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Reference
A Short Course in Medical Terminology, Third Edition
C. Edward Collins
978-1-4511-7606-3 • October 2013 • Softbound • 7” x 10” • 468 pp.
Master the medical terminology you need for your future career
with
A Short Course in Medical Terminology, Third Edition
and its
accompanying back-of-the-book and online resources. Using a concise
mnemonic approach, this book shows you how to memorize word
parts and use word building to learn medical terminology. The book
covers terminology related to structure and function, diseases and
disorders, abbreviations, medical specialties (including pharmacology),
and health professions.
Features
•
NEW!
Additional chapter exercises with more variety for fun and
efficient practice are integrated into the narrative.
•
NEW! Flashcard and Audio Pronunciation activities
, available
online and on the, are indicated by icons in the text to drive student
usage.
•
NEW!
An enhanced art program with 20 new photos visually
reinforces the content.
•
NEW! Top 200 Drugs Pharmacology Flash Cards with Audio
Pronunciations
, available online and on the, help students master
pharmacology terms.
•
NEW!
Enhanced online student resources provide additional
opportunities for students to practice.
•
UPDATED! Case Studies
now highlight the role medical
terminology plays in communication to help student connect what
they are learning to practice.
• Help your students connect what they are learning to clinical
practice with redesigned
Case Studies
that highlight the role
medical terminology plays in communication.
• Enhance student
mastery
of medical terminology with a wide
variety of exercises integrated into the narrative for fun and efficient
practice
• Reinforce the learning process with the book’s concise and user-
friendly approach, logical organization, and study tables that
summarize chapter terms in an easy-to-reference format
• Increase student mastery with
Word Sense
features that highlight
fun facts about medical or easily confused terms.
• Help your students learn word parts, definitions, and abbreviations
with
Word Elements and Abbreviations
tables.
• Introduce your students to the variety of health care professions
with the overview of practice and practitioners included in each
specialty-based chapter.
• Increase student retention with
Chapter Quizzes
that allow
students to test their mastery.
• Give your students access to an English to Spanish Audio
Pronunciation Guide online.
Table of Contents
Part 1:
Introduction to Medical
Terminology
Ch. 1: Analyzing Medical Terms
Ch. 2: Common Suffixes and Prefixes
Part 2:
Body Systems
Ch. 3: The Body’s Organization
Ch. 4: The Integumentary System
Ch. 5: The Skeletal System
Ch. 6: The Muscular System
Ch. 7: The Nervous System
Ch. 8: The Endocrine System
Ch. 9: The Cardiovascular System
Ch. 10: The Lymphatic System and
Immunity
Ch. 11: The Respiratory System
Ch. 12: The Digestive System
Ch. 13: The Urinary System
Ch. 14: The Reproductive System
Ch. 15: The Special Senses of Sight and
Hearing
Appendices
…Abridged to fit