Medical Terminology: A Short Course

By Davi-Ellen Chabner

Book Overview

432 pagesSelf-teaching text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with labeling diagrams, pronunciation tests, and review sheets throughout the book.Simple, clear, non-technical explanations of terms demystify medical terminology even if you've had little or no background in medicine or science.UNIQUE Medical Scramble activity challenges you to unscramble the letters of terms - a fun way to improve your spelling accuracy and word recognition.UNIQUE Medical Detective activity on the student CD presents scenarios with missing information that you must locate in order to correctly answer questions.Case studies and vignettes illustrate real-life applications of medical terms.UNIQUE Illustrations in the Spanish glossary include labels in both English and Spanish to help you understand terms you are likely to encounter in the health care setting.Additional online student resources on the companion Evolve website include extra quizzes, an English-Spanish glossary of over 5,000 terms, and the Body Spectrum Electronic Anatomy Coloring Book program.New audio CD packaged with the text provides correct pronunciations of terms and definitions.The improved student CD packaged with the text offers even more interactive ways to learn, featuring NEW Archie MD animations, fun games, labeling exercises, Medical Detective activities, and an image glossary.Spotlights highlight easily confused medical terms to improve your ability to distinguish the meanings of terms.Picture Show activities present an image of a condition, disorder, or structure, followed by a series of questions about the image, giving you the opportunity to apply what you've learned.More NEW, updated photos of pathology familiarize you with medical conditions and associated terminology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416055185
• ISBN13: 9781416055181
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Content is good, Condition was very poor

The content of the book was not the problem, the condition that the book arrived in was. The book came not only damaged but completely written in. All of the fill in the blank sections already completed.

Misleading picture

I ordered this book because I thought I was buying the 9th edition but when I went to check what I ordered it showed it was the 4th edition when you click on the book. The books are not the same and the picture should be fixed.

I enjoy this very much

I have learned a lot reading this book. I work in medical records and transcribe dictations and this has really helped me a lot in this area being that I have no medical terminology knowledge at all. I love the CD that comes with it, you can take test over and over on it. It's awesome.

Excellent Inroductory Book

As a Sales Manager looking to get into nursing this is a great introductory book! Highly recommended.

Very informative and easy to follow.

I purchased this book to refresh my knowledge. I had enrolled in college and wanted to test out of their Medical Terminology course. I had taken Anatomy & Physiology in the past and had worked as a medical secretary in a hospital so I was looking to feel more confident with my word knowledge. This book was easy to follow and was very helpful. It has a lot of diagrams and pictures to give visual aids. I took the exam and passed.

It's a recomended book!

This book is great for anybody who study by themself without register to any medical terminology classes. It is easy to follow, understand, and remember. aslo, there are a lot of practices that help us really getting in to it.