iv Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics Contributors Goodheart-Willcox Publisher would like to thank Body Scientifi c International, LLC, for the exquisitely rendered illustrations that appear throughout this text. Reviewers Goodheart-Willcox Publisher would also like to thank the following instructors who reviewed selected manuscript chapters and provided valuable input into the development of this text- book program. Muriel Adams Instructor Prince George’s Community College Largo, MD Emily Bedsted Instructor Anoka-Hennepin School District Anoka, MN Jane Best Instructor Chesapeake Public Schools Chesapeake, VA Amy Bledsoe Instructor Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Deborah Clarke Instructor Littleton Public Schools Littleton, CO Molly Day, RRT, RCP, BS Ed Allied Health Instructor Bainbridge State College Bainbridge, GA Tina Evans, PhD Associate Professor of Health Sciences Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA Coleen Kumar, RN, MS Professor of Nursing Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY Dr. Amy Lemkuil Health and Safety Instructor Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI Joan Lynch, RN, MS, MA Medical Terminology Instructor Academy of Allied Health and Science Neptune, NJ Veronique Parker Health Professions Program Director Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Maryanna Perry Instructor Franklin Technology Center Joplin, MO Laura Sargent, MA, RN Medical Terminology Instructor Academy of Allied Health and Science Neptune, NJ Leslie Watson, BBA, RT Associate Instructor Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA Heidi Weingart Medical Assisting Program Director Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM Zada Wicker Director of Health Information Technology Brunswick Community College Bolivia, NC Sonya Young-Riemer, MS, RMA, LCMT Instructor North Central Michigan College Petoskey, MI