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020 _a9781455758302 (pbk.)
020 _a1455758302 (pbk.)
082 0 4 _a610.14
100 1 _aChabner, Davi-Ellen,
245 1 0 _aMedical Terminology : A short Course /
250 _a7th ed.
260 _aMissouri ;
_bElsevier Saunders ,
_c2015.
300 _axvii, 415 pages :
_bcol. : ill.; 24 cm
500 _aPrevious edition: St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier Saunders, 2012
500 _aIncludes index
505 0 _aBasic word structure -- Organization of the body -- Suffixes -- Prefixes -- Medical specialists and case reports -- Body systems -- Diagnostic tests and procedures -- Abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and eponyms -- Allied health careers
520 _aChabner omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you build a working medical vocabulary of the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots in the medical field. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand exactly what they mean, and case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice
650 0 _aMedicine
650 0 _aMedicine
650 1 2 _aTerminology as Topic
942 _cBK