The Language of Medicine with Animation CD-ROM
By- Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT, Newton Centre, MA
This market-leading text 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. The text brings the language of medicine to life with a workbook format organized by body system, 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. A NEW, bonus animation CD-ROM offers 30 narrated animations on relevant topics presented in the book. Visit www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/promo/Chabner/language to learn more!
Paperback,
Published: November 2006
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-0-7295-3776-6
Contents
- 1. Basic Word Structure
2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
3. Suffixes
4. Prefixes
5. Digestive System
6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
7. Urinary System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Male Reproductive System
10. Nervous System
11. Cardiovascular System
12. Respiratory System
13. Blood System
14. Lymphatic/Immune System
15. Musculoskelatal System
16. Skin
17. Sense Organs: Eye and Ear
18. Endocrine System
19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
20. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
21. Pharmacology
22. Psychiatry
Word Parts to English Glossary
English to Word Parts Glossary
APPENDICES
Plurals
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
Reference Ranges
Drugs
INDEX

