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

by Chabner, Davi-Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780721685694
• ISBN10: 0721685692
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The Language of Medicine demonstrates the author's unique method of teaching, in which students learn how to divide complex medical terms into their component parts. The meanings of these terms are carefully described in the context of how the body works in health and disease. In a workbook format, the first four chapters introduce word analysis and terminology from the body as a whole. Subsequent chapters focus on a body system or medical specialty. Laboratory tests, clinical procedures, medical reports, and practical applications are included throughout the text. Students learn to master the medical language through word analysis and seeing terminology in action. Terminology and complex medical processes are presented in an easy-to-understand manner, readily accessible to students of all levels.

Table of Contents

Basic Word Structure	1	(30)
Objectives in Studying the Medical Language	1	(2)
Word Analysis	3	(2)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes	5	(8)
Practical Applications	13	(1)
Exercises	14	(8)
Answers to Exercises	22	(3)
Pronunciation of Terms	25	(4)
Review Sheet	29	(2)
Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole	31	(42)
Structural Organization of the Body	32	(8)
Body Cavities	40	(6)
Abdominopelvic Regions and Quadrants	46	(2)
Divisions of the Back (Spinal Column)	48	(2)
Positional and Directional Terms	50	(2)
Planes of the Body	52	(2)
Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes	54	(4)
Practical Applications	58	(1)
Exercises	59	(5)
Answers to Exercises	64	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	66	(3)
Review Sheet	69	(4)
Suffixes	73	(32)
Introduction	73	(1)
Combining Forms	74	(1)
Suffixes and Terminology	75	(7)
Appendices	82	(7)
Practical Applications	89	(1)
Exercises	90	(7)
Answers to Exercises	97	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	98	(4)
Review Sheet	102	(3)
Prefixes	105	(28)
Introduction	105	(1)
Combining Forms and Suffixes	106	(1)
Prefixes and Terminology	107	(5)
Appendices	112	(5)
Practical Applications	117	(1)
Exercises	118	(6)
Answers to Exercises	124	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	125	(4)
Review Sheet	129	(4)
Digestive System	133	(46)
Introduction	133	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology	134	(11)
Vocabulary	145	(3)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology	148	(6)
Pathology of the Digestive System	154	(10)
Exercises	164	(7)
Answers to Exercises	171	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	173	(6)
Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology	179	(24)
Introduction	180	(1)
Suffixes	180	(2)
Combining Forms and Terminology	182	(2)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	184	(5)
Practical Applications	189	(1)
Exercises	190	(6)
Answers to Exercises	196	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	197	(3)
Review Sheet	200	(3)
Urinary System	203	(38)
Introduction	204	(1)
Anatomy of the Major Organs	205	(2)
How the Kidneys Produce Urine	207	(3)
Vocabulary	210	(1)
Terminology: Structures, Substances, and Urinary Symptoms	211	(5)
Urinalysis	216	(1)
Pathological Terminology: Kidney, Bladder, and Associated Conditions	217	(3)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	220	(5)
Practical Applications	225	(1)
Exercises	226	(6)
Answers to Exercises	232	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	234	(4)
Review Sheet	238	(3)
Female Reproductive System	241	(52)
Introduction	242	(1)
Organs of the Female Reproductive System	243	(3)
Menstruation and Pregnancy	246	(3)
Hormonal Interactions	249	(1)
Vocabulary	250	(3)
Terminology: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes	253	(6)
Pathology: Gynecological/Breast, Pregnancy, Neonatal	259	(6)
Clinical Tests, Procedures, and Abbreviations	265	(6)
Practical Applications	271	(2)
Exercises	273	(9)
Answers to Exercises	282	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	284	(7)
Review Sheet	291	(2)
Male Reproductive System	293	(26)
Introduction	294	(1)
Anatomy	295	(2)
Vocabulary	297	(2)
Combining Forms and Terminology	299	(3)
Pathological Conditions; Sexually Transmitted Diseases	302	(4)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	306	(2)
Practical Applications	308	(2)
Exercises	310	(4)
Answers to Exercises	314	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	315	(3)
Review Sheet	318	(1)
Nervous System	319	(50)
Introduction	320	(1)
General Structure of the Nervous System	320	(4)
Neurons, Nerves, and Neuroglia	324	(2)
The Brain	326	(3)
The Spinal Cord and Meninges	329	(2)
Vocabulary	331	(3)
Combining Forms and Terminology	334	(4)
Pathological Conditions	338	(8)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	346	(3)
Practical Applications	349	(2)
Exercises	351	(8)
Answers to Exercises	359	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	361	(6)
Review Sheet	367	(2)
Cardiovascular System	369	(56)
Introduction	370	(1)
Blood Vessels and the Circulation of Blood	370	(4)
Anatomy of the Heart	374	(3)
Physiology of the Heart	377	(2)
Blood Pressure	379	(1)
Vocabulary	380	(2)
Combining Forms and Terminology	382	(4)
Pathological Conditions: The Heart and Blood Vessels	386	(12)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	398	(6)
Practical Applications	404	(1)
Exercises	405	(10)
Answers to Exercises	415	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	417	(6)
Review Sheet	423	(2)
Respiratory System	425	(40)
Introduction	426	(1)
Anatomy and Physiology of Respiration	426	(4)
Vocabulary	430	(2)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology	432	(5)
Diagnostic and Pathological Terms	437	(5)
Clinical Procedures and Abbreviations	442	(6)
Practical Applications	448	(2)
Exercises	450	(6)
Answers to Exercises	456	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	458	(5)
Review Sheet	463	(2)
Blood System	465	(40)
Introduction	466	(1)
Composition and Formation of Blood	466	(5)
Blood Groups	471	(2)
Blood Clotting	473	(1)
Vocabulary	473	(3)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology	476	(4)
Pathological Conditions	480	(4)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	484	(4)
Practical Applications	488	(1)
Exercises	489	(8)
Answers to Exercises	497	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	499	(4)
Review Sheet	503	(2)
Lymphatic and Immune Systems	505	(28)
Introduction	506	(2)
Lymphatic System	508	(3)
Immune System	511	(2)
Vocabulary	513	(2)
Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Terminology	515	(1)
Disorders of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems	516	(5)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	521	(1)
Practical Applications	522	(1)
Exercises	523	(5)
Answers to Exercises	528	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	529	(3)
Review Sheet	532	(1)
Musculoskeletal System	533	(68)
Introduction	534	(1)
Bones	534	(24)
Formation and Structure	534	(3)
Processes and Depressions in Bones	537	(1)
Cranial Bones	538	(2)
Facial Bones	540	(2)
Vertebral Column and Structure of Vertebrae	542	(2)
Bones of the Thorax, Pelvis, and Extremities	544	(3)
Vocabulary	547	(2)
Combining Forms and Suffixes	549	(5)
Pathological Conditions and Fractures	554	(4)
Joints	558	(8)
Types of Joints	558	(1)
Bursae	558	(1)
Vocabulary	559	(1)
Combining Forms and Suffixes	560	(1)
Pathological Conditions	561	(5)
Muscles	566	(6)
Types of Muscles	566	(1)
Actions of Skeletal Muscles	567	(2)
Vocabulary	569	(1)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes	570	(2)
Pathological Conditions	572	(1)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	572	(3)
Practical Applications	575	(1)
Exercises	576	(11)
Answers to Exercises	587	(3)
Pronunciation of Terms	590	(8)
Review Sheet	598	(3)
Skin	601	(36)
Introduction	602	(1)
Structure of the Skin	602	(3)
Accessory Organs of the Skin	605	(2)
Vocabulary	607	(1)
Combining Forms and Suffixes	608	(4)
Lesions, Symptoms, Abnormal Conditions, and Skin Neoplasms	612	(8)
Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations	620	(1)
Practical Applications	621	(1)
Exercises	622	(7)
Answers to Exercises	629	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	631	(4)
Review Sheet	635	(2)
Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear	637	(48)
Introduction	638	(1)
The Eye	638	(18)
Anatomy and Physiology	638	(4)
Vocabulary	642	(2)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology: Structures and Fluids; Conditions	644	(4)
Errors of Refraction	648	(2)
Pathological Conditions	650	(3)
Clinical Procedures	653	(3)
Abbreviations	656	(1)
The Ear	656	(9)
Anatomy and Physiology	656	(3)
Vocabulary	659	(1)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terminology	660	(3)
Abnormal and Pathological Conditions	663	(1)
Clinical Procedures	664	(1)
Abbreviations	664	(1)
Practical Applications	665	(1)
Exercises	666	(8)
Answers to Exercises	674	(3)
Pronunciation of Terms	677	(6)
Review Sheet	683	(2)
Endocrine System	685	(48)
Introduction	686	(2)
Thyroid Gland	688	(2)
Parathyroid Glands	690	(1)
Adrenal Glands	690	(2)
Pancreas	692	(2)
Pituitary Gland	694	(4)
Ovaries	698	(1)
Testes	698	(2)
Vocabulary	700	(3)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology: Glands and Related Terms	703	(4)
Abnormal Conditions	707	(7)
Laboratory Tests	714	(1)
Clinical Procedures	715	(1)
Abbreviations	715	(1)
Practical Applications	716	(2)
Exercises	718	(6)
Answers to Exercises	724	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	726	(5)
Review Sheet	731	(2)
Cancer Medicine (Oncology)	733	(42)
Introduction	734	(1)
Characteristics of Tumors	734	(2)
Carcinogenesis	736	(4)
Classification of Cancerous Tumors	740	(3)
Pathological Descriptions	743	(2)
Grading and Staging Systems	745	(1)
Cancer Treatment	746	(6)
Vocabulary	752	(3)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology	755	(3)
Laboratory Tests	758	(1)
Clinical Procedures	758	(2)
Abbreviations	760	(1)
Practical Applications	761	(1)
Exercises	762	(6)
Answers to Exercises	768	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	769	(4)
Review Sheet	773	(2)
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy	775	(34)
Introduction	776	(1)
Radiology	776	(10)
Characteristics of X-Rays	776	(2)
Diagnostic Techniques	778	(7)
X-Ray Positioning	785	(1)
Nuclear Medicine	786	(3)
Radioactivity and Radionuclides	786	(1)
Nuclear Medicine Tests: In Vitro and In Vivo Procedures	786	(3)
Radiation Therapy (Radiation Oncology)	789	(1)
Vocabulary	790	(3)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology	793	(3)
Abbreviations	796	(1)
Practical Applications	796	(2)
Exercises	798	(6)
Answers to Exercises	804	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	805	(3)
Review Sheet	808	(1)
Pharmacology	809	(34)
Introduction	810	(1)
Drug Names, Standards, and References	811	(1)
Administration of Drugs	812	(2)
Terminology of Drug Action	814	(1)
Drug Toxicity	814	(1)
Classes of Drugs	815	(8)
Vocabulary	823	(4)
Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Terminology	827	(2)
Abbreviations	829	(1)
Practical Applications	830	(1)
Exercises	831	(7)
Answers to Exercises	838	(1)
Pronunciation of Terms	839	(3)
Review Sheet	842	(1)
Psychiatry	843	(36)
Introduction	844	(1)
Psychiatric Clinical Symptoms	845	(1)
Psychiatric Disorders	846	(9)
Therapeutic Terminology	855	(3)
Vocabulary	858	(3)
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes, and Terminology	861	(3)
Abbreviations	864	(1)
Practical Applications	865	(1)
Exercises	866	(6)
Answers to Exercises	872	(2)
Pronunciation of Terms	874	(4)
Review Sheet	878	(1)
Glossary	879	(24)
Appendix I	903	(2)
Plurals	903	(2)
Appendix II	905	(8)
Abbreviations	905	(7)
Symbols	912	(1)
Appendix III	913	(4)
Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results	913	(1)
Cell Counts	914	(1)
Coagulation Tests	914	(1)
Red Blood Cell Tests	914	(1)
Serum Tests	915	(2)
Index	917