The complete idiot's guide to medical terminology
By: by Veronica Hackenthal, MD, MSc
Publisher: Alpha, a member of the Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781615643035
Subjects: Medicine; Terminology
Other titles: Complete idiot's guide; Medical terminology
Description: The purpose of medical vocabulary -- Medical word parts -- Pronunciation, spelling, and much more -- Body positions, systems, and structures -- Skin, bones, and muscles -- Lungs, heart, blood, and lymph -- The digestive system -- Urinary, reproductive, and endocrine systems -- Brain, nervous system, and sense organs -- Regulation and communication -- Locomotion -- Circulation and breathing -- Metabolism and elimination -- Reproduction -- Immunity -- Internal medicine, part 1 -- Internal medicine, part 2 -- Pediatrics -- Surgery and related disciplines -- Emergency medicine and acute illnesses -- Genetic diseases -- Cancers -- Clinical laboratory medicine -- Diagnostic tests and imaging -- Diagnostic procedures and therapeutic surgery -- Pharmacology: medications.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The purpose of medical vocabulary; title: Medical word parts; title: Pronunciation, spelling, and much more; title: Body positions, systems, and structures; title: Skin, bones, and muscles; title: Lungs, heart, blood, and lymph; title: The digestive system; title: Urinary, reproductive, and endocrine systems; title: Brain, nervous system, and sense organs; title: Regulation and communication; title: Locomotion; title: Circulation and breathing; title: Metabolism and elimination; title: Reproduction; title: Immunity; title: Internal medicine, part 1; title: Internal medicine, part 2; title: Pediatrics; title: Surgery and related disciplines; title: Emergency medicine and acute illnesses; title: Genetic diseases; title: Cancers; title: Clinical laboratory medicine; title: Diagnostic tests and imaging; title: Diagnostic procedures and therapeutic surgery; title: Pharmacology: medications.