 2,500 medical terms with the new ‘hear, say and playback’ option on Evolve
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1. Basic Word Structure
2. Building a medical vocabulary
3. The human body
4. Musculoskeletal system
5. Integumentary system
6. Haematology
7. Lymphatic and immune systems
8. Endocrine system
9. Cardiovascular system
10. Respiratory system
11. Digestive system
12. Nervous system
13. The senses
14. Urinary system
15. Male reproductive system
16. Female reproductive system
17. Obstetrics and neonatology
18. Mental health
19. Oncology
20. Infectious and parasitic diseases
21. Radiology and nuclear medicine
22. Pharmacology
23. Complementary and alternative therapies
24. Public health, epidemiology and research terms -
Sue Walker, BAppSc (MRA), GradDip (Public Health), MHlthSc, Director, National Centre for Health Information Research and Training (NCHIRT) and Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, Maryann Wood, BBus (Health Admin), MHlthSc, Lecturer, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia and Jenny Nicol, BBus (Health Admin), MPH, Cert IV TAE, Visiting academic School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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