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Medical Terminology: A Short Course
- 9th Edition - February 5, 2022
- Author: Davi-Ellen Chabner
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 7 9 9 1 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 4 4 8 - 4
Build a working medical vocabulary quickly with Chabner’s Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition! Omitting time-consuming, nonessential information, this text helps you m… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBuild a working medical vocabulary quickly with Chabner’s Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition! Omitting time-consuming, nonessential information, this text helps you master the basics of medical vocabulary — including the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots. A text/workbook format lets you practice and interact with medical terminology on almost every page through exercises, labeling, and pronunciations. Case studies and real-world vignettes demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice. With all this plus medical animations, word games, and flash cards on the Evolve website, you'll be amazed at how easily medical terminology becomes part of your vocabulary.
- Instructions for online access
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface to the 9th Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Reviewers
- Chapter 1. Basic Word Structure
- Word Analysis
- Chapter 2. Organization of the Body
- Introduction
- Body Systems
- Body Cavities
- Divisions of the Back
- Planes of the Body
- Terminology
- In Person: CT and MRI
- Chapter 3. Suffixes
- Introduction
- Suffixes and Terminology
- Chapter 4. Prefixes
- Introduction
- Prefixes and Terminology
- Chapter 5. Medical Specialists and Case Reports
- Introduction
- Medical Specialists
- Combining Forms and Vocabulary
- Case Reports
- In Person: Living With Crohn’s
- Appendix 1. Body Systems
- Appendix 2. Immunity and Covid-19 Vaccines
- Appendix 3. Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Appendix 4. Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols, Eponyms, and Plurals
- Appendix 5. Quick Drug Reference
- Appendix 6. Allied Health Careers
- Glossary 1. Mini-Dictionary
- Glossary 2. Word Parts
- Glossary 3. English → Spanish Terms
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- No. of pages: 464
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: February 5, 2022
- Imprint: Saunders
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323479912
- eBook ISBN: 9780323824484
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Davi-Ellen Chabner
Davi-Ellen Chabner’s name is synonymous with medical terminology. She was the first to write a text on learning med term by body system using word parts. She is the author of two best-selling medical terminology books—The Language of Medicine and Medical Terminology: A Short Course.