Medical Terminology for Dummies

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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. 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