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PART - Textbook for Exploring Medical Language

A Student-Directed Approach

  • 9th Edition - December 13, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Danielle LaFleur Brooks
  • Language: English

Introducing Exploring Medical Language, 9th Edition: an innovative learning resource that helps you master medical terminology on your terms. At the heart of Exploring Medical La… Read more

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Introducing Exploring Medical Language, 9th Edition: an innovative learning resource that helps you master medical terminology on your terms. At the heart of Exploring Medical Language is the student-friendly worktext, which gradually helps you build an understanding of medical terminology by first introducing you to word parts and then combining the parts into full medical terms that make sense. Add print and electronic flashcards, engaging interactive games, on-the-go audio reinforcement, and an extensive arsenal of other student-friendly learning tools, and you have everything you need to become fluent in medical terminology in no time!

Key features

  • Integrated online learning tools
    • offer a variety of unique ways to master medical terminology:
      • interactive games and activities
      • electronic flashcards
      • anatomy and physiology tutorials
      • career videos
      • quizzes
      • 5,000-term English/Spanish glossary
  • Clinical case studies and medical reports encourage critical thinking and information application.
  • More than 400 flashcards provide immediate review material.
  • Systematic book organization gradually builds your understanding of medical terminology by first introducing you to word parts and then combining the parts to build the terms.
  • Margin boxes detail important information such as medical terminology facts and tips, historical information, weblinks, and complementary and alternative medicine terms.

Product details

  • Edition: 9
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 13, 2013
  • Language: English

About the authors

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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, USA

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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 and Learning, Allied Health & Science, Faculty, Allied Health and Science, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont, USA