Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics

Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics is an interactive introduction to the language of medicine. Organized by body system, this work text covers essential root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. It also summarizes basic anatomy and physiology, common diseases and disorders, diagnostic tests and procedures, and therapeutic treatments. Through completing numerous activities, you will learn the meanings of the word parts and will practice spelling, pronouncing, breaking down, and building medical terms. You will not only learn, but will also practice, using these terms to interpret examples of written and audio medical records you will encounter in healthcare.

• A uniquely streamlined, consistent learning method encourages the mastery of medical terms and word parts through activities involving memorization, spelling and pronunciation, word dissection and building, and the interpretation of medical records. Activities also familiarize students with medical dictionaries and encourage students to recall previously learned information in cumulative reviews.
• Career-related activities involving medical record interpretation and healthcare internship scenarios bring medical terminology to life by offering relevant experiences in the healthcare field.

Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics presents a solid introduction to basic medical terminology, providing you with the skills to communicate effectively using medical language in the healthcare field.