TY - BOOK AU - Henderson,Beverley AU - Dorsey,Jennifer TI - Medical terminology for dummies® T2 - ---For dummies,® a Wiley brand SN - 9781118944042 AV - R123 HEN 2015 U1 - 610.1/4 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Canada PB - John willey & sons KW - Medicine KW - Terminology KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Living for linguistics. Scrubbing in to master medical terminology ; Medical terminology : the how and why ; Introducing the big three : prefixes, roots, and suffixes ; Acronyms, eponyms, homonyms, multiples, and plurals-- oh my! ; Say what? : pronunciation and usage -- Mapping words and bodies. As it was in the beginning : prefixes ; So it shall be in the end : suffixes ; Hey, I know you : word recognition ; Deconstruction junction : breaking down words ; An org chart to live by : organization of the body ; All systems go: when systems combine -- In terms of anatomy. Boning up on the skeletal system ; Getting ripped : the muscular system ; Skin deep : skin, glands, nails, and hair ; It depends on your perception : the sensory systems -- Let's get some physiology terminology. The heart of the matter : the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems ; Just breathe : the respiratory system ; Feeding time : the gastrointestinal system ; Gatekeepers of health : the endocrine system ; Calming down : the nervous system -- Name that plumbing. When you gotta go : the urinary system ; Checking the plumbing : the male reproductive system ; A life force: the female reproductive system -- The part of tens. Ten essential medical terminology references ; Ten or so useful mnemonic devices ; Ten sets of terminology tongue-twisting diseases -- Appendix. Prefixes and suffixes N2 - Henderson and Dorsey show you the easiest way to remember unfamiliar, tongue-twisting words in the medical field. They break down the words you'll encounter in your medical terminology course, and help you master definitions, pronunciations, and applications across all medical fields. -- UR - http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/medical-terminology-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1513/2014945060-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1603/2014945060-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2014945060-d.html ER -