MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY A PROGRAMMED SYSTEMS APPROACH

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A PROGRAMMED SYSTEMS APPROACH, 10E is your number one resource for learning medical terminology. Made even better with innovative built-in learning tools for students, interactive exercises, and extensive updates that reflect the most accurate, up-to-date industry terms today. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A PROGRAMMED SYSTEMS APPROACH, 10E uses a unique word-building programmed approach that will teach you to break down key medical terms into their roots, prefixes, and suffixes. This programmed-learning format requires active participation through reading, writing, answering questions, labeling, repetition, and providing immediate feedback. With engaging review activities, back-of-the-book flash cards, and an accompanying CD-ROM with interactive learning activities, this book provides a complete package for building a comprehensive entry-level knowledge of medical language for students with little or no previous experience. Now in its 10th edition, this book is a proven resource that is easy and fun to use. Teaching medical terminology has never been easier.

Unit 1 The Word-Building System-Introduction to Word Parts Including Word Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes, Parts of Speech, and Plural Formation.
Unit 2 Surgical Suffixes, Dermatology, Hematology and Diagnostic Imaging.
Unit 3 Oncology and the Central Nervous System.
Unit 4 Orthopedics, Osteopathy, and Body Regions.
Unit 5 Pathology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Prefixes dys, brady, tachy, poly, syn.
Unit 6 Urology and Gynecology.
Unit 7 Gastroenterology.
Unit 8 Neurology Psychology, Anesthesiology, and Vascular Terminology.
Unit 9 Anatomic Terms.
Unit 10 Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Lesions, and Prefixes of Numbers and Direction.
Unit 11 Descriptive Prefixes, Asepsis, and Pharmacology.
Unit 12 Prefixes of Location and Medication Administration.
Unit 13 Respiratory System and Pulmonology.
Unit 14 Word Parts for Night, Sleep, Split, Skeletal System, and Orthopedics.
Unit 15 Ophthalmology, Endocrinology, and Medical Specialties.

Appendix A ISMP's List of Error Prone-Abbreviations, Symbols and Dose Designations.
Appendix B Abbreviations.
Appendix C Additional Word Parts.
Appendix D Glossary of Proper Names of Diseases and Procedures.
Appendix E Answers to Unit Review Activities and Case Studies.
Appendix F Puzzle Solutions Index of Terms Index of Word Parts Learned.