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Acquiring Medical Language

ISBN10: 1264110669 | ISBN13: 9781264110667

Acquiring Medical Language
ISBN10: 1264110669
ISBN13: 9781264110667
By Steven Jones and Andrew Cavanagh

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Acquiring Medical Language approaches medical language not as words to be memorized but as a
language to be learned. This text teaches students to break down words into their composite parts
and exposes students to all the relevant information (the root, its meaning, its use), so they see how
it relates to the other roots in the context of the body system.

Preface1 Introduction to Medical Language 
2 Introduction to Health Records
3 The Integumentary System—Dermatology
4 The Musculoskeletal System—Orthopedics 
5 The Nervous System—Neurology and Psychiatry 
6 The Sensory System—Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology 
7 The Endocrine System—Endocrinology 
8 The Blood and Lymphatic Systems—Hematology and Immunology
9 The Cardiovascular System—Cardiology
10 The Respiratory System—Pulmonology
11 The Gastrointestinal System—Gastroenterology
12 The Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems—Urology
13 The Female Reproductive System—Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology


Appendixes
Appendix A Prefixes
Appendix B Suffixes
Appendix C Roots Only Mentioned in Word Analysis
Glossary
Index

About the Author

Steven Jones

Steven L. Jones holds a B.A. in Greek and Latin from Baylor University; an M.A. in Greek, Latin, and classical studies from Bryn Mawr College, and a Ph.D. in classics from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Jones has held previous faculty appointments at Trinity University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Baylor University. Currently, he teaches medical terminology at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is also assistant professor of classics at Houston Baptist University, where he serves as chair of the Department of Classics and Biblical Languages and as director of the Master of Arts in Biblical Languages Program. He teaches courses in Latin, Greek, classical civilization, early Christianity, and the classical roots of medical language.

Andrew Cavanagh

Andrew Cavanagh holds a B.S. in genetics from Texas A&M University and an M.D. from Texas A&M College of Medicine. After completing his residency at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, he joined the pediatric practice of the Austin Regional Clinic. In addition to being board certified in pediatrics, Dr. Cavanagh has served as the pediatric specialty chief for Dell Children's Medical Center and on the board of Dell Children's Medical Center Executive Committee. He is currently clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the Texas A&M College of Medicine.

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