Medical Terminology: A Short Course

Chabner's Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition is a comprehensive textbook that helps students master medical vocabulary quickly. It offers a text/workbook format with exercises, labeling, and pronunciations, as well as case studies and real-world vignettes. The book's easy-to-read and understandable language makes it accessible to students with little or no background in biology or medicine. It also includes medical animations, word games, and flashcards on the Evolve website for additional learning resources. The textbook reinforces learning with exercises, diagram labeling, review sheets, and pronunciation practice. It features full-color illustrations and photographs, Picture Show activities, medical case reports, and vignettes, and first-person narratives to help students understand diseases and conditions from the patient's perspective. The Principal Diagnosis feature demonstrates how medical terms are used in clinical practice. The Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces key concepts, and the Evolve website offers resources optimized for tablet use and mobile-optimized versions of flashcards and quick quizzes. The book also includes an appendix on immunity and COVID-19 vaccines.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 19 May 2022
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Chabner's Medical Terminology: A Short Course,9th Edition is the ultimate guide to mastering medical vocabulary quickly and efficiently. Omitting time-consuming and nonessential information, this text focuses on helping you understand the basics of medical terminology, including the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots. The text is presented in a workbook format, allowing you to practice and interact with medical terminology on almost every page through exercises, labeling, and pronunciations.

Case studies and real-world vignettes demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice, providing you with a practical understanding of the language. Additionally, the book includes medical animations, word games, and flashcards on the Evolve website, further enhancing your learning experience.

With its easy-to-read and understandable language, Chabner's Medical Terminology is perfect for individuals with little or no background in biology or medicine. The text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with exercises, diagram labeling, review sheets, and pronunciation practice throughout the book. Full-color illustrations and photographs show parts of the body, diseases, conditions, and medical procedures, while Picture Show activities, medical case reports, and vignettes demonstrate real-life applications of medical terms.

First Person narratives help you to understand diseases and conditions from the patient's perspective, while the Principal Diagnosis feature shows how medical terms are used in clinical practice by asking you to read physician notes about a case and determine the patient's principal diagnosis. The Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces your understanding of key concepts and easily confused terms.

The Evolve website includes resources optimized for tablet use, and mobile-optimized versions of the flashcards and quick quizzes make it even more convenient for you to study on the go. Whether you're a student, healthcare professional, or simply interested in expanding your medical knowledge, Chabner's Medical Terminology: A Short Course,9th Edition is the perfect tool to help you build a working medical vocabulary quickly and effectively.

Weight: 724g
Dimension: 192 x 237 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323479912
Edition number: 9 ed