Medical Terminology: A Body Systems Approach

Univ. of Toledo, OH. Textbook of medical terminology students. Provides the basic techniques of medical word building. Full-color, user-friendly format. Previous edition: c1995.

Contents at a Glance
CHAPTER 1 Basic Elements of a Medical Word 1
CHAPTER 2 Suffixes 13
CHAPTER 3 Prefixes 29
CHAPTER 4 Body Structure 39
CHAPTER 5 Integumentary System 71
CHAPTER 6 Digestive System 105
CHAPTER 7 Respiratory System 147
CHAPTER 8 Cardiovascular System 185
CHAPTER 9 Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems 227
CHAPTER 10 Musculoskeletal System 265
CHAPTER 11 Genitourinary System 309
CHAPTER 12 Female Reproductive System 349
CHAPTER 13 Endocrine System 393
CHAPTER 14 Nervous System 425
CHAPTER 15 Special Senses 465
APPENDIX A Answer Key 503
APPENDIX B Common Abbreviations and Symbols 529
APPENDIX C Glossary of Medical Word Elements 539
APPENDIX D Index of Genetic Disorders 559
APPENDIX E Index of Diagnostic Imaging Procedures 561
APPENDIX F Index of Pharmacology 565
APPENDIX G Index of Oncological Disorders 569
INDEX 571
PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES inside front cover
RULES FOR SINGULAR AND PLURAL SUFFIXES inside back cover