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This plain-English guide to language that can be just plain confusing clears up the meanings of the Greek and Latin sources of medical terms. You’ll get a handle on how these mouthfuls are constructed, and discover how to decipher any medical term, no matter how complex or unusual. You’ll also get plenty of help in pronouncing and remembering medical words, and you’ll find out how and why the terminology changes from hospital to laboratory to pharmacy. You’ll discover how to:
- Understand word foundations and origins
- Grasp the essential meanings of unfamiliar terms
- Define common prefixes and suffixes
- Identify and pronounce medical terms
- Deconstruct words to grasp definitions
- Use plurals and multiples with ease
- Describe medical conditions accurately
- Bone up on terms that describe the anatomy
- Use mnemonic devices to remember medical terms
- Know when words refer to diseases, injuries, treatments, and more
- Use medical terminology in the real world
Complete with a list of essential references on medical terminology as well as helpful word-building activities Medical Terminology For Dummies puts you in the know in no time.
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The fun and easy way® to understand, pronounce, and apply medical terminology
Don't know a carcinoma from a hematoma? This friendlyguide gets you up to speed quickly on medical terminology fundamentals, helping you master definitions, pronunciations, and applications across all medical fields. Once you understand medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words, you'll approach even unfamiliar medical terms with confidence.
Recognize common root words — identify words that apply to body regions, organs, anatomy, and pathology
Pronounce and use terms with ease —grasp the phonics of medical terms and understand the context of words, from hospital to pharmacy to test lab
Break words down — understand unfamiliar words by defining their elements and recombining them; and get familiar with prefixes and suffixes, plurals and multiples
Get a handle on anatomy and systems — bone up on terms that describe and are related to the body's systems, from skeletal and muscular to gastrointestinal and endocrine
Learn the lingo — familiarize yourself with common terms used in the ER, OR, pharmacy, and lab
Get to the source— understand Greek and Latin sources of medical terms
Open the book and find:
Tips for understanding unfamiliar medical terms
Explanations of Greek and Latin roots and structures
Definitions of common prefixes and suffixes
Guidance in pronouncing medical terms
Word roots commonly used in hospitals, pharmacies, and labs
Terms for diseases, lab tests, and medications
Useful mnemonic devices
Helpful word-building activities
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Great Desk Reference and Study Guide,
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As a nursing student, I have to put a ton of time into memorizing anatomical terms and the names of different medical conditions. Medical Terminology For Dummies really helped me through some of my courses as a desk reference because it has really quick and easy-to-remember definitions, a plus when you're having to study for an exam and your textbooks are thousands of pages long. I would definitely recommend this book to medical and nursing students, and others in the medical community that need a handy and easy-to-use desk reference.
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A terminology course life saver!,
By Cali "meddork5704" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Medical Terminology For Dummies (Paperback)
This book was integral to my success in completing my terminology course. The sections on breaking down words and learning how to organize the body in a logical and smart way were a major help in my preparation. I will definitely look to for dummies in the future when I need a good reference!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I can't put it down,
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I got this book because I am changing careers and learning Medical billing. I am taking a Coding class right now and thought I would learn Terminology on my own time to help with the class Im taking.....and I cannot putthis book down, it is so EASY to read and understand, and this is from someone who knows nothing about Medical Terms. I love this book, and it is really helping me undersstand my current classwork.I would recommend everyone going into this field to buy this book. |
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