Book Description

STUDENT ALERT--this is an Instructor led course, you will need a Class Code, provided by your instructor, to register for this product. Course durations vary; course content may be available up to one year. Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics is an interactive, print and online work text that introduces students to the language of medicine. Through numerous activities, students will learn the meanings of word parts and spell, pronounce, break down, and build medical terms integral to the field of health sciences. Organized by body system, this work text covers essential root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations and also summarizes common diseases and disorders, diagnostic tests and procedures, and therapeutic treatments. Students will not only learn, but will also practice, using these terms as they interpret written and audio examples of medical records and become comfortable with the word parts they need to master medical terminology. A uniquely streamlined, consistent learning method encourages the mastery of medical terms and word parts through activities involving memorization, spelling and pronunciation, word dissection and building, and the interpretation of medical records. Activities also familiarize students with medical dictionaries and encourage students to recall previously learned information in cumulative reviews. Practical activities involving medical record interpretation and healthcare internship experiences bring medical terminology to life by offering students a window into the healthcare field. With an online EduHub subscription, students can access e-flash cards for anatomy and physiology vocabulary and word parts. Students can also listen to pronunciations of medical terms, complete autograded activities in the book, and access additional practice activities using any Internet-enabled device.