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 antigen aorta atrium bladder blood cells blood flow body bone marrow brain breast bronchi build a medical called cancer capillaries cardiac caused cavity cervical Chapter chest chronic clot colon Combining Form Meaning contrast medium coronary diabetes DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROCEDURES disease disorders duct duodenum dyspnea erythrocytes esophagus excision fluid Form Meaning Example fracture function gallbladder gland heart hemoglobin hernia hormone Identify incision infection inflammation intestine joint kidney LABORATORY PROCEDURES lesions leukemia liver lungs lymph lymphatic lymphatic system lymphocytes Meaning Example Pronunciation medical word meaning membrane muscle myocardial infarction nerve nodes organs pain pancreas pathology patient pertaining PHARMACOLOGY plasma plasmapheresis PREFIXES PROCEDURES Term produce prothrombin pulmonary artery radiographic RBCs RELATED TERMS removal renal respiratory skin spinal cord spleen stomach structures Student Objectives SUFFIXES SURGICAL PROCEDURES SYMPTOMATIC symptoms syndrome thoracic thyroid tissue treatment tube tumor urethra urinary urine uterus valve vascular vein ventricle vertebrae vertebral column Worksheet