This book tells the intriguing and often colorful stories of the medical words we use. The origins of clinical and scientific terms can be found in Greek and Latin myths, in places such as jungles of Uganda and the islands of the Aegean Sea, in the names of medicine's giants such as Hippocrates and Osler, and in some truly unlikely sources. In this book you will learn the answers to questions such as: What disease was named for an American space flight? Do you know the echoic word for elephanti…
This handbook shows readers how to master medicine's core terminology so they can successfully pass their academic courses and certification tests. It introduces readers to Greek and Latin roots and provides an outline of the body's systems, an explanation of the body's physiology, and a primer on commonly used terms for diseases, injuries, conditions, tests, and procedures.
As a general introduction to the SNOMED CT clinical terminology code system, the book explains in simple terms a wealth of key aspects, including the fundamentals of SNOMED CT, the various ways in which it can be used, and the methods by which it may quickly be deployed for use within an electronic documentation system that deals with clinical and clinics-related data. Further considerations include how end users can employ the system, how healthcare IT designers and developers can build highly…
Brings medical language to life and helps you develop the understanding to communicate fluently in the healthcare setting. Terms and complex medical processes are accessible and easy to understand at all learning levels with an approach that explains terms in the context of anatomy and physiology, as well as how the body works in health and disease. Organized by body system, this combined text/workbook details additional key areas of health care, such as cancer and psychiatry, and is accompani…
This is more than just a book on medical terminology -- its organization emphasizes the clinical importance of the various systems of the human body. This is an update of the 2010 edition. The book has three parts: Introduction to Medical Terminology, Disease and Treatment, and Body Systems. The chapters begin with a case study followed by learning objectives, a pretest, and then chapter content. Chapters in the second two sections contain illustrated overviews of a specific organ system with d…
The second Canadian edition is a richly illustrated textbook that gives you a step-by-step comprehensive understanding of medical terminology. Available with this new edition is PrepU and the PASSport to Success, a practical learning system that makes it easier to understand and remember medical terms, using your learning preferences. With Medical Terminology: An Illlustrated Guide, you will develop a sold foundation of medical terminology on which you can build your career as a health professi…