Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care with Student CD-ROM and English Audio CD |  | Authors: Nina Thierer, Lisa Breitbard
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Sales Rank: 780649
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 802
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0073022640
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9780073022642
ASIN: 0073022640
Publication Date: July 26, 2005
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Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care provides the comprehensive coverage needed for a 2-term or intensive 1-term Medical Terminology course. It provides clear instruction on the basics of anatomy and physiology, using a body systems approach, and making use of extensive new line art figures and photos. The text includes both clinical and administrative office examples and cases that provide a realistic context for introducing terms and definitions. The up-to-date coverage includes a new chapter on Alternative Medicine, and information on HIPAA guidelines. The student textbook comes with a free Student CD-ROM with interactive exercises and activities, and a 2-CD Audio Program for building pronunciation skills.
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 Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care w/Student CD-ROMs and Audio CDs September 17, 2009
SB
Since I was purchasing this book for school, I needed it to be the correct edition and have the Student CD-ROMs and Audio CDs.
I was pleased with the prompt service. The book arrived in a timely manner and was in excellent condition. The book was as advertised.
 Solid book, as far as I can tell. July 30, 2009
Mari Dominguez (Dallas area, TX, USA)
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This is a topic that I have never delved into before, so I have little basis for comparison. However, as I run a Mac and not a PC, I was amiss with the activities that are on the cd-rom, which classmates do recommend. So, as a solution for myself to get more interactivity, I started a set of virtual flashcards at [...], following our progress through the book. While typing all of the bits of info such as the extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and then also, the lists of various diseases and ailments, I did get wise to so many of them being very similar, or even, defined the very same way.
That would be just the thing to trip somebody up whenever they're called upon to identify the bit of info, but there are 3 or 4 that are similar or same. So, I have attempted to alert the fellow student with the way I've typed out the flashcards. So, for example: 'bio' is defined simply as 'life'. But, so is 'vivi', as well as 'zo(o).
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