Medical Terminology A Short Course

Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 5th Edition

Author: Davi-Ellen Chabner
ISBN-13: 9781416055181
ISBN-10: 1416055185
Format: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Saunders / Elsevier
Edition: 5th Edition
Condition: Good used condition

Medical Terminology: A Short Course is a practical, student-friendly guide designed to help readers quickly build a working medical vocabulary. Written by respected medical terminology author Davi-Ellen Chabner, this textbook focuses on the word roots, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations, and body-system terms most often encountered in real-world medical and professional settings.

This is a useful reference for healthcare students, medical office training, court reporting students, captioners, CART providers, legal transcriptionists, and working professionals who want to become more comfortable with medical language. For court reporters and captioners, medical terminology can be especially valuable when handling depositions, medical testimony, expert witnesses, workers’ compensation cases, personal injury matters, and healthcare-related proceedings.

Why This Book Is Useful

• Helps build confidence with common medical word parts and terminology
• Explains terms in a clear, nontechnical style
• Includes practice-style learning tools such as review material, diagrams, and exercises
• Helpful for students, professionals, and anyone needing stronger medical vocabulary
• Good supplemental reference for court reporting and transcription work involving medical content

Topics Covered

• Basic word structure
• Organization of the body
• Suffixes and prefixes
• Medical specialists and case reports
• Body systems
• Diagnostic tests and procedures
• Medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols
• Health careers
• Glossary of medical terms and word parts
• English-to-Spanish medical terminology glossary

Product Details

• Title: Medical Terminology: A Short Course
• Author: Davi-Ellen Chabner
• Edition: 5th Edition
• ISBN-13: 9781416055181
• ISBN-10: 1416055185
• Publisher: Saunders / Elsevier
• Publication Year: 2008
• Format: Paperback / Trade Paperback
• Pages: Approximately 432 pages
• Approximate Size: 9.2" x 7.5" x 0.8"

Condition Note

This is a used textbook in good condition. Because this is a pre-owned book, it may show normal signs of use such as light cover wear, minor edge wear, stickers, highlighting, notes, or bookstore markings. If a CD-ROM, access code, or online companion resource is included, it is not guaranteed unless specifically stated in the listing.

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