Medical Terminology: A Short Course

Previous edition: St. Louis: Elsevier, 2018.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Basic Word Structure
Chapter 2. Organization of the Body
Chapter 3. Suffixes
Chapter 4. Prefixes
Chapter 5. Medical Specialists and Case Reports
Appendix 1: Body Systems
Appendix 2: Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
Appendix 3: Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols, and Eponyms
Appendix 4: Hot Topics NEW!
Glossary 1: Mini-Dictionary
Glossary 2: Glossary of Word Parts
Glossary 3: Glossary of English-Spanish Terms

About the author

Davi-Ellen Chabner's name is synonymous with medical terminology. She was the first to write a text on learning med term by body system using word parts. She is the author of two best-selling medical terminology books-The Language of Medicine and Medical Terminology: A Short Course.

Product details

• Authors: Davi-Ellen Chabner, Davi-Ellen (Newton Centre Chabner, Chabner Davi-Ellen
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Released: 03.03.2025
• EAN: 9780323479912
• ISBN: 978-0-323-47991-2
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 690 g
• Illustrations: Approx. 160 illustrations (160 in full color), Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / General, MEDICAL / Education & Training, MEDICAL / Dictionaries & Terminology, Medical administration & management, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Medical administration and management