The language of medicine / Davi-Ellen Chabner. — 8th ed. — St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2007. – (61/C427/8th ed.)

Contents

    Contents
    
    chapter 1 Basic Word Structure 3
    chapter 2 Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole 33
    chapter 3 Suffixes 73
    chapter 4 Prefixes 107
    chapter 5 Digestive System 137
    chapter 6 Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology 183
    chapter 7 Urinary System 211
    chapter 8 Female Reproductive System 251
    chapter 9 Male Reproductive System 301
    chapter 10 Nervous System 331
    chapter 11 Cardiovascular System 383
    chapter 12 Respiratory System 439
    chapter 13 Blood System 483
    chapter 14 Lymphatic and Immune Systems 525
    chapter 15 Musculoskeletal System 557
    chapter 16 Skin 625
    chapter 17 Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear 669
    chapter 18 Endocrine System 721
    chapter 19 Cancer Medicine (Oncology) 769
    chapter 20 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine 819
    chapter 21 Pharmacology 853
    chapter 22 Psychiatry 893
    Glossary
    MEDICAL WORD PARTS--ENGLISH 931
    ENGLISH--MEDICALWORD PARTS 940
    appendix I Plurals 953
    appendix II Abbreviations， Acronyms， and Symbols 955
    appendix III Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results 965
    appendix IV Drugs 969
    appendix V Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms 973