The Language of Medicine: A Write-In Text Explaining Medical Terms

by Chabner, Davi-Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780721603698
• ISBN10: 0721603696
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

The new edition of this popular resource helps readers understand and learn complex medical terms by dividing them into their component parts, clearly explaining the meanings of these terms in the context of how the body works in health and disease. Terminology and complex medical processes are described an easy-to-understand manner that is readily accessible to readers of all levels. The text brings the language of medicine to life with a workbook format organized by body systems, offering additional chapters on specific key areas of health care, such as cancer and psychiatry. Anatomy and physiology sections are generously illustrated in full color and reinforced with exercises on combining forms in terminology and word parts. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.

Table of Contents

Basic Word Structure	p. 1
Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole	p. 31
Suffixes	p. 75
Prefixes	p. 109
Digestive System	p. 139
Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology	p. 185
Urinary System	p. 213
Female Reproductive System	p. 253
Male Reproductive System	p. 305
Nervous System	p. 333
Cardiovascular System	p. 383
Respiratory System	p. 441
Blood System	p. 487
Lymphatic and Immune Systems	p. 529
Musculoskeletal System	p. 559
Skin	p. 629
Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear	p. 669
Endocrine System	p. 719
Cancer Medicine (Oncology)	p. 769
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine	p. 817
Pharmacology	p. 849
Psychiatry	p. 887
Glossary	p. 925
Appendix I	p. 949
Appendix II	p. 951
Appendix III	p. 961
Appendix IV	p. 965
Index	p. 969
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