Main description:

This text will take a modular approach to Medical Terminology starting with the basics of word structure and the specifics of how medical terms are devised, followed by medical terminology specific to each body system and finishing with two areas not normally covered in medical terminology texts, 'Alternative and Complimentary Therapies' and 'Public Health, Epidemiological and Clinical Research Terms'.

Contents:

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure

Chapter 2: Building a Medical Vocabulary

MODULE 2: THE BODY AS A FRAMEWORK

Chapter 3: The Body as a Whole

Chapter 4: Muscular System

Chapter 5: Skeletal System

Chapter 6: Integumentary System

MODULE 3: INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE BODY

Chapter 7: Mental Health

Chapter 8: Digestive System

Chapter 9: Cardiovascular System

Chapter 10: Haematology

Chapter 11: Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Chapter 12: Respiratory System

Chapter 13: Nervous System

Chapter 14: Endocrine System

Chapter 15: The Senses

Chapter 16: Urinary System

Chapter 17: Male Reproductive System

Chapter 18: Female Reproductive System

Chapter 19: Obstetrics and Neonatology

MODULE 4: SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS

Chapter 20: Oncology

Chapter 21: Infectious Diseases

Chapter 22: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Chapter 23: Pharmacology

MODULE 5: SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

Chapter 24: Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Chapter 25: Public Health, Epidemiological and Clinical Research Terms