Build a working medical vocabulary quickly with Chabner's Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition! Omitting time-consuming, nonessential information, this text helps you master the basics of medical vocabulary — including the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots. A text/workbook format lets you practice and interact with medical terminology on almost every page through exercises, labeling, and pronunciations. Case studies and real-world vignettes demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice. With all this plus medical animations, word games, and flash cards on the Evolve website, you'll be amazed at how easily medical terminology becomes part of your vocabulary. - Easy-to-read and understandable language allows you to quickly grasp and retain medical terminology even if you've had little or no background in biology or medicine. - Text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with exercises, diagram labeling, review sheets, and pronunciation practice throughout the book. - Full-color illustrations and photographs show parts of the body, diseases, conditions, and medical procedures. - Picture Show activities, medical case reports, and vignettes demonstrate real-life applications of medical terms. - First Person narratives help you to understand diseases and conditions from the patient's perspective. - Principal Diagnosis feature shows how medical terms are used in clinical practice by asking you to read physician notes about a case and determine the patient's principal diagnosis. - Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces your understanding of key concepts and easily confused terms. - Evolve website includes resources optimized for tablet use, and mobile-optimized versions of the flash cards and quick quizzes make it easier for on-the-go study and review. - Body Systems Challenge self-test assesses and reinforces your understanding at your own pace. - NEW! Additional case studies provide examples of medical terminology in the context of patient care and procedures. - NEW! Immunity and COVID-19 Vaccines appendix features topics of current interest, including infectious disease, cancer treatments, medical technologies, and pharmacology.

Quickly master the basics of medical terminology and begin speaking and writing terms almost immediately! Using Davi-Ellen Chabner's proven learning method, Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 7th Edition omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you build a working medical vocabulary of the most frequently encountered prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand exactly what they mean, and case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrate how they're used in practice. With all this plus medical animations, word games, and flash cards on the Evolve companion website, you'll be amazed at how easily medical terminology becomes part of your vocabulary. Self-teaching text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with labeling diagrams, pronunciation tests, and review sheets throughout the book. Clear, non-technical explanations demystify medical terminology even if you've had little or no background in science or biology. Picture Show activities, practical case studies, and vignettes demonstrate real-life applications of medical terms in describing describe pathology and procedures. Full-color images illustrate anatomical and pathological terms. Principal Diagnosis feature shows how medical terms are used in clinical practice by asking you to read physician notes about a case and determine the patient’s principal diagnosis. First Person narratives help you understand diseases and conditions from the patient’s perspective. Spotlight feature identifies and clarifies potentially confusing terminology. Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces your understanding of key concepts. Labeled illustrations in the Spanish glossary present Spanish terms for major anatomical structures. A tablet-optimized Evolve companion website includes word games, learning exercises, audio pronunciations, animations, an anatomy coloring book, electronic flash cards, and more. NEW and UPDATED medical information keeps you current with today’s healthcare terminology, and includes new illustrations clarifying difficult concepts and procedures. IMPROVED! Evolve resources are now optimized for tablet use, and mobile-optimized versions of the flash cards and quick quizzes make it easier for on-the-go study and review.

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Quickly master the basics of medical terminology and begin speaking and writing terms almost immediately! Using Davi-Ellen Chabner's proven learning methods, Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 6th Edition omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you build a working medical vocabulary of the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots. Medical terms are introduced in the context of human anatomy and physiology to help you understand exactly what they mean, and case studies, vignettes, and activities demonstrate how medical terms are used in practice. With all this plus medical animations, word games, and flash cards on the companion Evolve website, you'll be amazed at how easily medical terminology becomes part of your vocabulary. Simple, clear, non-technical explanations demystify medical terminology even if you've had little or no background in medicine or science. Self-teaching text/workbook approach reinforces learning every step of the way with labeling diagrams, pronunciation tests, and review sheets throughout the book. Full-color images illustrate anatomical and pathological terms. UNIQUE Picture Show activities, practical case studies, and vignettes demonstrate real-life applications of medical terms. Spotlight feature identifies and clarifies potentially confusing terminology. Audio pronunciations and definitions help you pronounce terms correctly and commit their definitions to memory. Labeled illustrations in the Spanish glossary present Spanish terms used in the healthcare setting. A companion Evolve website includes word games, learning exercises, audio pronunciations, animations, an anatomy coloring book, electronic flash cards, and more. First Person vignettes provide personal narratives to help you understand diseases and conditions from a patient's perspective. Principal Diagnosis feature shows how medical terms are used in clinical practice by asking you to read physician notes about a case and determine the patient's principal diagnosis. Medical Terminology Check Up at the end of each chapter reinforces key concepts. New and updated medical information keeps you current with today's healthcare terminology and includes new and re-drawn illustrations.

Medical Terminology Online to accompany Medical Terminology: A Short Course, ed 4 is our shortest, most streamlined presentation of medical terminology with the intent of presenting the most basic and essential information of medical language. This first edition of an online course companion for Medical Terminology: A Short Course follows the organization of the text.

A comprehensive guide to building a working vocabulary of medical terminology that includes labeled diagrams, pronunciation tests, review sheets, nontechnical explanations of terms, case studies, vignettes, a miniature dictionary, an illustrated Spanish glossary, and two companion CDs.

Medical Terminology Online is a fun, interactive way to help you master the medical vocabulary presented in Davi-Ellen Chabner's Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 6th Edition. Corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, dynamic online modules feature threaded case studies that introduce you to the medical terminology related to the care of patients with specific medical conditions. Video clips, animations, and slide shows clearly demonstrate the meaning and use of common medical terms, while engaging exercises challenge you to apply medical terms to real-world scenarios. Outcome-based learning approach provides objectives for each module, with quizzes and exams following each section to help you measure your progress. Narrated animations and slide shows clearly demonstrate physiologic processes and help you master difficult concepts. Interactive exercises help you learn and remember medical terms with flash cards, case studies, pronunciation, word building, labeling, listen and spell, image association, pop-up review, matching, and true/false activities. Threaded case studies follow a patient with a particular medical condition throughout an entire module to show the real-life applications of medical terminology. Catch That? activities reinforce your understanding before moving on to the next section. Medical record activities familiarize you with the different types of entries in the medical record. End-of-module exams test your knowledge of medical terms. 5,000-term English/Spanish medical glossary includes terms and definitions in both languages. NEW terms and abbreviations keep you up to date with the latest advances in technology and changes in health care delivery. NEW Take It In case study-based activity asks you to read a clinical vignette then answer questions related to the content. Streamlined format for medical reports lets you answer questions immediately after reading the relevant section.