An accessible, updated guide to medical terminology Looking for an easy-to-follow handbook of medical terminology packed with clear guidance and accurate definitions? In Medical Terminology For Dummies, you'll find updated and authoritative coverage of medical terms, including new language added to the 2022 ICD-10 code updates, as well as the correct language to use for body parts and organs, hints and tips to help you remember correct spelling, and information dedicated to the terminology of global health crises and pandemics. It's perfect for all healthcare professionals and students looking…mehr
An accessible, updated guide to medical terminology Looking for an easy-to-follow handbook of medical terminology packed with clear guidance and accurate definitions? In Medical Terminology For Dummies, you'll find updated and authoritative coverage of medical terms, including new language added to the 2022 ICD-10 code updates, as well as the correct language to use for body parts and organs, hints and tips to help you remember correct spelling, and information dedicated to the terminology of global health crises and pandemics. It's perfect for all healthcare professionals and students looking for an expert guide to a critical subject. Inside... * Learn public health terminology * Understand prefixes, roots, and suffixes * Define medical terms * Memorize key vocabulary * Find helpful study tools * Pronounce terms correctly * Identify common terms
Beverley Henderson, CMT-R, HRT has more than 40 years' experience in medical terminology and transcription. She's helped develop course curricula and has written and produced medical terminology teaching videos. Jennifer L. Dorsey, PhD is a writer and editor with more than 25 years' experience.
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Introduction 1 Part 1: Living for Linguistics 5 Chapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology 7 Chapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why 13 Chapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes 21 Chapter 4: Acronyms, Antonyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals - Oh My! 35 Chapter 5: Say What? Pronunciation and Usage 53 Part 2: Mapping Words and Bodies 65 Chapter 6: As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes. 67 Chapter 7: So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes 81 Chapter 8: Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition 89 Chapter 9: Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words 97 Chapter 10: An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body 107 Chapter 11: All Systems Go: When Systems Combine 121 Chapter 12: Lockdown Life: The Terminology of Global Health Crises 131 Part 3: In Terms of Anatomy 139 Chapter 13: Boning Up on the Skeletal System 141 Chapter 14: Getting Ripped: The Muscular System 161 Chapter 15: Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair 177 Chapter 16: It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems 195 Part 4: Let's Get Some Physiology Terminology 215 Chapter 17: The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 217 Chapter 18: Just Breathe: The Respiratory System 243 Chapter 19: Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System 261 Chapter 20: Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System 281 Chapter 21: Calming Down: The Nervous System 299 Part 5: Name That Plumbing 315 Chapter 22: When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System 317 Chapter 23: Check the Plumbing: The Male Reproductive System 333 Chapter 24: A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System 347 Part 6: The Part of Tens 371 Chapter 25: Ten Essential Medical Terminology References 373 Chapter 26: Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices 377 Index 381
Introduction 1 Part 1: Living for Linguistics 5 Chapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology 7 Chapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why 13 Chapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes 21 Chapter 4: Acronyms, Antonyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals - Oh My! 35 Chapter 5: Say What? Pronunciation and Usage 53 Part 2: Mapping Words and Bodies 65 Chapter 6: As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes. 67 Chapter 7: So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes 81 Chapter 8: Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition 89 Chapter 9: Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words 97 Chapter 10: An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body 107 Chapter 11: All Systems Go: When Systems Combine 121 Chapter 12: Lockdown Life: The Terminology of Global Health Crises 131 Part 3: In Terms of Anatomy 139 Chapter 13: Boning Up on the Skeletal System 141 Chapter 14: Getting Ripped: The Muscular System 161 Chapter 15: Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair 177 Chapter 16: It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems 195 Part 4: Let's Get Some Physiology Terminology 215 Chapter 17: The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 217 Chapter 18: Just Breathe: The Respiratory System 243 Chapter 19: Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System 261 Chapter 20: Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System 281 Chapter 21: Calming Down: The Nervous System 299 Part 5: Name That Plumbing 315 Chapter 22: When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System 317 Chapter 23: Check the Plumbing: The Male Reproductive System 333 Chapter 24: A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System 347 Part 6: The Part of Tens 371 Chapter 25: Ten Essential Medical Terminology References 373 Chapter 26: Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices 377 Index 381
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