Medical Language: Immerse Yourself, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (January 5, 2024) © 2024

  • Susan M. Turley

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Title overview

Medical Language: Immerse Yourself offers an immersive exploration of medical terminology. Instead of memorizing vocabulary, you'll experience the sights and sounds of healthcare.

The exercises will challenge you to listen, speak, spell, examine, think, compare and contrast, build and define, and make connections and conclusions. To reflect real-world medical practice, the text is organized by medical specialty rather than body systems. It also offers a greater quantity and variety of exercises than other medical terminology titles.

The 6th Edition introduces chapters on psychiatry, oncology, and radiology and nuclear medicine. It includes a new, in-depth feature, Beneath the Surface, which dives deeper into selected medical advances and events.

Table of contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LANGUAGE

  1. Medical Language: Its Structure and Meaning
  2. Health Care Today

PART II: MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND BODY SYSTEMS

  1. Dermatology • Integumentary System
  2. Gastroenterology • Gastrointestinal System
  3. Pulmonology • Respiratory System
  4. Cardiology • Cardiovascular System
  5. Hematology and Immunology • Blood and Lymphatic System
  6. Orthopedics • Skeletal System
  7. Orthopedics • Muscular System
  8. Neurology • Nervous System
  9. Urology • Urinary System
  10. Male Reproductive Medicine • Male Genitourinary System
  11. Gynecology and Obstetrics • Female Genital and Reproductive System
  12. Endocrinology • Endocrine System
  13. Ophthalmology • Eye
  14. Otolaryngology • Ears, Nose, and Throat

PART III: OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

  1. Psychiatry
  2. Oncology
  3. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

APPENDICES

  1. Glossary of Medical Word Parts: Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes
  2. Glossary of Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Short Forms
  3. Answer Key

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