Introduction to Medical Terminology,9780838543214

Introduction to Medical Terminology

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780838543214
ISBN10: 0838543219
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2019-11-21
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

This student-friendly book is a basic introduction to over 700 commonly used medical terms and word elements - prefixes, suffixes and stems. The fourth edition includes the addition of pronunciations to word lists, case studies, and forensic and surgical reports as additional exercises. New chapters, "Diagnostic Terms and Tools" and "Pharmacology Terms & Oncology Terms" have been added. Medical students, nursing students, allied health students.

Table of Contents

Preface v
How to Use This Text vii
Pretest ix
UNIT I. PREFIXES
Medical Prefixes
3(38)
Prefixes That Deal with Sizes and Numbers
41(12)
UNIT II. SUFFIXES
Diagnostic and Symptomatic Suffixes
53(16)
Surgical Suffixes
69(16)
UNIT III. STEMS (ROOT WORDS)
Introduction to the Body
85(39)
Planes and Direction of Reference
90(12)
Terms Describing Direction of Movement
102(10)
Postures
112(6)
The Human Body Surface Anatomy
118(6)
The Circulatory System
124(14)
The Digestive System
138(9)
Internal Systems: Endocrine, Genitourinary, and Male/Female Reproductive
147(14)
The Muscular and Skeletal Systems
161(12)
The Nervous System
173(9)
The Respiratory System
182(5)
The Sense Organs
187(14)
UNIT IV. ENLARGING YOUR MEDICAL VOCABULARY
Introduction to Unit IV
200(1)
Diagnostic Terms and Tools
201(6)
Surgical Terms and Tools
207(8)
Pharmacology Terms
215(5)
Oncology Terms
220(4)
Medical Financial Terms
224(3)
Additional Medical Abbreviations and Symbols
227(6)
Additional Exercises 233(16)
Posttest 249(6)
Appendix 255(26)
Glossary 281(10)
Medical Specialties 291(2)
Index 293

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