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Medical Terminology

Language of health and medicine, to include word construction, pronunciation, spelling, definition & use of terms related to all areas of medical science, hospital service & health related professions: leads to basic knowledge of abbreviations & terminology pertinent to anatomy, pathology, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures & symptomatology

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Building a Medical Terminology Foundation
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Building a Medical Terminology Foundation is an OER that focuses on breaking down medical terms into their word parts, pronouncing medical terms, and learning the meaning of medical terms within the context of introductory anatomy and physiology. This resource is targeted for health office administration and health services students in the first year of their college programs.

I. Main Body
1. Identifying Word Parts in Medical Terms
2. Medical Language Rules
3. Prefix
4. Suffix
5. Medical Language Within the Context of Anatomy and Physiology
6. Integumentary System
7. Respiratory System
8. Urinary System
9. Male Reproductive System
10. Female Reproductive System
11. Obstetrics
12. Cardiovascular System - Heart
13. Cardiovascular System - Blood Vessels and Blood
14. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
15. Digestive System
16. Skeletal System
17. Muscular System
18. Sensory Systems
19. Nervous System
20. Endocrine System

Subject:
Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Kimberlee Carter
Marie Rutherford
Date Added:
10/08/2020
Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
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This textbook is designed to teach medical terminology, the language of medicine, in an engaging and meaningful way. Learning medical terminology will allow the learner to more easily understand the language of medicine and utilize this knowledge throughout their academic and medical-based career.
I. Introduction to Word Parts and Medical Language Rules
II. Directional Terms and Anatomic Planes, Regions and Quadrants
III. Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
IV. Musculoskeletal System
V. Nervous System
VI. Endocrine System
VII. Integumentary System
VIII. Cardiovascular System - Part I: The Heart
IX. Cardiovascular System - Part II: Blood and Blood Vessels
X. Cardiovascular System - Part III: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
XI. Respiratory System
XII. Digestive System
XIII. Urinary System
XIV. Male Reproductive System
XV. Female Reproductive System
XVI. Embryology, Pregnancy, and Neonatology
XVII. Eye and Ear

Subject:
Applied Science
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Provider Set:
Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment Grant
Author:
Emily Jackson-Osagie
Kendra Anspaugh (Author & Editor)
Khalil El-Bathy (Contributor)
Sandra Q. Smith (Author & Editor)
Sarah Goncalves
Date Added:
01/14/2023