| International Standard Book Number |
9781394348091 $24.99
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| International Standard Book Number |
1394348096
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
610.14 23/eng/20250723
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| Personal Name |
Henderson, Beverley, author.
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| Title Statement |
Medical terminology / by Beverley Henderson, CMT-R, HRT, and Jennifer L. Dorsey, PhD.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Medical terminology for dummies.
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| Edition Statement |
4th edition.
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| Publisher |
©2025.
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| Publisher |
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2025]
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| Physical Description |
xiii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Series Statement |
For dummies.
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| General Note |
Includes index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction -- PART 1: Living for linguistics. Scrubbing in to master medical terminology ; Medical terminology: the how and why ; Introducing the big three: prefixes, roots, and suffixes ; Acronyms, antonyms, eponyms, homonyms, multiples, and plurals...oh my! ; Say what? Pronunciation and usage -- PART 2: Mapping words and bodies. As it was in the beginning: prefixes ; So it shall be in the end: suffixes ; Hey, I know you: word recognition ; Deconstruction Junction: breaking down words ; An org chart to live by: organization of the body ; All systems go: when systems combine ; Lockdown life: the terminology of global health crises -- PART 3: In terms of anatomy. Boning up on the skeletal system ; Getting ripped: the muscular system ; Skin deep: skin, glands, nails, and hair ; It depends on your perception: the sensory systems -- PART 4: Let's get some physiology terminology. The heart of the matter: the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems ; Just breathe: the respiratory system ; Feeding time: the gastrointestinal system ; Gatekeepers of health: the endocrine system ; Calming down: the nervous system -- PART 5: Name that plumbing. When you gotta go: the urinary system ; Check the plumbing: the male reproductive system ; A life force: the female reproductive system -- PART 6: The part of tens. Ten essential medical terminology references ; Ten or so useful mnemonic devices.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Medical Terminology For Dummies is a resource for current and prospective healthcare professionals who need to understand medical terms, from common to complex. This book clearly explains how to quickly identify, pronounce, define, and apply medical terms in a healthcare setting. You'll also find ideas for creating mind maps and games to help you study and retain the language of medicine. Pair those study tools with an understanding of the history and origins of key prefixes, suffixes, and roots, and you'll be confident in no time. This updated guide covers the 2022 updates to ICD-10 codes, and it includes added terminology related to public health and infectious diseases. Whatever healthcare field you're in, this book will serve as your glossary of terms and a gateway to future learning opportunities."-- Amazon.com.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Human anatomy Terminology.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Medicine Terminology.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Human body Terminology.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Vocabulary Study and teaching.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. lcgft.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works. lcgft.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Dorsey, Jennifer, author.
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| Series Added Entry-Uniform Title |
--For dummies.
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