Basic medical language / Myrna LaFleur Brooks and Danielle LaFleur Brooks.

Includes index.

Front Cover; Basic Medical Language; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; To the Instructor; Contributors, Reviewers, and Advisors; LESSON 1. Introduction to Medical Language, Body Structure, and Oncology; 1 Create an account and register on the Evolve website; 2 Define the origins of medical language and the four word parts used to build medical terms; 3 Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to body structure and oncology; 4 Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to oncology. 5 Interpret the meaning of abbreviations related to body structure and oncology6 Use medical language in clinical statements and documents and review lesson content; LESSON 2. Directional Terms, Planes, Regions, and Quadrants; 1 Define, build, pronounce, and spell directional terms built from word parts; 2 Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to anatomic planes and abdominopelvic regions; 3 Interpret the meaning of abbreviations for directional terms and abdominopelvic quadrants. 4 Use medical language in clinical statements and documents and review lesson contentLESSON 3. Integumentary System, Colors, and Plural Endings; INTRODUCTION TO THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; 1 Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to the integumentary system and the denotation of color; 2 Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to the integumentary system; 3 Interpret the meaning of abbreviations related to the integumentary system and the denotation of color; 4 Distinguish plural endings from singular endings. 5 Use medical language in clinical statements and documents and review lesson contentLESSON 4. Respiratory System; INTRODUCTION TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; 1 Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to the respiratory system; 2 Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to the respiratory system; 3 Interpret the meaning of abbreviations related to the respiratory system; 4 Use medical language in clinical statements and documents and review lesson content; REVIEW 1-4. Time Out Review for Lessons 1-4. LESSON 5. Urinary SystemINTRODUCTION TO THE URINARY SYSTEM; 1 Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to the urinary system; 2 Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to the urinary system; 3 Interpret the meaning of abbreviations related to the urinary system; 4 Use medical language in clinical statements and documents and review lesson content; LESSON 6. Reproductive Systems; INTRODUCTION TO THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS.

Focusing on basic word building skills, Basic Medical Language, 4th Edition provides the foundation of medical vocabulary you need to communicate with other health care team members. It explains a carefully selected group of suffixes, prefixes, and word roots to give you a basis for learning and understanding hundreds of medical terms. Clear, illustrated lessons present terms by body system, introducing word parts and providing exercises that ask you to define terms or combine word parts to create terms. Written by expert educators Myrna LaFleur Brooks and Danielle LaFleur Brooks, this text also simplifies medical terminology with online learning activities, games, and quizzes.