Chabner Davi-Ellen. The Language of Medicine

Ninth edition. — Saint Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier, 2011. — xx, 1036 p.: ill. (chiefly col.).
ISBN: 978-1-4377-0570-6.One of the best and most trusted resources brings medical language to life and helps you develop the understanding to communicate fluently in the healthcare setting. Terms and complex medical processes are accessible and easy to understand at all learning levels with an approach that explains terms in the context of anatomy and physiology, as well as how the body works in health and disease. Organized by body system, this combined text/​workbook details additional key areas of health care, such as cancer and psychiatry, and is accompanied by full-color illustrations, exercises, and unique supplemental resources that reinforce your comprehension and help you establish the practical foundation for a successful career in healthcare.Basic word structure
Terms pertaining to the body as a whole
Suffixes
Prefixes
Digestive system
Additional suffixes and digestive system terminology
Urinary system
Female reproductive system
Male reproductive system
Nervous system
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Blood system
Lymphatic and immune systems
Musculoskeletal system
Skin
Sense organs: the eye and the ear
Endocrine system
Cancer medicine (oncology)
Radiology and nuclear medicine
Pharmacology
Psychiatry.Includes bibliographical references and index. Note: this e-book does not include the ancillary media that was packaged with the book.