Quick Medical Terminology

SHIRLEY SOLTESZ STEINER, M.S., R.N., is an Instructional Technologist who has worked with leading corporations and innovators in the training field, including AT&T, Media Medica, Inc., and MetroMedia. She brings more than twenty years of experience to the design and development of self-instructional, classroom, and on-the-job training programs. NATALIE PATE CAPPS, M.N.SC., R.N., is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. She is an Advisory Board Member at the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses for the state of Arkansas and an Advisory Board Member at the UAMS Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program. In 2007, the National Student Nurses Association awarded the Breakthrough to Nursing Award to the Medical Service Outreach Program, which she created to provide medical care in developing countries.

• To the Reader viiObjectives of the Program xiPronunciation Key xiiiThe Word- Building Strategy xvList of Illustrations xxi1 Basic Word Roots and Common Suffixes 12 More Word Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes 213 Basic Anatomical Terms and Abnormal Conditions 434 The Genitals and the Urinary Tract 655 The Gastrointestinal Tract 936 The Heart 1137 Symptoms, Diagnoses, Treatments, Communication, Qualifiers, and Statistics 1378 Growth and Development, and Body Orientation 1699 Gynecology, Pregnancy, and Childbirth 19510 The Eye 22311 The Respiratory Tract 237Review by Body System Assessment 253Review Sheets by Chapter 261Final Self-Test I 291Final Self-Test II 294Appendix A: Medical Abbreviations 297Appendix B: Forming Plurals 303Appendix C: Medical Measurements 306Index of Words and Word Parts 307