Master the terminology you need to communicate clearly and confidently in the healthcare setting! Using small learning segments or "chunks," Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 7th Edition makes it easy to learn medical terms and definitions. Concepts and terms are immediately followed by exercises to reinforce and assess your understanding. Organizing terminology by body system, the book covers prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, and realistic case studies help you apply your knowledge to practice. Special boxes help you avoid terminology pitfalls. Written by respected educator Betsy Shiland, this book includes an Evolve website with medical animations, flash cards, quizzes, word games, and more. - Frequent word part and word building exercises reinforce your understanding with immediate opportunities for practice and review. - Pathology and diagnostic terminology tables summarize the phonetic pronunciation of terms, word origin, and definitions. - Case studies provide an opportunity to see terminology in use. - Be Careful boxes remind you of potentially confusing look-alike or sound-alike word parts and terms. - Age Matters boxes highlight important concepts and terminology for both pediatric and geriatric patients. - Labeling exercises and hundreds of illustrations help you learn anatomy and the accompanying combining forms. - Focus On boxes put it all together by highlighting a disorder or procedure that uses the medical terminology presented throughout the chapter. - Coverage of electronic medical records prepares you for using EHR in the healthcare setting. - Evolve website includes medical animations, electronic flash cards, quizzes, and word games such as Tournament of Terminology, Medical Millionaire, and Match the Word Part. - NEW! Point of Interest boxes offer a complete picture of selected diseases and procedures. - NEW gradable activities are added to the Evolve website for this edition. - NEW terms and photos keep you up to date with advances in healthcare.

Learn how to communicate clearly and confidently with other members of the healthcare team! Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 6th Edition covers medical terms and definitions in small chunks of easy-to-follow learning segments that are followed immediately by exercises and review questions to reinforce your understanding. Organized by body systems, this worktext includes over 100 case studies and medical records with review questions. Also included are mobile-optimized quizzes and flash cards that make it easy to study terms anytime, anywhere. This popular introduction to medical language is perfect as a career refresher or college-level learning. Over 100 case studies and electronic medical records provide you with the opportunity to see terminology in use. A breakdown of A&P terms appears in page margins next to the related text, helping you learn and memorize word parts in context. Practice exams help prepare you for quizzes and tests. Answer key in back of the book is perforated for easy removal. NEW! Focus-On boxes in each chapter offer a complete picture of individual diseases and procedures. NEW! Fully accessible interactive games and activities offer you the ability to practice memorizing word parts and using medical terms in context. NEW! Terms and photos added to keep you up-to-date with advances in healthcare.

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Frequent word part and word building exercises reinforce your understanding with immediate opportunities for practice and review. Pathology and diagnostic terminology tables summarize the phonetic pronunciation of terms, word origin, and definitions. Case studies provide an opportunity to see terminology in use. Be Careful boxes remind you of potentially confusing look-alike or sound-alike word parts and terms. Age Matters boxes highlight important concepts and terminology for both pediatric and geriatric patients. Labeling exercises and hundreds of illustrations help you learn anatomy and the accompanying combining forms. Focus On boxes put it all together by highlighting a disorder or procedure that uses the medical terminology presented throughout the chapter. Coverage of electronic medical records prepares you for using EHR in the healthcare setting. Evolve website includes medical animations, electronic flash cards, quizzes, and word games such as Tournament of Terminology, Medical Millionaire, and Match the Word Part. NEW! Point of Interest boxes offer a complete picture of selected diseases and procedures. NEW gradable activities are added to the Evolve website for this edition. NEW terms and photos keep you up to date with advances in healthcare.

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