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Quick Medical Terminology
By: Shirley Soltesz Steiner , Natalie Pate CappseBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: Wiley
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The new, updated edition of the classic medical terminology reference with over 200,000 copies sold
Quick Medical Terminology has long been relied on by students and medical professionals looking to build or update their medical vocabulary. This new fifth edition provides the tools and information needed to understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, along with fresh exercises and current examples.
Features new review exercises and self-tests, more than 250 new terms, medical measurements, and up-to-date examples Provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms The reference of choice for health practitioners and others who need to expand, improve, or refresh their medical vocabulariesFilled with essential information presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format, Quick Medical Terminology is an invaluable learning tool and reference source.
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| Title of eBook: Quick Medical Terminology | |
| Release Date: 08-02-2011 | |
| Publisher: Wiley |
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Quick Medical Terminology
Chapter One
Basic Word Roots and Common Suffixes
In Chapter 1 you will work with basic word roots and a handful of common suffixes. (These are listed in the Mini-Glossary below.) You'll examine many compound medical terms and discover meanings for all the parts. You'll practice adding various endings to roots and combining forms. By study and practice you'll make more than 30 meaningful medical terms.
Mini-Glossary
Root Words
acr/o (extremities) cardi/o (heart) cyan/o (blue) cyt/o (cell) dermat/o, derm/o (skin) duoden/o (duodenum) electr/o (electrical) eti/o (cause) gastr/o (stomach) gram/o (record) leuk/o (white) megal/o (enlarged) path/o (disease)
Suffixes
-algia (pain) -ectomy (excision of) -itis (inflammation of) -ologist (one who studies, a specialist) -ology (study of) -osis, -a, -y (condition of, usually abnormal) -ostomy (forming a new opening) -otomy (incision into) -tome (instrument that cuts)
1. Acr/o means extremities (arms, legs, and the head). To refer to one or more extremities, physicians use words containing _____________ / _______.
acr/o
2. Extremities are the parts of the body farthest from the center of the body. You could say these parts are located on the extreme ends of the main body. What parts are they? _____________________________________________________________
arms, legs, and head
3. Extremities in the human body are also known as limbs. When referring to the arms or legs we use the word acr/o. What term could designate the head as an extremity? _________________________
acr, acr/o <
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