Exploring Medical Language
A Student-Directed Approach
- 12th Edition - February 4, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Dale M. Levinsky, Myrna LaFleur Brooks
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 4 5 5 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 8 0 8 - 2
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Request a sales quoteMaster medical terms on your terms! A combination text/workbook, Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach, 12th Edition, provides exercises that make it easy to build an understanding of medical terminology. Organized by body system, medical terms are divided into two categories: 1) Words built from word parts, and 2) Words NOT built from word parts. Fun and engaging exercises help you first learn word parts and then learn how to combine the parts into full medical terms that make sense. The text also comes packaged with paper flashcards. For more practice, you can visit an Evolve companion website with games, activities, flashcards, and practice exams. From well-known educators Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Dale Levinsky, and Myrna LaFleur Brooks, this learning package helps you gain fluency in medical language and communicate clearly in the health care setting.
- NEW! Capstone exercise, Scribe It, helps you draw on what you’ve learned from Exploring Medical Language to transcribe information from a patient encounter
- EXPANDED! Practical Application sections at end of chapters 2-16, called Use Medical Terms in Clinical Statements, enhance review and retention of chapter content
- EXPANDED! Focus on lab findings includes a narrative explanation and identification of terms indicating lab findings
- NEW! Added phonetic spelling for abbreviations spoken as whole words
- NEW! Introduction of the SOAP Note format and associated abbreviations
- ENHANCED! Behavioral health coverage includes narrative introduction
- Systematic presentation of medical terminology provides a foundation of word parts, then builds words by combining the parts
- Extensive review of word parts and terms offers the practice needed to learn medical terminology
- Accessible, interactive exercises and games on the accompanying Evolve website provide extensive opportunities to practice building, hearing, and spelling terms
- Medical Terminology Online (MTO) companion course offers additional practice and interactivity to support comprehension. Sold separately
Medical terminology students in a wide variety of healthcare fields
- Exploring Medical Language : A Student-Directed Approach
- Cover image
- Title page
- Disclaimer
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contributors, Reviewers, and Advisors
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- PART 1. Introduction to Word Parts and Human Body Structure
- 1. Introduction to medical language
- Introduction to medical terms and medical language
- Origins of medical language
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Origins of medical language
- Categories of medical terms and learning methods
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Categories of medical terms
- Medical terms built from word parts
- Four word parts
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Define
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Combining vowel
- Combining form
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Define
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 7 ■ True/false
- Techniques for learning medical terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Analyzing medical terms
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Defining medical terms
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Building medical terms
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Build
- Medical terms not built from word parts
- Types of terms not built from word parts
- Learning terms not built from word parts
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Identify
- Chapter review
- Review of categories of medical terms
- Review of medical terms built from word parts
- Review of medical terms not built from word parts
- Review of objectives
- 2. Body structure, oncology, and laboratory tests
- Anatomy
- Organization of the body
- Body cavities
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Body structure combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with body structure terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Color combining forms
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Body structure terms
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Review of body structure terms
- Oncology
- Oncology terms
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Build
- Oncology terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Review of oncology terms
- Laboratory tests
- Laboratory terms
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Laboratory terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Laboratory terms not built from word parts
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Review of laboratory terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Plural endings for medical terms
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Plural endings
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Identify
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Medical terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Medical terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 3. Directional terms, positions, and imaging
- Anatomic position
- Word parts
- 1 ■ Directional combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Diagnostic imaging combining forms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Directional terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Review of dEXERCISE 8 ■ irectional terms
- Abdominopelvic regions
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Abdominopelvic regions
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Review of abdominopelvic regions terms
- Anatomic planes
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Anatomic planes
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Review of anatomic planes terms
- Body positions
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Body positions
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Review of body position terms
- Diagnostic imaging
- Diagnostic imaging terms
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Diagnostic imaging terms NOT built from word parts
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Review of diagnostic imaging terms
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Medical terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Medical terms NOT built from word parts
- PART 2. Body Systems
- 4. Integumentary system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Anatomic structures of the integumentary system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Integumentary system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with integumentary system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Surgical terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Surgical terms NOT built from word parts
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Integumentary system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Integumentary system terms NOT built from word parts
- 5. Respiratory system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the respiratory system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Respiratory system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with respiratory system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Endoscopy
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Build
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Medical record abbreviations
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 35 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 36 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 37 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 38 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Respiratory system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Respiratory system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 6. Urinary system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the urinary system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Urinary system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with urinary system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Surgical terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Surgical terms EXERCISE 14 ■ NOTEXERCISE 14 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Diagnostic terms EXERCISE 18 ■ NOTEXERCISE 18 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Urinary system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Urinary system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 7. Male reproductive system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the male reproductive system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Male reproductive system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with male reproductive system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and sEXERCISE 8 ■ pell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Build
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Complementary terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Complementary terms EXERCISE 25 ■ NOTEXERCISE 25 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Male reproductive system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Male reproductive system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 8. Female reproductive system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the female reproductive system
- Glands of the female reproductive system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Female reproductive system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with female reproductive system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Build
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Diagnostic terms EXERCISE 21 ■ NOTEXERCISE 21 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Complementary terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Complementary terms EXERCISE 25 ■ NOTEXERCISE 25 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Female reproductive system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Female reproductive system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 9. Obstetrics and neonatology
- Anatomy
- Terms relating to pregnancy
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Obstetric and neonatology combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with obstetric and neonatology terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Obstetric disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Obstetric disease and disorder terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Obstetric disease and disorder terms EXERCISE 7 ■ NOTEXERCISE 7 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Review of obstetric disease and disorder terms
- Neonatalogy disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Neonatology disease and disorder terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Neonatology disease and disorder terms EXERCISE 11 ■ NOTEXERCISE 11 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Review of neonatalogy disease and disorder terms
- Obstetric surgical terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Obstetric surgical terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Obstetric surgical terms EXERCISE 15 ■ NOTEXERCISE 15 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Review of obstetric surgical terms
- Obstetric and neonatology diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Obstetric and neonatalogy diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Diagnostic terms EXERCISE 19 ■ NOTEXERCISE 19 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Review of obstetric and neonatology diagnostic terms
- Obstetric complementary terms
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Obstetric complementary terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Obstetric complementary terms EXERCISE 23 ■ NOTEXERCISE 23 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Review of obstetric complementary terms
- Neonatalogy complementary terms
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Neonatalogy complementary terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Neonatalogy complementary terms EXERCISE 27 ■ NOTEXERCISE 27 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Review of neonatalogy complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 35 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Obstetric and neonatology terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Obstetric and neonatal terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 10. Cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune systems and blood
- Anatomy
- Cardiovascular system
- Organs and anatomic structures of the cardiovascular system
- Blood
- Composition of blood
- Lymphatic system
- Organs and anatomic structures of the lymphatic system
- Immune system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Anatomic structures combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with cardiovascular, blood, lymphatic, and immune system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Cardiovascular system terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Cardiovascular system terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Signs and symptoms and treatment terms
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Review of cardiovascular terms
- Blood terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- ISE 14 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Build
- Blood terms
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Label
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Review of blood terms
- Lymphatic system terms
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Lymphatic system terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Lymphatic system terms EXERCISE 23 ■ NOTEXERCISE 23 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Review of lymphatic system terms
- Immune system terms
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Immune system terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Immune system terms EXERCISE 27 ■ NOTEXERCISE 27 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Review of immune system terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Interact with medical dEXERCISE 32 ■ ocuments
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 35 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 36 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 11. Digestive system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the digestive system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Digestive system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Accessory organs and combining forms used with digestive system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Label
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Build
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Identify
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Build
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 35 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 36 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 37 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 38 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Digestive system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Digestive system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 12. Eye
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the eye
- Word parts
- Combining forms of the eye
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Combining forms of the eye
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with eye terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Surgical terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Surgical terms EXERCISE 13 ■ NOTEXERCISE 13 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Diagnostic terms EXERCISE 17 ■ NOTEXERCISE 17 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Complementary terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Complementary terms EXERCISE 21 ■ NOTEXERCISE 21 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Eye terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Eye terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 13. Ear
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the ear
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Combining forms of the ear
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with ear terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Ear terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Ear terms NOT built from word parts
- 14. Musculoskeletal system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Bone structure
- Skeletal bones
- Joints
- Muscles
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Bone combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Muscle and joint combining forms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Combining forms used with musculoskeletal system terms
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Label
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Identify
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 14 ■ PronEXERCISE 14 ■ ounce and spell
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Diagnostic terms EXERCISE 20 ■ NOTEXERCISE 20 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Types of body movement
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 35 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- EXERCISE 36 ■ Use plural endings
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 37 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Musculoskeletal system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Musculoskeletal system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 15. Nervous system and behavioral health
- Anatomy
- Function
- Organs and anatomic structures of the nervous system
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Nervous system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with nervous system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Label
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Diagnostic terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Diagnostic terms NOT built from word parts
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Build
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Behavioral health terms
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Build
- Behavioral health terms
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 32 ■ Review of behavioral health terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 33 ■ Fill in
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 34 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 35 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 36 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 37 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 38 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 39 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Nervous system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Nervous system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- 16. Endocrine system
- Anatomy
- Function
- Endocrine glands and hormones
- Word parts
- EXERCISE 1 ■ Endocrine system combining forms
- EXERCISE 2 ■ Combining forms used with endocrine system terms
- EXERCISE 3 ■ Prefixes
- EXERCISE 4 ■ Suffixes
- Medical terms
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 5 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 6 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 7 ■ Build
- Disease and disorder terms
- EXERCISE 8 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 9 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 10 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 11 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 12 ■ Review of disease and disorder terms
- Surgical terms
- EXERCISE 13 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 14 ■ Analyze and define
- EXERCISE 15 ■ Build
- EXERCISE 16 ■ Review of surgical terms
- Diagnostic terms
- EXERCISE 17 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 18 ■ Fill in
- EXERCISE 19 ■ Match
- EXERCISE 20 ■ Review of diagnostic terms
- Complementary terms
- EXERCISE 21 ■ Pronounce and spell
- EXERCISE 22 ■ Complementary terms built from word parts
- EXERCISE 23 ■ Complementary terms EXERCISE 23 ■ NOTEXERCISE 23 ■ built from word parts
- EXERCISE 24 ■ Review of complementary terms
- Abbreviations
- EXERCISE 25 ■ Abbreviations
- Practical application
- EXERCISE 26 ■ Case study: Translate between everyday language and medical language
- EXERCISE 27 ■ Interact with medical documents
- EXERCISE 28 ■ Use medical language in online electronic health records
- EXERCISE 29 ■ Use medical terms in clinical statements
- EXERCISE 30 ■ Pronounce medical terms in use
- Chapter review
- EXERCISE 31 ■ Chapter content quiz
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Word parts new to this chapter
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Endocrine system terms built from word parts
- CHAPTER AT A GLANCE Endocrine system terms CHAPTER AT A GLANCE NOTCHAPTER AT A GLANCE built from word parts
- Appendix A. Answer key
- Appendix B. Combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes alphabetized by word part
- Appendix C. Combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes alphabetized by definition
- Appendix D. Abbreviations
- Appendix E. Pharmacology terms
- Appendix F. Additional combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes
- Appendix G. Health care delivery terms
- Appendix H. Integrative medicine terms
- Appendix I. Behavioral health terms
- Appendix J. Clinical research terms
- Appendix K. Nutrition terms
- Appendix L. Dental terms
- Appendix M. Health information technology (HIT) terms
- Illustration credits
- Index
- Edition: 12
- Published: February 4, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 816
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443264559
- eBook ISBN: 9780443348082
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Danielle LaFleur Brooks
Danielle has taught medical terminology and medical assisting courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats since 2008. She has led the writing of Basic Medical Language since 1996, utilizing her knowledge of how students learn based on her previous career as a high school English Teacher. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.
Affiliations and expertise
Coordinator of Teaching & Learning, Allied Health & Science, Faculty, Allied Health & Science, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, VermontDL
Dale M. Levinsky
Dr. Levinsky is a board-certified family medicine physician. She currently teaches case-based instruction at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, where she is a Clinical Associate Professor in the department Family and Community Medicine. She also supervises medical students in three clinics dedicated to the care of underserved patients. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Associate Professor, Family, Community, & Preventative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona; Clinical Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, ArizonaML
Myrna LaFleur Brooks
Myrna was a health science faculty member and division chair with the Maricopa County Community College for 27 years. During that time she taught medical terminology and developed the curriculum for seven other health occupation education programs. She is also the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.
Affiliations and expertise
Founding President, National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Faculty Emeritus, Maricopa County Community Colleges, Phoenix, Arizona