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An accessible, updated guide to medical terminology
Looking for an easy-to-follow handbook of medical terminology packed with clear guidance and accurate definitions? In Medical Terminology For Dummies, you'll find updated and authoritative coverage of medical terms, including new language added to the 2022 ICD-10 code updates, as well as the correct language to use for body parts and organs, hints and tips to help you remember correct spelling, and information dedicated to the terminology of global health crises and pandemics. It's perfect for all healthcare professionals and students looking for an expert guide to a critical subject.
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Learn public health terminology Understand prefixes, roots, and suffixes Define medical termsMemorize key vocabulary Find helpful study tools Pronounce terms correctly Identify common termsAn accessible, updated guide to medical terminology
Looking for an easy-to-follow handbook of medical terminology packed with clear guidance and accurate definitions? In Medical Terminology For Dummies, you'll find updated and authoritative coverage of medical terms, including new language added to the 2022 ICD-10 code updates, as well as the correct language to use for body parts and organs, hints and tips to help you remember correct spelling, and information dedicated to the terminology of global health crises and pandemics. It's perfect for all healthcare professionals and students looking for an expert guide to a critical subject.
Inside...
Learn public health terminology Understand prefixes, roots, and suffixes Define medical termsMemorize key vocabulary Find helpful study tools Pronounce terms correctly Identify common termsBeverley Henderson, CMT-R, HRT has more than 40 years' experience in medical terminology and transcription. She's helped develop course curricula and has written and produced medical terminology teaching videos.
Jennifer L. Dorsey, PhD is a writer and editor with more than 25 years' experience.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Living for Linguistics 5
Chapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology 7
Chapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why 13
Chapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes 21
Chapter 4: Acronyms, Antonyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals - Oh My! 35
Chapter 5: Say What? Pronunciation and Usage 53
Part 2: Mapping Words and Bodies 65
Chapter 6: As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes. 67
Chapter 7: So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes 81
Chapter 8: Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition 89
Chapter 9: Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words 97
Chapter 10: An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body 107
Chapter 11: All Systems Go: When Systems Combine 121
Chapter 12: Lockdown Life: The Terminology of Global Health Crises 131
Part 3: In Terms of Anatomy 139
Chapter 13: Boning Up on the Skeletal System 141
Chapter 14: Getting Ripped: The Muscular System 161
Chapter 15: Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair 177
Chapter 16: It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems 195
Part 4: Let's Get Some Physiology Terminology 215
Chapter 17: The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 217
Chapter 18: Just Breathe: The Respiratory System 243
Chapter 19: Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System 261
Chapter 20: Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System 281
Chapter 21: Calming Down: The Nervous System 299
Part 5: Name That Plumbing 315
Chapter 22: When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System 317
Chapter 23: Check the Plumbing: The Male Reproductive System 333
Chapter 24: A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System 347
Part 6: The Part of Tens 371
Chapter 25: Ten Essential Medical Terminology References 373
Chapter 26: Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices 377
Index 381
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Therapie |
| Genre: | Importe, Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781394348091 |
| ISBN-10: | 1394348096 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Henderson, Beverley
Dorsey, Jennifer L. |
| Auflage: | 4. Auflage |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 235 x 189 x 26 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Beverley Henderson (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.07.2025 |
| Gewicht: | 0,766 kg |
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