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The Language of Medicine,

Edition 13

Editors: By Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT

Publication Date: 06 Feb 2024

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Effectively master medical terminology with Davi-Ellen Chabner's The Language of Medicine, 13th Edition. Centering on Chabner’s proven method of learning medical terms by studying them in the context of the human body, this highly praised and bestselling text helps individuals of all educational backgrounds easily understand and remember important medical terminology by incorporating easy-to-follow explanations, relevant examples, and countless reinforcement exercises. This new edition also features additional clinical practice exercises; more medical procedure photos; timely content on immunity and vaccines, infection control, advances in cardiology, cancer research, emerging orthopedic treatments; and more. No matter where your career path takes you, Chabner’s proven method for med term mastery will prepare you for success.

Key Features

Simple, clear, easy-to-understand explanations of terms enable readers with little or no previous medical or science background to easily grasp medical terms and concepts.
Clinical procedures and lab reports sections show you how terminology is used in health care settings; updated by experts in each specialty to reflect current practice.
A wide variety of exercises provide multiple opportunities to reinforce and remember content.
Clear illustrations and brilliant images of anatomy, physiology, and pathology orient readers to the structure and function of the body system, providing the best context for learning the medical terms and helping you learn terminology more easily by understanding how it is used in practice.
Practical Applications in each chapter (case reports, operative and diagnostic tests, laboratory, and x-ray reports) let you apply knowledge to situations that you will encounter in the clinical environment.
Actual clinical procedures and lab tests are provided within body system or medical specialty chapters

New Features

NEW! Additional clinical practice exercises incorporate medical terms into a clinical context
NEW! More photos of medical procedures to bring terminology to life
NEW! Updated content on infection control, advances in cardiology, cancer research, and emerging orthopedic treatments
NEW! Timely immunity and vaccine content keeps you up to date on the latest advances

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By Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT

1. Basic Word Structure
2. Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
3. Suffixes
4. Prefixes
5. Digestive System
6. Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
7. Urinary System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Male Reproductive System
10. Nervous System
11. Cardiovascular System
12. Respiratory System
13. Blood System
14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
15. Musculoskeletal System
16. Skin
17. Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear
18. Endocrine System
19. Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
20. Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
21. Pharmacology
22. Psychiatry

APPENDIX
I Plurals
II Abbreviations, Symbols, Acronyms, and Eponyms
III Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results
IV Drugs

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"...presents a new edition of a medical textbook designed to allow students to learn medical terminology and biology required to work in multiple healthcare fields.... Elsevier’s author provides exhaustive terms and complex medical processes to understand at many learning levels “with an approach that explains terms in the context of anatomy and physiology, as well as how the body works in health and disease”.... The textbook has now provided a 13th edition with a clear and straightforward approach to understand without any previous medical or scientific background.... [It's] well structured throughout, covering from basic word structures and language and running through each body system – digestion, reproduction, cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, vision and further on oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, pharmacology and psychiatry." — Dr. Gearóid Tuohy, Euretina, March 2025

ISBN: 9780443107795

Page Count: 1072

Illustrations : 521

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