Building a Medical Vocabulary
with Spanish Translations
- 11th Edition - October 5, 2021
- Imprint: Saunders
- Author: Peggy C. Leonard
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 5 2 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 0 9 9 8 - 6
Quickly learn essential medical terminology! Both engaging and interactive, Building a Medical Vocabulary, 11th Edition introduces a step-by-step approach to effective communicat… Read more
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Request a sales quoteQuickly learn essential medical terminology! Both engaging and interactive, Building a Medical Vocabulary, 11th Edition introduces a step-by-step approach to effective communication in the healthcare environment. This text brilliantly intersperses traditional narrative and a variety of learning exercises with a programmed approach that gives you immediate feedback. Ideal for both the classroom setting or for self-study, it provides you with the building blocks to successfully communicate with other members of the healthcare team. Games, exercises, and additional resources on the companion Evolve website help reinforce learning. Spanish translations make this an invaluable resource in today’s multilingual healthcare settings.
- Programmed approach allows you to actively participate in learning and get instant feedback.
- Healthcare reports help you apply your recently gained knowledge to job-like situations, taking learning to the next step.
- Focused A&P coverage provides the appropriate amount of information needed to understand the body system in the context of medical terminology.
- Spanish translations prepare you to communicate effectively in today’s multilingual healthcare settings.
- Instructions for online access
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright
- Reviewers
- How to Use this Book
- Foundations of Medical Terminology
- Chapter 1. Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties
- Function First
- Learning Medical Terminology
- Building Words
- Constructed Terms
- Nonconstructed Terms and Vocabulary Aids
- Medicine and Its Specialties
- Categories of Medical Terms
- Medical Records
- Preparing for a Chapter Test
- Chapter 1 Self-Test
- Chapter 2. Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms
- Function First
- Classification of Disease
- Introduction to Diseases and Disorders
- Diagnosis of Disease
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 2 Self-Test
- Chapter 2 Rapid Review
- Chapter 3. Organization of the Body
- Function First
- Structural Organization
- Using Prefixes to Write Terms
- Anatomic Position and Directional Terms
- Body Regions and Body Cavities
- Terms Related to the Body as a Whole
- Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
- Composition of Blood
- Blood Disorders
- Coagulation, Transfusion, and Bone Marrow Transplants
- Immunity
- Common Abbreviations in Medical Records
- Chapter 3 Rapid Review
- Chapter 3 Self-Test
- Body Systems
- Chapter 4. Circulatory System: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
- Cardiovascular System
- Lymphatic System
- Chapter 4 Self-Test
- Chapter 4 Rapid Review
- Chapter 5. Respiratory System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 5 Self-Test
- CHAPTER 5 Rapid Review
- Chapter 6. Digestive System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- CHAPTER 6 Rapid Review
- Chapter 6 Self-Test
- Chapter 7. Urinary System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 7 Self-Test
- Chapter 7 Rapid Review
- Diagnostic Tests
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 8. Reproductive System
- Function First
- Female Reproductive System
- Male Reproductive System
- Reproduction
- Contraception
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Chapter 8 Self-Test
- Chapter 8 Rapid Review
- Chapter 9. Musculoskeletal System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 9 Self-Test
- Chapter 9 Rapid Review
- AXIAL Skeleton
- Bones (long, short, flat, or irregular)
- Appendicular skeleton
- Pathologies
- Surgical & Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 10. Nervous System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 10 Self-Test
- Chapter 10 Rapid Review
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 11. Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs
- Function First
- Special Sense Organs
- Eyes
- Ears
- Skin
- Mouth and Nose
- Chapter 11 Self-Test
- Greater Comprehension
- Chapter 11 Rapid Review
- Chapter 12. Endocrine System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 12 Self-Test
- Chapter 12 Rapid Review
- Chapter 13. Integumentary System
- Function First
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 13 Self-Test
- Chapter 13 Rapid Review
- Chapter 14. Oncology: Cancer Can Occur in Any Body System
- Function First
- Carcinogenesis
- Death and Cancer Statistics
- Benign vs. Malignant tumors
- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Pathologies
- Surgical and Therapeutic Interventions
- Chapter 14 Self Test
- Chapter 14 Rapid Review
- Review
- Self Test: Mini-Review of Book
- Appendices
- Appendix I. Medical Abbreviations
- Appendix III. Word Parts
- Bibliography/Illustration and Table Credits
- Index/Glossary
- Pronunciation Guide
- Edition: 11
- Published: October 5, 2021
- Imprint: Saunders
- No. of pages: 744
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323755252
- eBook ISBN: 9780323809986
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Peggy C. Leonard
Peggy Leonard has written 2 successful medical terminology textbooks for Elsevier. Her programmed approach to learning med term and her inclusion of Spanish translations has carved out a special place in the market and many loyal users. Peggy was a medical technician for 12 years and taught biology and medical science for 10 years.