Includes index.

Word parts: the building blocks of medical terminology -- The human body in health and disease -- Cells, tissues, and cancer -- The integumentary system -- The skeletal and muscular systems -- The nervous system and mental health -- The special senses: the eyes -- The special senses: the ears -- The endocrine system -- The cardiovascular system -- Blood and the lymphatic system -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- The urinary system -- The male reproductive system -- The female reproductive system -- Obstetrics and human development -- Appendix A-word parts -- Appendix B-abbreviations -- Appendix C-endings in medical terminology -- Appendix D-pharmacology terms -- Appendix E-alternative medicine: therapies and treatments.

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