Quickly learn essential medical terminology! Both engaging and interactive,
Building a Medical Vocabulary, Twelfth Edition, introduces a step-by-step approach to effective communication in the healthcare environment. This text brilliantly intersperses traditional narrative and a variety of learning exercises with a programmed approach that gives you immediate feedback. Ideal for both the classroom setting or for self-study, it provides you with the building blocks to successfully communicate with other members of the healthcare team. Games, exercises, and additional resources on the companion Evolve website help reinforce learning. Spanish language translations for anatomy, diagnostic, pathology, and therapeutic terms are included, which is very useful in today's multilingual healthcare settings.
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NEW! Integrated Spanish translation boxes provide the most common anatomy, pathology, diagnostic, and therapeutic English-to-Spanish terminology
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REORGANIZED! Organization of the Body and Circulatory System chapters present content in a more logical progression
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UPDATED! Current terms and illustrations keep this text one of the most timely and relevant
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Programmed approach allows you to actively participate in learning and get instant feedback
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Healthcare reports encourage you to apply your recently gained knowledge to job-like situations, taking learning to the next step
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Focused A&P coverage provides the appropriate amount of information needed to understand the body system in the context of medical terminology
- NEW end-of-chapter exercise {outmoded "Deconstructing Terms" exercise to be deleted to make room}
- NEW terms and illustrations keep this text one of the most current on the market
