This money-saving package is a must-have for students! It includes Basic Medical Language, 3rd edition and an electronic version of the textbook that allows students to search, highlight information, take notes, share notes and more. This package makes it simple for students to make the most of their study time and get more use out of their textbooks!

The perfect text for a shorter medical terminology course, Basic Medical Language, 6th Edition provides the foundation you need to confidently communicate with other members of your health care team. This basic medical vocabulary text focuses on building word skills by explaining a carefully selected group of suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms to provide the basis for recognizing and defining hundreds of medical terms. Clear, illustrated lessons present terms by body system, introducing word parts and providing review exercises that ask you to define terms or combine word parts to create terms. The new edition of this text also reinforces what you've learned with case studies, images, exercises and carefully crafted Evolve resources. - Over 200 flash cards packaged free with the text make it easier for you to memorize terms. - Electronic health record mockups provide exposure to the electronic health records that you will encounter in practice. - Systemic presentation of medical terms helps you learn and recognize new words as you encounter them by combining parts. - Case studies serve as review sections and provide additional opportunities for you to apply what you have learned. - Engaging integrated exercises, including matching, building, and reading medical terms in context. - Consistent organization and pacing of lessons ensures steady acquisition of terminology. - Objectives integrated with headings clarify how the content is presented within lessons and show you how objectives relate to content. - NEW! An expanded Career Focus feature highlights professionals whose work focuses on specific body systems. - NEW! Integrated chapter quizzes test your knowledge and provide instant feedback on your progress. - NEW! Updated terminology and illustrations provide students with the latest pathology and procedure information. - NEW! Expanded abbreviation lists provide you with the most important healthcare abbreviations.

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Provides students with a foundation of knowledge they can build on as they pursue a career in healthcare. This work is written in a user-friendly style.

Focusing on basic word building skills, Basic Medical Language, 4th Edition provides the foundation of medical vocabulary you need to communicate with other health care team members. It explains a carefully selected group of suffixes, prefixes, and word roots to give you a basis for learning and understanding hundreds of medical terms. Clear, illustrated lessons present terms by body system, introducing word parts and providing exercises that ask you to define terms or combine word parts to create terms. Written by expert educators Myrna LaFleur Brooks and Danielle LaFleur Brooks, this text also simplifies medical terminology with online learning activities, games, and quizzes. Over 200 flash cards packaged free with the text make it easier to memorize terms. Clear, conversational approach makes it easier to learn and understand medical terminology. Integrated exercises test your knowledge and provide instant feedback on your progress. Time Out review sections are included after every four chapters to provide the opportunity to review material at regular intervals. Evolve resources include activities, games, an audio program, a 5,000-term English/Spanish med term glossary, and gradable, e-mailable quizzes. FYI boxes offer practical information and interesting med term facts. NEW terms and definitions keep you up to date with the latest healthcare procedures and advances. NEW electronic health record documents provide exposure to the EHRs you will encounter in practice. NEW and updated illustrations show difficult terms and procedures more clearly. NEW! Gradable exercises on the Evolve companion website allow quick assessment of your understanding and can be easily e-mailed to instructors. NEW list of error-prone abbreviations identifies abbreviations that should NOT be used in the clinical setting.

Build the foundation you need to confidently communicate with your healthcare team! Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition makes it easy to master the medical terminology needed for success in the health professions. This concise text helps you learn and recognize hundreds of medical terms by introducing the suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms used in building words. Brief, illustrated lessons present terms by body system, and include exercises that ask you to build, define, and read commonly used medical terms. From an expert writing team led by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, this book includes realistic case studies and an Evolve website that simplifies learning with animations, activities, games, quizzes, and more.