Full Description
This completely revised edition now includes the most current terminology. This unique text helps your students learn medical terminology from a "classics" approach and includes references to Greek and Latin mythology. In addition, many new illustrations reinforce concepts and highlight various etymological notes.
Contents
1: GREEK-DERIVED MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
1. Greek Nouns and Adjectives
2. Nouns of the Third Declension
3. Building Greek Vocabulary I: Nouns and Adjectives
4. Greek Verbs
5. Building Greek Vocabulary II
6. Building Greek Vocabulary III
7. Building Greek Vocabulary IV
2: LATIN-DERIVED MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
8. Latin Nouns and Adjectives
9. Latin Verbs
3: BODY SYSTEMS
10. Cardiovascular System
11. Respiratory System
12. Digestive System
13. The Optic System
14. Female Reproductive System
15. Genitourinary System
4: ADDITIONAL STUDY
16. Hematopoetic and Lymphatic Systems
17. The Musculoskeletal System
18. The Nervous System
19. The Endocrine System
5: BIOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE
20. Biological Nomenclature
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Index of Combining Forms
Appendix B: Index of Prefixes
Appendix C: Index of Suffixes
Appendix D: Index of Suffix Forms and Compound Suffix Forms
Appendix E: Glossary of English-to-Greek/Latin
Appendix F: Medical Terminology Used in Lessons 1 to 15
Bibliography for Edition III
Bibliography for Edition II
