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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
Curriculum
35 Sections
197 Lessons
10 Weeks
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Introduction
5
1.1
About This Book
1.2
Foolish Assumptions
1.3
Icons Used in This Book
1.4
Beyond the Book
1.5
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Living for Linguistics
0
Chapter 1: Scrubbing In to Master Medical Terminology
7
3.1
The Tale behind the Terms
3.2
Making Terminology Work for You
3.3
Building a Foundation of Vocabulary
3.4
In Terms of Anatomy
3.5
All Systems Go
3.6
Down-Under Details
3.7
The Ultimate Resource: You
Chapter 2: Medical Terminology: The How and Why
5
4.1
Defining Medical Terminology
4.2
Medical Terminology in the Real World
4.3
Changes in Medical Terminology
4.4
It’s Greek and Latin to Me
4.5
Modernizing Medicine
Chapter 3: Introducing the Big Three: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
4
5.1
Rooting Around for Answers
5.2
Prefix as Precursor
5.3
Common Prefixes
5.4
Suffixes: Final Thoughts
Chapter 4: Acronyms, Eponyms, Homonyms, Multiples, and Plurals — Oh My!
3
6.1
Acronyms
6.2
Deriving a Plural the Medical Way
6.3
Welcome to the Peanut Gallery: More Exceptions to the Plural Rules
Chapter 5: Say What? Pronunciation and Usage
7
7.1
Hooked on Phonics
7.2
Pronouncing Common Prefixes and Beginning Sounds
7.3
Pronouncing Common Suffixes and Endings
7.4
Pronouncing Common Combinations
7.5
Putting It All Together
7.6
What Condition Your Condition Is In
7.7
Suffering Suffixes
Part 2: Mapping Words and Bodies
0
Chapter 6: As It Was in the Beginning: Prefixes
4
9.1
Common Prefixes
9.2
Matching Prefixes to Situations
9.3
Retro Root Rewind A–M
9.4
Retro Root Rewind N–Z
Chapter 7: So It Shall Be in the End: Suffixes
2
10.1
Common Suffixes
10.2
Matching Suffixes to Situations
Chapter 8: Hey, I Know You: Word Recognition
3
11.1
The Inside Story: Terms for Your Interior
11.2
Terms for the Outside of Your Body
11.3
Pathological Conditions
Chapter 9: Deconstruction Junction: Breaking Down Words
3
12.1
Finding Parts of Words
12.2
Going Deeper into Suffixes
12.3
Adding Up Individual Word Meanings
Chapter 10: An Org Chart to Live By: Organization of the Body
7
13.1
Looking at the Big Picture
13.2
Cells
13.3
Tissues
13.4
Organs and Systems
13.5
Cavities of the Body
13.6
Directional Terms and Anatomical Planes
13.7
Regions of the Body
Chapter 11: All Systems Go: When Systems Combine
2
14.1
Anatomical Systems Working Together
14.2
Physiology Systems Working Together
Part 3: In Terms of Anatomy
0
Chapter 12: Boning Up on the Skeletal System
7
16.1
How the Skeletal System Works
16.2
Skeletal Root Words
16.3
More Anatomical Terms
16.4
Common Skeletal Conditions
16.5
Finding the Culprit: Skeletal Diseases and Pathology
16.6
Testing, Testing: Skeletal Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
16.7
Paging Dr. Terminology: Skeletal Surgeries and Procedures
Chapter 13: Getting Ripped: The Muscular System
8
17.1
How the Muscular System Works
17.2
Muscular Roots and Suffixes
17.3
Action Item: The Movement of Your Muscles
17.4
Common Muscular Conditions
17.5
Finding the Culprit: Muscular Diseases and Pathology
17.6
Testing, Testing: Muscular Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
17.7
Paging Dr. Terminology: Muscular Surgeries and Procedures
17.8
It’s All Related: More Muscular Terms
Chapter 14: Skin Deep: Skin, Glands, Nails, and Hair
9
18.1
Layers of Skin
18.2
Glands, Both Sebaceous and Sudoriferous
18.3
Hair and Nails
18.4
Integumentary Root Words
18.5
Common Integumentary Conditions
18.6
Finding the Culprit: Integumentary Diseases and Pathology
18.7
Testing, Testing: Integumentary Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
18.8
Paging Dr. Terminology: Integumentary Surgeries and Procedures
18.9
More Integumentary Terms
Chapter 15: It Depends on Your Perception: The Sensory Systems
12
19.1
The Eye
19.2
The Ear
19.3
The Nose
19.4
The Mouth
19.5
The Touch Receptor
19.6
Sensory Root Words
19.7
It’s All Related: More Anatomical Terms
19.8
Common Sensory Conditions
19.9
Finding the Culprit: Sensory Diseases and Pathology
19.10
Testing, Testing: Sensory Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
19.11
Paging Dr. Terminology: Surgeries and Procedures
19.12
Terminology RX: Sensory Pharmacology
Part 4: Let’s Get Some Physiology Terminology
0
Chapter 16: The Heart of the Matter: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
8
21.1
How the Cardiovascular System Works
21.2
How the Lymphatic System Works
21.3
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Root Words
21.4
Common Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Conditions
21.5
Finding the Culprit: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Diseases and Pathology
21.6
Testing, Testing: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
21.7
Paging Dr. Terminology: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Surgeries and Procedures
21.8
Terminology Rx: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Pharmacology
Chapter 17: Just Breathe: The Respiratory System
8
22.1
How the Respiratory System Works
22.2
Respiratory Root Words
22.3
It’s All Related: More Anatomical Terms
22.4
Common Respiratory Conditions
22.5
Finding the Culprit: Respiratory Diseases and Pathology
22.6
Testing, Testing: Respiratory Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
22.7
Paging Dr. Terminology: Respiratory Surgeries and Procedures
22.8
Terminology RX: Respiratory Pharmacology
Chapter 18: Feeding Time: The Gastrointestinal System
14
23.1
How the Gastrointestinal System Works
23.2
Mouth and pharynx
23.3
Esophagus
23.4
Stomach
23.5
Liver
23.6
Pancreas
23.7
Gallbladder
23.8
Intestines
23.9
Gastrointestinal Root Words
23.10
Common Gastrointestinal Conditions
23.11
Finding the Culprit: Gastrointestinal Diseases and Pathology
23.12
Testing, Testing: Gastrointestinal Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
23.13
Gastrointestinal Surgeries and Procedures
23.14
Terminology RX: Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Chapter 19: Gatekeepers of Health: The Endocrine System
8
24.1
How the Endocrine System Works
24.2
Endocrine Root Words
24.3
It’s All Related: More Endocrine Anatomical Terms
24.4
Common Endocrine Conditions
24.5
Finding the Culprit: Endocrine Diseases and Pathology
24.6
Testing, Testing: Endocrine Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
24.7
Paging Dr. Terminology: Endocrine Surgeries and Procedures
24.8
Terminology RX: Endocrine Pharmacology
Chapter 20: Calming Down: The Nervous System
10
25.1
How the Nervous System Works
25.2
The Central Nervous System
25.3
Peripheral Nervous System
25.4
Nervous Root Words
25.5
It’s All Related: More Nerve-Wracking Terms
25.6
Common Nervous Conditions
25.7
Finding the Culprit: Nervous Diseases and Pathology
25.8
Testing, Testing: Nervous Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
25.9
Paging Dr. Terminology: Nervous Surgeries and Procedures
25.10
Terminology RX: Nervous Pharmacology
Part 5: Name That Plumbing
0
Chapter 21: When You Gotta Go: The Urinary System
7
27.1
How the Urinary System Works
27.2
Urinary Root Words
27.3
Common Urinary Conditions
27.4
Finding the Culprit: Urinary Diseases and Pathology
27.5
Testing, Testing: Urinary Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
27.6
Paging Dr. Terminology: Urinary Surgeries and Procedures
27.7
Terminology RX: Urinary Pharmacology
Chapter 22: Check the Plumbing: The Male Reproductive System
8
28.1
How the Male Reproductive System Works
28.2
Male Reproductive Root Words
28.3
Pathological Male Reproductive Conditions
28.4
Finding the Culprit: Male Reproductive Diseases and Pathology
28.5
Testing, Testing: Male Reproductive Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
28.6
Paging Dr. Terminology: Male Reproductive Surgeries and Procedures
28.7
Terminology RX: Male Reproductive Pharmacology
28.8
Say What? Male Terminology Tongue Twisters
Chapter 23: A Life Force: The Female Reproductive System
8
29.1
How the Female Reproductive System Works
29.2
Female Reproductive Root Words
29.3
It’s All Related: More Female Reproductive Anatomical Terms
29.4
Common Female Reproductive Conditions
29.5
Finding the Culprit: Female Reproductive Diseases and Pathology
29.6
Testing, Testing: Female Reproductive Radiology and Diagnostic Tests
29.7
Paging Dr. Terminology: Female Reproductive Surgeries and Procedures
29.8
Terminology RX: Female Reproductive Pharmacology
Part 6: The Part of Tens
0
Chapter 24: Ten Essential Medical Terminology References
10
31.1
Medterms.com
31.2
Medilexicon.com
31.3
webMD.com
31.4
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 32nd Edition
31.5
Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 10th Edition
31.6
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary and Flashcards for Health Professionals and Nursing Illustrated, 7th Edition
31.7
Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 23rd Edition
31.8
Sloane’s Medical Word Book, 5th Edition
31.9
Medicalmnemonics.com
31.10
Medical Terminology Systems Quick Study Guide
Chapter 25: Ten or So Useful Mnemonic Devices
11
32.1
Cranial Nerves
32.2
Lung Lobe Numbers
32.3
The Size of a Thyroid
32.4
Scalp Layers
32.5
Muscles of the Rotator Cuff
32.6
Radial Nerve
32.7
Face Nerves
32.8
Perineal versus Peroneal
32.9
Sperm Path through Male Reproductive Tract
32.10
Carpal Bone Locations
32.11
Cranial Bones
Chapter 26: Ten Sets of Terminology Tongue-Twisting Diseases
10
33.1
Skeletal
33.2
Muscular
33.3
Integumentary
33.4
Sensory
33.5
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic
33.6
Respiratory
33.7
Gastrointestinal
33.8
Endocrine
33.9
Nervous
33.10
Urinary and Reproductive
Chapter 27: Top Ten Crazy-Hard-to-Spell Medical Terms
1
34.1
Crazy-Hard-to-Spell Terms
Appendix: Handy Study Guide
6
35.1
Synopsis of Body Systems and Their Parts
35.2
Commonly Misspelled Medical Terms
35.3
Common Medical Abbreviations
35.4
Common Root Words
35.5
Prefixes
35.6
Suffixes
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