Medical Terminology, A Student-Centered Approach

Second Edition
Author: Marie A. Moisio, MA, RHIA; Elmer W. Moisio
ISBN #: 1401897509
©2008   Publish Date: 07/11/2007
Binding: PB
Pages: 704
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $142.95

Description:

This carefully designed worktext emphasizes word-building with just enough content on the anatomy of each body system to help you understand the related disease as well as diagnostic and surgical terms. Emphasis is placed on analyzing and defining medical terms, as well as techniques for building medical terms from roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Product Benefits:

  • Reinforcement exercises follow each major topic in the chapter
  • Medical reports encourage learning medical terms in context
  • Prefix/Suffix review reinforces your ability to analyze and define medical terms
  • Free StudyWARE CD-ROM with quizzes, audio, interactive games, and animations
  • Challenge exercises encourage learners to use the Internet for further study

Table of Contents:

Medical Terminology Building Blocks
General Body Terminology
Integumentary System
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Cardiovascular System
Blood and Lymph Systems
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Endocrine System
Male Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Nervous System
Sensory System: Vision and Hearing
Specialty Terminology
Appendix A: Word Element to Meaning, Meaning to Word Element
B: Abbreviation List
C: Health-Related Web Sites
Index

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