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Davi-Ellen Chabner

Medical terminology : a short course - 7th edition - Missouri, Elsevier, c2015 - xvii, 417 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Previous edition: St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier Saunders, 2012
Includes index


1. Basic Word Structure2. Organization of the Body3. Suffixes4. Prefixes5. Medical Specialists and Case ReportsAppendix I: Body SystemsAppendix II: Diagnostic Tests and ProceduresAppendix III: Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols, and Eponyms Appendix IV: Allied Health Careers Mini-Dictionary: Glossary of Medical TermsGlossary of Word PartsGlossary of English-Spanish Terms

Chabner omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you build a working medical vocabulary of the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots in the medical field. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand exactly what they mean, and case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice

ISBN: 9781455758302

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LC Class. No.: R123 / .C434