Table Of ContentWelcome! iii Discover What Makes This Book Unique iii Online Learning viii Comprehensive Instructional Package viii Preface ix About the Author and Illustrators xii Acknowledgments xiii Our Development Team xiv A Commitment to Accuracy xvi Chapter 1 Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction 1 Learning Objectives 1 The Programmed Learning Approach 2 Constructed and Nonconstructed Terms 4 The Word Parts 6 Forming Words from Word Parts 13 Chapter Review 18 Chapter 2 Understanding Suffixes 19 Learning Objectives 19 Getting Started With Suffixes 20 Suffix Introduction 21 Suffixes That Indicate an Action or State 23 Suffixes That Indicate a Condition or Disease 25 Suffixes That Indicate Location, Number, or a Quality 29 Suffixes That Indicate a Medical Specialty 31 Suffixes That Indicate a Procedure or Treatment 32 Chapter Review 37 Chapter 3 Understanding Prefixes 39 Learning Objectives 39 Getting Started with Prefixes 40 Prefix Introduction 41 Prefixes That Indicate Number or Quantity 42 Prefixes That Indicate Location or Timing 45 Prefixes That Indicate a Specific Quality about a Term 50 Chapter Review 55 Chapter 4 The Human Body in Health and Disease 57 Learning Objectives ¿57 Organization of the Body ¿58 Anatomy and Physiology Introduction 58 Medical Terms Introduction ¿72 Understanding Medical Reports ¿78 Chapter Review ¿80 Chapter 5 The Integumentary System 81 Learning Objectives ¿81 Anatomy and Physiology Terms ¿82 Medical Terms of the Integumentary System ¿84 Signs and Symptoms of the Integumentary System 84 Diseases and Disorders of the Integumentary System 91 Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Integumentary System 103 Abbreviations of the Integumentary System 107 Chapter Review ¿108 Medical Report Exercises 109 Chapter 6 The Skeletal and Muscular Systems 113 Learning Objectives ¿113 Anatomy and Physiology Terms ¿114 Medical Terms of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems ¿118 Signs and Symptoms of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems 118 Diseases and Disorders of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems 122 Treatments, Procedures, and Devices of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems 137 Abbreviations of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems 146 Chapter Review ¿147 Medical Report Exercises ¿148 Chapter 7 Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immu
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KEY TOPICS: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction; Understanding Suffixes; Understanding Prefixes; The Human Body in Health and Disease; The Integumentary System; The Skeletal and Muscular Systems; Blood, the Lymphatic System, and Immunology; The Cardiovascular System; The Respiratory System; The Digestive System; The Urinary System; Reproductive System and Obstetrics; The Nervous System and Mental Health; The Special Senses of Sight and Hearing; The Endocrine System. MARKET: This title may be used as a text to support lectures or as an independent student workbook., The book may be used as a text to support lectures or as an independent student workbook. Today's visual, learn-at-your-own-pace guide to medical terminology Concise and conversational, Medical Terminology Complete teaches the most current language of healthcare, using a self-guided, programmed learning approach that has helped thousands of students prepare for health careers. 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