Each chapter in the volume features outlines, objectives, line drawings, pronunciation keys and worksheets for immediate feedback. The book uses word-building and the body-systems approach to teach terminology. Medical records sections relate the content to real-life situations.
Basic elements of a medical work; suffixes - surgical, diagnostic,
symptomatic and related; suffixes - adjective, noun, diminutive, singular,
plural; prefixes; body structure; integumentary system; gastrointestinal
system; respiratory system; gastrointestinal system; respiratory system;
cardiovascular system; blood, lymph and immune systems; musculoskeletal
system; genitourinary system; female reproductive system; endocrine system;
nervous system; special senses. Appendices: answer key; abbreviations; index
of medical word elements; index of genetic disorders; index of diagnostic
imaging procedures; index of pharmacology; index of oncological terms.
