Medical Terminology Simplified

• Appendix E: Abbreviations and Symbolssummarizes commonly used medical abbreviations and symbols,
  including their meanings.


• Appendix F: Medical Specialtiesprovides a summary and description of medical specialties.


• Appendix G: Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translationsis an enhanced appendix of English-to-Spanish vocab-
  ulary and phrases relevant to various medical specialties. It is intended to help health-care workers who do not
  speak Spanish but who encounter Spanish-speaking patients in the medical environment.

LEARNING STYLES

All enhancements in the fifth edition are constructed to improve retention and make the study of medical terminology

more enjoyable and engaging. As more and more students identify themselves as visual learners, the authors met this

challenge by ensuring that the illustrations in the text and ancillary products are as helpful to students as possible.

Many of the figures depicting the toughest topics for students to grasp have been newly developed; others from the

previous edition have been enhanced for clarity and ease of understanding. Thus, one of the most extraordinary features

of this edition is the collection of visually outstanding, full-color illustrations. These illustrations are extremely useful

as students learn the association of medical terms to anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical treatments of the

human body. All of the artwork presents precise depictions of medical terms in action. Full-color figures enable

students to see a true representation of the body system, pathological condition, or operative procedure.

Programmed Learning Approach

The programmed learning approach presents a word-building method for developing a medical vocabulary in an effec-

tive, interesting manner. The book is designed to help students learn skills that will enable them to analyze medical

terms by breaking them down into their basic components. By learning and reinforcing this technique, students will

master the terms in this book and learn to decipher new medical terms that they encounter in the workplace. It is not

a book in which the student simply memorizes a list of vocabulary terms. In addition, the text can be used in a tradi-

tional classroom setting or with guidance from an instructor for independent study. The workbook text format is

designed to guide the student through exercises that teach and reinforce medical terminology.

The programmed learning technique makes use of frames, or isolated pieces of information that, together, give the

student the building blocks of medical terminology. The frames, each numbered with the chapter number and then

the frame number within that chapter, allow students to learn at their own pace and in their own way. Each frame

contains not only information about terminology, but also fill-in lines students can use to reinforce understanding of

the information. The student can find the answer to each fill-in line in the frame’s answer box, located at the left of

the page.

The key to using frames wisely is the bookmark included with every book. Students should use it to cover the answer

column to verify their understanding of the content provided in the frame. Pronunciation keys for all medical words

are also included in the frame answer boxes. Newly designed pronunciation guides in each chapter help students pro-

nounce medical terms correctly.

TEACHING AND LEARNING PACKAGE

Numerous teaching aids are available free of charge to instructors who adopt Medical Terminology Simplified: A

Programmed Learning Approach by Body System, 5th edition. These teaching aids contain an abundance of information

and activities to help students retain what they have learned in a given chapter. Various types of electronic resources

are designed to enhance course content and ensure a program of excellence in a medical terminology curriculum.

These resources will also help you plan course work and provide you with various types of presentations to reinforce

the learning process. These teaching aids include the Web-based Medical Language Laband the DavisPlus Online

Resource Centerfor students and instructors.

Medical Language Lab

Included in every new copy of Medical Terminology Simplified: A Programmed Learning Approach by Body System,

5th edition, is access to the ultimate online medical terminology resource for students. The Medical Language Labis

a rich learning environment using proven language development methods to help students become effective users of

medical language. To access the Medical Language Lab,students simply go to http://www.medicallanguagelab.com

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