{"product_id":"medical-terminology-for-dummies-isbn-9781394348091","title":"Medical Terminology For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecome fluent in the standardized language of all medical fields\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedical Terminology For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand prefixes, roots, and suffixes, so you can confidently work out the meanings of complex terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractice defining medical terms and get help memorizing key vocabulary elements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhance your professional expertise in any healthcare setting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove the safety and accuracy of medical communications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll medical and healthcare related careers require some knowledge of medical terminology. Start off on the right foot—or brush up what you already know—with \u003ci\u003eMedical Terminology For Dummies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Living for Linguistics 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Acronyms, Antonyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals — Oh My! 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Say What? Pronunciation and Usage 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Mapping Words and Bodies 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes. 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: All Systems Go: When Systems Combine 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Lockdown Life: The Terminology of Global Health Crises 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: In Terms of Anatomy 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Boning Up on the Skeletal System 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Getting Ripped: The Muscular System 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Let’s Get Some Physiology Terminology 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Just Breathe: The Respiratory System 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Calming Down: The Nervous System 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Name That Plumbing 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Check the Plumbing: The Male Reproductive System 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: The Part of Tens 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Ten Essential Medical Terminology References 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26: Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 381\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeverley Henderson, CMT-R, HRT \u003c\/b\u003ehas more than 40 years’ experience in medical terminology and tran­scription. She’s helped develop course curricula and has written and produced medical terminology teaching videos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer L. Dorsey, PhD \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and editor with more than 25 years’ experience.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible, updated guide to medical terminology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking for an easy-to-follow handbook of medical terminology packed with clear guidance and accurate definitions? In \u003ci\u003eMedical Terminology For Dummies,\u003c\/i\u003e you’ll find updated and authoritative coverage of medical terms, including new language added to the 2022 ICD-10 code updates, as well as the correct language to use for body parts and organs, hints and tips to help you remember correct spelling, and information dedicated to the terminology of global health crises and pandemics. 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