Medical Language Instant Translator

The Medical Language Instant Translator, 5th Edition equips you with the quick-reference information you need to understand even the most complicated and specialized medical terminology. This handy pocket book gives you instant access to everything from the top 100 prescription drugs to medical abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms. Based on Chabner’s The Language of Medicine, this practical resource is ideal for any health care environment.

• Quick, portable access to key medical terms and other need-to-know information.
• Common diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Easily confused medical terms.
• Overview of body systems anatomy with full-color illustrations.
• Medical abbreviations, acronyms, symbols and more!

• Adds a new section on eponyms ―words based on or derived from a person’s name.
• Adds a new section on Major Diagnostic Categories & Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG).
• Includes updates corresponding to those in the Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner.

Davi-Ellen Chabner’s name is synonymous with medical terminology. She was the first to write a text on learning med term by body system using word parts. She is the author of two best-selling medical terminology books―The Language of Medicine and Medical Terminology: A Short Course.