Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide, Fifth Edition, Canadian Version with LiveAdvise

Introduction to Medical Terminology 1 Concepts of Medical Terminology 2 Suffixes 3 Prefixes 4 Cells, Tissues, and Organs 5 Body Structure

Disease and Treatment 6 Disease 7 Diagnosis and Treatment; Surgery 8 Drugs

Body Systems 9 Circulation:: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 10 Blood and Immunity 11 The Respiratory System 12 The Digestive System 13 The Urinary System 14 The Male Reproductive System 15 The Female Reproductive System; Pregnancy and Birth 16 The Endocrine System 17 The Nervous System and Behavioural Disorders 18 The Senses 19 The Skeleton 20 The Muscular System 21 The Skin Appendix 1:: Commonly Used Symbols Appendix 2:: Abbreviations and Their Meanings Appendix 3:: Word Parts and Their Meanings Appendix 4:: Meanings and Their Corresponding Word Parts Appendix 5:: Word Roots Appendix 6:: Suffixes Appendix 7:: Prefixes Appendix 8:: Metric Measurements Appendix 9:: Stedmans Medical Dictionary at a Glance Answer Key

EXPANDED CONTENTS

Part One:: Introduction to Medical Terminology Word Parts Pronunciation Abbreviations Medical Dictionaries Suffixes Prefixes Cells, Tissues, and Organs Body Structure

Part Two:: Disease and Treatment Disease Types of Diseases Infectious Diseases Responses to Disease Diagnosis and Treatment; Surgery Diagnosis Treatment Cancer Drugs Drugs Herbal Medicines Word Parts Pertaining to Drugs

Part Three:: Body Systems Circulation:: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Blood and Immunity The Respiratory System The Digestive System The Urinary System The Male Reproductive System The Female Reproductive System; Pregnancy and Birth The Endocrine System The Nervous System and Behavioural Disorders The Senses The Skeleton The Muscular System The Skin Appendix 1:: Commonly Used Symbols Appendix 2:: Abbreviations and Their Meanings Appendix 3:: Word Parts and Their Meanings Appendix 4::Meanings and Their Corresponding Word Parts Appendix 5:: Word Roots Appendix 6:: Suffixes Appendix 7:: Prefixes Appendix 8:: Metric Measurements Appendix 9:: Stedmans Medical Dictionary at a Glance Answer Key