An Introduction to Medical Terminology for Health Care - 5th Edition
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Description
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A thorough knowledge of medical terminology is essential for all health care roles whether clinical or administrative in nature. The new edition of this attractive and easy to use self-directed learning manual provides a simple, interactive and comprehensive guide to the language of medicine.
Key Features
- A self-directed learning package that requires no previous knowledge of medical terminology
- New design with icons to direct the reader and facilitate the learning process
- Case Histories help put the words into a ‘real life’ context
- Over 120 clear images enable students to associate medical terms with human anatomy and medical equipment
- Self-assessment modules allow readers to test their knowledge of the meaning of word components and their association with a disease, anatomical feature or medical specialty
- Simple, non-technical descriptions of pathological conditions, symptoms, laboratory tests, medical instruments and clinical procedures
- Numerous fill-in word exercises to ensure fast and effective learning
- Comprehensive abbreviation lists and a glossary
- A valuable resource for readers taking the City and Guilds (AMSPAR) exams or CMA (AAMA) exams in medical terminology