Confused by medical terms? Don't know a carcinoma from a hematoma? Medical Terminology For Dummies gets you up to speed quickly on medical terminology fundamentals and helps you master medical definitions, pronunciations, and applications across all health care fields. Once you understand medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words, you'll approach even unfamiliar medical terms with confidence. This plain-English guide to language that can be just plain confusing clears up the meanings of the Greek and Latin sources of medical terms. You'll get a handle on how these mouthfuls are constructed, and discover how to decipher any medical term, no matter how complex or unusual. You'll also get plenty of help in pronouncing and remembering medical words, and you'll find out how and why the terminology changes from hospital to laboratory to pharmacy. You'll discover how to:
Understand word foundations and origins Grasp the essential meanings of unfamiliar terms Define common prefixes and suffixes Identify and pronounce medical terms Deconstruct words to grasp definitions Use plurals and multiples with ease Describe medical conditions accurately Bone up on terms that describe the anatomy Use mnemonic devices to remember medical terms Know when words refer to diseases, injuries, treatments, and more Use medical terminology in the real world Complete with a list of essential references on medical terminology as well as helpful word-building activities Medical Terminology For Dummies puts you in the know in no time.
Author(s): Beverley Henderson; Jennifer Lee Dorsey
Series: For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 364
Medical Terminology For Dummies®
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I Living for Linguistics
Chapter 1 Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology
The Tale Behind the Terms
Making Terminology Work for You
Building a Foundation of Vocabulary
In Terms of Anatomy
All Systems Go
Down Under Details
The Ultimate Resource: You
Chapter 2 Medical Terminology: The How and Why
Defining Medical Terminology
Using Medical Terminology in the Real World
Changes in Medical Terminology
It’s Greek and Latin to Me
Modernizing Medicine
Chapter 3 Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
Rooting Around for Answers
Prefix as Precursor
Common Prefixes
Suffixes: Final Thoughts
Chapter 4 Acronyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals — Oh My!
Acronyms
Deriving a Plural the Medical Way
Welcome to the Peanut Gallery: More Exceptions to the Plural Rules
Chapter 5 Say What? Pronunciation and Usage
Hooked on Phonics
Pronouncing Common Prefixes and Beginning Sounds
Pronouncing Common Suffixes and Endings
Pronouncing Common Combinations
Putting It All Together
What Condition Your Condition Is In
Suffering Suffixes
Part II Mapping Words and Bodies
Chapter 6 As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes
Common Prefixes
Matching Prefixes to Situations
Retro Root Rewind A– M
Chapter 7 So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes
Common Suffixes
Matching Suffixes to Situations
Retro Root Rewind N– Z
Chapter 8 Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition
The Inside Story: Terms for Your Interior
Terms for the Outside of Your Body
Chapter 9 Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words
Finding Parts of Words
Going Deeper into Suffixes
Adding Up Individual Word Meanings
Chapter 10 An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body
Looking at the Big Picture
Cells
Tissues
Organs and Systems
Cavities of the Body
Directional Terms and Anatomical Planes
Regions of the Body
Chapter 11 All Systems Go: When Systems Combine
Anatomical Systems Working Together
Physiology Systems Working Together
Part III In Terms of Anatomy
Chapter 12 Boning Up on the Skeletal System
How the Skeletal System Works
Skeletal Root Words
More Anatomical Terms
Common Skeletal Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Skeletal Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Skeletal Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Skeletal Surgeries and Procedures
Chapter 13 Getting Ripped: The Muscular System
How the Muscular System Works
Muscular Roots and Suffixes
Action Item: The Movement of Your Muscles
Common Muscular Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Muscular Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Muscular Radiology and Diagnostic tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Muscular Surgeries and Procedures
It’s All Related: More Muscular Terms
Chapter 14 Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair
Layers of Skin
Glands, Both Sebaceous and Sudoriferous
Hair and Nails
Integumentary Root Words
Common Integumentary Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Integumentary Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Integumentary Radiology and Diagnostic tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Integumentary Surgeries and Procedures
It’s All Related: More Integumentary Terms
Chapter 15 It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems
The Eye
The Ear
The Nose
The Mouth
The Touch Receptor
Sensory Root Words
It’s All Related: More Anatomical Terms
Common Sensory Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Sensory Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Sensory Radiology and Diagnostic tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Sensory Pharmacology
Part IV Let’s Get Some Physiology Terminology
Chapter 16 The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
How the Cardiovascular System Works
How the Lymphatic System Works
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Root Words
Common Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology Rx: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Pharmacology
Chapter 17 Just Breathe: The Respiratory System
How the Respiratory System Works
Respiratory Root Words
It’s All Related: More Anatomical Terms
Common Respiratory Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Respiratory Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Respiratory Radiology and Diagnostic tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Respiratory Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Respiratory Pharmacology
Chapter 18 Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System
How the Gastrointestinal System Works
Mouth and pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Intestines
Gastrointestinal Root Words
Common Gastrointestinal Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Gastrointestinal Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Gastrointestinal Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Gastrointestinal Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Chapter 19 Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System
How the Endocrine System Works
Endocrine Root Words
It’s All Related: More Endocrine Anatomical Terms
Common Endocrine Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Endocrine Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Endocrine Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Endocrine Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Endocrine Pharmacology
Chapter 20 Calming Down: The Nervous System
How the Nervous System Works
The Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Nervous Root Words
It’s All Related: More Nerve-Wracking Terms
Common Nervous Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Nervous Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Nervous Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Nervous Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Nervous Pharmacology
Part V Name That Plumbing
Chapter 21 When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System
How the Urinary System Works
Urinary Root Words
Common Urinary Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Urinary Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Urinary Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Urinary Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Urinary Pharmacology
Chapter 22 Check the Plumbing: Male Reproductive System
How the Male Reproductive System Works
Male Reproductive Root Words
Common Male Reproductive Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Male Reproductive Diseases and Pathology
299 Testing, Testing: Male Reproductive Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Male Reproductive Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Male Reproductive Pharmacology
Chapter 23 A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System
How the Female Reproductive System Works
Female Reproductive Root Words
It’s All Related: More Female Reproductive Anatomical Terms
Common Female Reproductive Conditions
Finding the Culprit: Female Reproductive Diseases and Pathology
Testing, Testing: Female Reproductive Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
Paging Dr. Terminology: Female Reproductive Surgeries and Procedures
Terminology RX: Female Reproductive Pharmacology
Part VI The Part of Tens
Chapter 24 Ten Essential Medical Terminology References
Medterms.com
Medilexicon.com
Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary
webMD.com
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Mosby’s Medical Dictionary
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary and Flashcards for Health Professionals and Nursing Illustrated, 5th Edition
Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
Medicalmnemonics.com
Medical Terminology Systems Quick Study Guide
Chapter 25 Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices
Cranial Nerves
Lung Lobe Numbers
The Size of a Thyroid
Scalp Layers
Muscles of the Rotator Cuff
Radial Nerve
Face Nerves
Perineal versus Peroneal
Sperm Path through Male Reproductive Tract
Carpal Bone Locations
Cranial Bones
Chapter 26 Ten Fun Word-Building Activities
Word Grouping
Using Medical Word Parts You Already Know to Build Words
Matching the Word Part to the Definition
Crosswords
Flashcards
Name That System
Medical Hangman
Word Search
Combining Forms
Jumble
Appendix Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes
Suffixes
Index
