Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach

by Myrna LaFleur Brooks

This bestselling text provides students with the basic knowledge of medical language they need to communicate clearly with other health care team members. It presents not only medical terms built from word parts, but also those not built from word parts - which are sometimes omitted from other texts. Logically organized with a body system approach, this text also provides a brief review of anatomic terminology. A wealth of exercises helps students memorize word parts and their meanings, so they'll be equipped to recognize and define new medical terms.

Genres: School, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Language, Medical, Medicine

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Shawna Yeremian]

The exercises in this book really help you to memorize the terms. And the flash cards it came with were very helpful. Too bad they were only for Greek and Latin word parts, so I had to hand-write everything else. SO MANY FLASHCARDS.

[Alison J]

Must have!

[Emily]

Really helpful
Helpful

[Linda W]

Great book. The exercises really enforced the content and helped with memorization.

[Marie]

Again, technically I'm still reading this one but I've read enough to comment on it. It's not the greatest as far as textbooks go. The information could be streamlined better and some vocab words are not highlighted in any way--that's annoying. Plus, the photos aren't that great--if I'm going to have to look at a picture of a guy with a skin disease I at least want the photo to be a quality one.

[Elizabeth]

Working through the book and completing the exercises is a great way to begin gaining proficiency with medical terminology.

[Eric]

Easy to use, loved the pictures and charts to help study.