Medical Terminology Complete!, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (September 18, 2020) © 2019

  • Bruce Wingerd

Loose-Leaf + Paperback

$69.99
ISBN-13: 9780134817989
Medical Terminology Complete!
Published 2018

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Title overview

For college-level courses in medical terminology.

Today’s self-guided learning approach to medical terminology
Medical Terminology Complete! presents the most current language of healthcare through a programmed, self-guided approach. Students learn the key medical terms used in medical offices, hospitals, and clinics — alongside essential A&P information — and get extensive step-by-step practice building medical terms. The 4th edition improves clinical training for students poised to enter healthcare careers. New types of exercises after each chapter — Define the Combining Form and Complete the Labels exercises — round out a comprehensive series of practice opportunities.

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Table of contents

Table of Contents

  • Welcome!
  • Discover What Makes This Book Unique
  • Online Learning
  • Comprehensive Instructional Package
  • Preface
  • About the Author and Illustrators
  • Acknowledgments
  • Our Development Team
  • A Commitment to Accuracy

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO WORD PARTS AND WORD CONSTRUCTION

  • Learning Objectives
  • The Programmed Learning Approach
  • Constructed and Nonconstructed Terms
  • The Word Parts
  • Forming Words from Word Parts
  • Chapter Review

CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING SUFFIXES

  • Learning Objectives
  • Getting Started with Suffixes
    • Suffix Introduction
    • Suffixes That Indicate an Action or State
    • Suffixes That Indicate a Condition or Disease
    • Suffixes That Indicate Location, Number, or a Quality
    • Suffixes That Indicate a Medical Specialty
    • Suffixes That Indicate a Procedure or Treatment
  • Chapter Review

CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING PREFIXES

  • Learning Objectives
  • Getting Started with Prefixes
    • Prefix Introduction
    • Prefixes That Indicate Number or Quantity
    • Prefixes That Indicate Location or Timing
    • Prefixes That Indicate a Specific Quality About a Term
  • Chapter Review

CHAPTER 4: THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

  • Learning Objectives
  • Organization of the Body
    • Anatomy and Physiology Introduction
  • Medical Terms Introduction
  • Understanding Medical Reports
  • Chapter Review

CHAPTER 5: THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms of the Integumentary System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Integumentary System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Integumentary System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Integumentary System
    • Abbreviations of the Integumentary System
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 6: THE SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEMS

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
    • Abbreviations of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 7: BLOOD, THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM, AND IMMUNOLOGY

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms of the Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology
    • Treatments and Procedures of the Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology
    • Abbreviations of the Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 8: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms of the Cardiovascular System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Cardiovascular System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Cardiovascular System
    • Abbreviations of the Cardiovascular System
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 9: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms of the Respiratory System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Respiratory System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Respiratory System
    • Abbreviations of the Respiratory System
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 10: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms of the Digestive System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Digestive System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Digestive System
    • Abbreviations of the Digestive System
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 11: THE URINARY SYSTEM

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms for the Urinary System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Urinary System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Urinary System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Urinary System
    • Abbreviations of the Urinary System
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 12: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND OBSTETRICS

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms for the Reproductive System and Obstetrics
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Male Reproductive System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Male Reproductive System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Female Reproductive System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Female Reproductive System
    • Signs and Symptoms of Obstetrics
    • Diseases and Disorders of Obstetrics
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of Obstetrics
    • Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
    • Abbreviations of the Reproductive System and Obstetrics
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 13: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MENTAL HEALTH

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms for the Nervous System and Mental Health
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Nervous System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Nervous System
    • Mental Health Diseases and Disorders
    • Abbreviations of the Nervous System and Mental Health
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 14: THE SPECIAL SENSES OF SIGHT AND HEARING

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms for the Special Senses of Sight and Hearing
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Eyes and Sight
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Eyes and Sight
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Eyes and Sight
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Ears and Hearing
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Ears and Hearing
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Ears and Hearing
    • Abbreviations of the Eyes and Ears
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

CHAPTER 15: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

  • Learning Objectives
  • Anatomy and Physiology Terms
  • Medical Terms for the Endocrine System
    • Signs and Symptoms of the Endocrine System
    • Diseases and Disorders of the Endocrine System
    • Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Endocrine System
    • Abbreviations of the Endocrine System
  • Chapter Review
  • Medical Report Exercises

Appendices

  1. Word Parts Glossary
  2. Abbreviations
  3. Word Parts for Describing Color, Number, and Plurals

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