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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: THE LANGUAGE OF HEALTH CARE

Author: Marjorie Canfield Willis

ISBN:   0781733944
Format: Paperback, 674pp
Pub. Date: August 2002. 1st edition

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Edition Description: Book&CD-ROM

This new text provides a concise, self-directed approach to studying and learning medical terminology. Geared toward efficient memorization, a sequential method of study is employed that provides immediate feedback through dissemination of information, with diagrams, illustrations, and a programmed reinforcement and review. Includes an introduction to the basic term components and covers the rules of pronunciation, spelling, and formation. Features include medical record analyses, four-color illustrations and a user-friendly style. To further assist learning, a starter set of flashcards and a CD-ROM with questions and answers, illustrations, pronunciations and chapter reviews are included. 

 

Review: I personally recommend this book. It requires work and dedication, but in the end, it is the best in the market. I have made it my recommended book for my Medical Terminology lectures. Dr. Miranda 

LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE: A WRITE-IN TEXT EXPLAINING MEDICAL TERMS

Author:       Davi-Ellen Chabner
Format:       Paperback, 5th ed., 809pp.
ISBN:         0721660266
Publisher:    Harcourt Brace & Company
Pub. Date:   February  1996

Review: This book has been a staple of basic medical terminology for over 20 years.  In spite of all revisions, I find it still contains several minor mistakes which should not be of major importance for  a layperson.  Dr. Miranda

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MADE EASY

Author:       Jean Tannis Dennerl,  Genevieve Love Smith, Phyllis E. Davis
Format:       Paperback, 2nd ed., 343pp.
ISBN:         0827381360
Publisher:    Delmar Publishers
Pub. Date:   March  1991

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, 3RD EDITION

Author:      Barbara Janson Cohen
Format:      Paperback, 3rd ed., 572pp.
ISBN:        0781714117
Publisher:   Lippincott-Raven Publishers
Pub. Date:  November  1997

QUICK MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A SELF-TEACHING GUIDE

Authors:      Shirley Soltesz Steiner, Genevieve Love Smith, Phyllis E. Davis
Format:       Paperback, 3rd ed., 290pp.
ISBN:         0471542679
Publisher:    John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date:   April  1992


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