Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics 3e, Online Textbook

Author: Cindy Destafano and Fran Federman

Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics introduces students to the language of medicine. Through numerous activities, students will learn the meanings of word parts and spell, pronounce, break down, and build medical terms integral to the field of health sciences. Organized by body system, this text covers essential root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations while also summarizing common diseases and disorders, diagnostic tests and procedures, and therapeutic treatments. Students will not only learn, but will also practice, using these terms as they interpret written and audio examples of medical records and become comfortable with the word parts they need to master medical terminology.

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