Medical Terminology: A Systems ApproachCompletely updated and revised, this interactive learning tool still retains the superb organization that has made it so successful--providing the student with the basic principles of word building in an easy-to-follow format. Each chapter features outlines, objectives, line drawings, pronunciation keys, and worksheets to provide immediate reinforcement feedback. Full-color anatomy and physiology plates. |
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ABBREVIATIONS abdominal abnormal condition adrenal artery bladder blood cells body bone marrow breast bronchi build a medical called cancer capillaries cardiac caused cavity cervical cervix Chapter chest chronic clot colon Combining Form Meaning contrast medium diabetes DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROCEDURES disease disorders duct duodenum dyspnea esophagus excision fluid Form Meaning Example fracture function gallbladder gland heart hemoglobin hernia hormones Identify incision infection inflammation intestine joint kidney LABORATORY PROCEDURES lesions liver lungs lymph lymphatic lymphatic system lymphocytes Meaning Example Pronunciation medical word meaning membrane muscle myocardial infarction nephron nerve nodes organs pain pancreas pathology patient pelvis pertaining PHARMACOLOGY plasma plasmapheresis pleural PREFIXES PROCEDURES Term produce prostate pulmonary radiographic RELATED TERMS removal renal respiratory skin spleen stomach structures Student Objectives SUFFIXES SURGICAL PROCEDURES surgical repair SYMPTOMATIC symptoms syndrome thoracic thyroid tissue trachea treatment tube tumor ureter urethra urinary urinary bladder urine uterus vagina valve vein ventricle vertebrae vertebral column Worksheet