Building a Medical Vocabulary: with Spanish Translations

by Peggy C. Leonard MT MEd

Learn to simplify complex medical terminology. Using a comprehensive, yet easy way to learn medical terms, Building a Medical Vocabulary, 10th Edition, introduces a step-by-step approach to effective communication in the healthcare environment. Beginning with commonly used medical terms, the text moves cleanly through more difficult vocabulary by adding new combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes. Small segments of material are immediately followed by fill-in exercises. Learning is also reinforced with Evolve resources such as interactive games, animations, and audio pronunciations. Organizing medical terms by body system, this text provides you with the building blocks for effective communication in the healthcare environment.

Genres: Reference

720 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Jams · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, it got the job done. I passed the class. The information was presented in super colorful boxes, which might help others stay interested, but for my dyslexia brain, made the information extremely hard to absorb.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this for my Medical Terminalogy class.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. I feel like this book is great for getting a quick grasp on medical vocabulary. I found it to be very helpful.