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Textbook (Other Format - Spiral)
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| Hardcover | $127.95 |
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| Other Format - Spiral-bound | $82.04 |
This textbook introduces basic medical terms to future health care workers, emphasizing the mastery of word parts and their usage. Each chapter overviews the structure and function of a particular body system, then defines each component, common diseases, and surgical procedures. Spiral binding. The fifth edition adds 100 new terms and deletes obsolete terms. The CD-ROM contains quizzes and learning activities. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The book contains predominantly color illustrations, with some black-and-white illustrations.
This is the second edition of this excellent introductory textbook in medical terminology (first edition, 1988). The book is accompanied by audiotapes and individual activities for students and an instructor's guide, computerized test bank, overhead transparencies, and classroom activities for instructors. The purpose is to introduce students of health professions to medical terminology through word parts, then body systems. This purpose is served well because the text is easy to read, color is used to highlight terms, there are many color illustrations, and the audiotapes assist pronunciation. The book is appropriate for nursing and allied health students beginning to learn medical terminology. This text features many full color anatomical drawings in great detail, very helpful in learning medical terminology. This attractive, spiral-bound book uses color to highlight terms and headings. Students will appreciate the good amount of explanatory material, appendixes for word parts and abbreviations, and flash cards. Each chapter has exercises and a list of words to use with the audiotapes. The audiotapes are clear and pronounce and define 50 to 75 difficult terms for each chapter. Excellent organization and physical presentation are the outstanding characteristics of this text. The extra resources that accompany the book make it an excellent teaching text for both students and instructors. Word parts and a review self-test before introducing body system chapters reinforce the importance of learning the basics. Body system chapters are thorough and cover structures, pathology, procedures, and medications. The new edition is better organized, with subheadings, chapter outlines, and up datesof terms.
More Reviews and RecommendationsGoddard College
University of Wisconsin
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February 25, 2010: I was very disappointed in the layout of this text. It was very confusing and covered too much information in each chapter. Intermingling terminology and word parts with body systems was overwhelming. I think if they would have covered word parts at the beginning of each chapter and then introduced body systems would have put things in better perspective. The class moved along at one chapter per week which was barely enough time to get down adequately everything each chapter covered.
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February 14, 2010: Content: If this is representative of medical textbooks, I'm scared. This sixth edition is riddled with errors throughout the text, in the quizzes, the accompanying CD and the matching workbook. Very confusing for the beginning student (to which it is geared), but could be a quite fun project for an expert to comb through for the errata. Or not. Incredibly poorly proofed and edited, and therefore overpriced. It is a terminology book; however, by the fifth chapter I was sick of the phrase "is known as," among others.
Design: Thin, wimpy paper and spiral-binding do not mix. Great care must be taken while using this book not to totally wreak it. Gingerly turn each page. Transport in a sturdy cover of some kind. Passable for home study maybe, but by the end of a semester carrying this back and forth to school, it will be a mess. Very low inherent resale value thus. Printing: Several pages were not cut properly in the printing process and had to be manually separated and trimmed to size.
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