Quickly build a working medical vocabulary with Chabner’s Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 10th Edition! Based on Davi-Ellen Chabner's proven learning method, this streamlined text helps you master the basics of medical vocabulary, including the most frequently encountered prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand the exact meaning, with case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrating how they're used in practice. With writing and interacting with medical terminology on almost every page, you’ll learn by doing. In addition, an accessible Evolve companion website reinforces understanding with medical animations, word games, flash cards, and more.
1. Medical Terminology: A Short Course - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Disclaimer - p. ii 5. Table of Contents - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Preface to the 10th edition WELCOME! - p. v 9. Acknowledgments - p. xi 10. Reviewers - p. xiii 11. List of Illustrations - p. xv 12. List of Tables - p. xvi 13. 1. Basic Word Structure - p. 1 14. 2. Organization of the body - p. 47 15. 3. Suffixes - p. 85 16. 4. Prefixes - p. 127 17. 5. Medical specialists - p. 169 18. Appendix 1. Body systems - p. 199 19. Appendix 2. Immunity and vaccines - p. 279 20. Appendix 3. At the clinic - p. 289 21. Appendix 4. Diagnostic tests and procedures - p. 303 22. Appendix 5. Abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, eponyms, and plurals - p. 325 23. Appendix 6. Quick drug reference - p. 345 24. Appendix 7. Terminology tables - p. 349 25. eAppendix. Allied health careers - p. 352.e1 26. Glossary 1. Mini dictionary - p. 353 27. Glossary 2. Word Parts - p. 389 28. eGlossary. English ➞ Spanish Terms - p. 406.e1 29. Index - p. 407
Quickly build a working medical vocabulary with Chabner’s Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 10th Edition! Based on Davi-Ellen Chabner's proven learning method, this streamlined text helps you master the basics of medical vocabulary, including the most frequently encountered prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand the exact meaning, with case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrating how they're used in practice. With writing and interacting with medical terminology on almost every page, you’ll learn by doing. In addition, an accessible Evolve companion website reinforces understanding with medical animations, word games, flash cards, and more.
1. Medical Terminology: A Short Course - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Disclaimer - p. ii 5. Table of Contents - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Preface to the 10th edition WELCOME! - p. v 9. Acknowledgments - p. xi 10. Reviewers - p. xiii 11. List of Illustrations - p. xv 12. List of Tables - p. xvi 13. 1. Basic Word Structure - p. 1 14. 2. Organization of the body - p. 47 15. 3. Suffixes - p. 85 16. 4. Prefixes - p. 127 17. 5. Medical specialists - p. 169 18. Appendix 1. Body systems - p. 199 19. Appendix 2. Immunity and vaccines - p. 279 20. Appendix 3. At the clinic - p. 289 21. Appendix 4. Diagnostic tests and procedures - p. 303 22. Appendix 5. Abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, eponyms, and plurals - p. 325 23. Appendix 6. Quick drug reference - p. 345 24. Appendix 7. Terminology tables - p. 349 25. eAppendix. Allied health careers - p. 352.e1 26. Glossary 1. Mini dictionary - p. 353 27. Glossary 2. Word Parts - p. 389 28. eGlossary. English ➞ Spanish Terms - p. 406.e1 29. Index - p. 407
