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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Living for Linguistics
• Chapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology
• The Tale behind the Terms
• Making Terminology Work for You
• Building a Foundation of Vocabulary
• In Terms of Anatomy
• All Systems Go
• Down-Under Details
• The Ultimate Resource: You
• Chapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why
• Defining Medical Terminology
• Medical Terminology in the Real World
• Changes in Medical Terminology
• It’s Greek and Latin to Me
• Modernizing Medicine
• Chapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
• Rooting Around for Answers
• Prefix as Precursor
• Common Prefixes
• Suffixes: Final Thoughts
• Chapter 4: Acronyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals — Oh My!
• Acronyms
• Deriving a Plural the Medical Way
• Welcome to the Peanut Gallery: More Exceptions to the Plural Rules
• Chapter 5: Say What? Pronunciation and Usage
• Hooked on Phonics
• Pronouncing Common Prefixes and Beginning Sounds
• Pronouncing Common Suffixes and Endings
• Pronouncing Common Combinations
• Putting It All Together
• What Condition Your Condition Is In
• Suffering Suffixes
• Part 2: Mapping Words and Bodies
• Chapter 6: As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes
• Common Prefixes
• Matching Prefixes to Situations
• Retro Root Rewind A–M
• Retro Root Rewind N–Z
• Chapter 7: So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes
• Common Suffixes
• Matching Suffixes to Situations
• Chapter 8: Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition
• The Inside Story: Terms for Your Interior
• Terms for the Outside of Your Body
• Pathological Conditions
• Chapter 9: Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words
• Finding Parts of Words
• Going Deeper into Suffixes
• Adding Up Individual Word Meanings
• Chapter 10: An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body
• Looking at the Big Picture
• Cells
• Tissues
• Organs and Systems
• Cavities of the Body
• Directional Terms and Anatomical Planes
• Regions of the Body
• Chapter 11: All Systems Go: When Systems Combine
• Anatomical Systems Working Together
• Physiology Systems Working Together
• Part 3: In Terms of Anatomy
• Chapter 12: Boning Up on the Skeletal System
• How the Skeletal System Works
• Skeletal Root Words
• More Anatomical Terms
• Common Skeletal Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Skeletal Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Skeletal Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Skeletal Surgeries and Procedures
• Chapter 13: Getting Ripped: The Muscular System
• How the Muscular System Works
• Muscular Roots and Suffixes
• Action Item: The Movement of Your Muscles
• Common Muscular Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Muscular Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Muscular Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Muscular Surgeries and Procedures
• It’s All Related: More Muscular Terms
• Chapter 14: Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair
• Layers of Skin
• Glands, Both Sebaceous and Sudoriferous
• Hair and Nails
• Integumentary Root Words
• Common Integumentary Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Integumentary Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Integumentary Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Integumentary Surgeries and Procedures
• More Integumentary Terms
• Chapter 15: It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems
• The Eye
• The Ear
• The Nose
• The Mouth
• The Touch Receptor
• Sensory Root Words
• It’s All Related: More Anatomical Terms
• Common Sensory Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Sensory Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Sensory Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Sensory Pharmacology
• Part 4: Let’s Get Some Physiology Terminology
• Chapter 16: The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
• How the Cardiovascular System Works
• How the Lymphatic System Works
• Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Root Words
• Common Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology Rx: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Pharmacology
• Chapter 17: Just Breathe: The Respiratory System
• How the Respiratory System Works
• Respiratory Root Words
• It’s All Related: More Anatomical Terms
• Common Respiratory Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Respiratory Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Respiratory Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Respiratory Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Respiratory Pharmacology
• Chapter 18: Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System
• How the Gastrointestinal System Works
• Mouth and pharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Gallbladder
• Intestines
• Gastrointestinal Root Words
• Common Gastrointestinal Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Gastrointestinal Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Gastrointestinal Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Gastrointestinal Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
• Chapter 19: Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System
• How the Endocrine System Works
• Endocrine Root Words
• It’s All Related: More Endocrine Anatomical Terms
• Common Endocrine Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Endocrine Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Endocrine Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Endocrine Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Endocrine Pharmacology
• Chapter 20: Calming Down: The Nervous System
• How the Nervous System Works
• The Central Nervous System
• Peripheral Nervous System
• Nervous Root Words
• It’s All Related: More Nerve-Wracking Terms
• Common Nervous Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Nervous Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Nervous Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Nervous Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Nervous Pharmacology
• Part 5: Name That Plumbing
• Chapter 21: When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System
• How the Urinary System Works
• Urinary Root Words
• Common Urinary Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Urinary Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Urinary Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Urinary Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Urinary Pharmacology
• Chapter 22: Check the Plumbing: The Male Reproductive System
• How the Male Reproductive System Works
• Male Reproductive Root Words
• Pathological Male Reproductive Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Male Reproductive Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Male Reproductive Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Male Reproductive Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Male Reproductive Pharmacology
• Say What? Male Terminology Tongue Twisters
• Chapter 23: A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System
• How the Female Reproductive System Works
• Female Reproductive Root Words
• It’s All Related: More Female Reproductive Anatomical Terms
• Common Female Reproductive Conditions
• Finding the Culprit: Female Reproductive Diseases and Pathology
• Testing, Testing: Female Reproductive Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
• Paging Dr. Terminology: Female Reproductive Surgeries and Procedures
• Terminology RX: Female Reproductive Pharmacology
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 24: Ten Essential Medical Terminology References
• Medterms.com
• Medilexicon.com
• webMD.com
• Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 32nd Edition
• Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 10th Edition
• Stedman’s Medical Dictionary and Flashcards for Health Professionals and Nursing Illustrated, 7th Edition
• Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 23rd Edition
• Sloane’s Medical Word Book, 5th Edition
• Medicalmnemonics.com
• Medical Terminology Systems Quick Study Guide
• Chapter 25: Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices
• Cranial Nerves
• Lung Lobe Numbers
• The Size of a Thyroid
• Scalp Layers
• Muscles of the Rotator Cuff
• Radial Nerve
• Face Nerves
• Perineal versus Peroneal
• Sperm Path through Male Reproductive Tract
• Carpal Bone Locations
• Cranial Bones
• Chapter 26: Ten Sets of Terminology Tongue-Twisting Diseases
• Skeletal
• Muscular
• Integumentary
• Sensory
• Cardiovascular and Lymphatic
• Respiratory
• Gastrointestinal
• Endocrine
• Nervous
• Urinary and Reproductive
• Chapter 27: Top Ten Crazy-Hard-to-Spell Medical Terms
• Crazy-Hard-to-Spell Terms
• Appendix: Handy Study Guide
• Synopsis of Body Systems and Their Parts
• Commonly Misspelled Medical Terms
• Common Medical Abbreviations
• Common Root Words
• Prefixes
• Suffixes
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement