Leonard, Peggy C.,

Building a medical vocabulary : with Spanish translations / Peggy C. Leonard, MT, MEd, Fort Myers, Florida. - Tenth edition. - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2018. - ix, 710 pages : coloured illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of medical terminology. Building medical terms starting with medical specialties -- Diseases and disorders : diagnostic and therapeutic terms -- Organization of the body -- Body systems. Circulatory system -- Respiratory system -- Digestive system -- Urinary system -- Reproductive system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system -- Peripheral nervous system -- Endocrine system -- Integumentary system -- Oncology -- Review. Self-test : mini-review of book -- Appendices. Medical abbreviations -- Enhancing Spanish communication -- Word parts. Alphabetized word parts and meanings -- English words and corresponding word parts -- Solutions to review exercises -- Bibliography/illustration and table credits -- Index/glossary -- Pronunciation guide.


In English with some text in Spanish.

9780323427944 (paperback)


Medicine--Terminology.
Medicine.
Terminology as Topic.
Medicine.


Programmed Instruction.
Terminology.

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