The Language of Medicine

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Title Page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
	WELCOME TO THE 12TH EDITION OF THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE
	NEW TO THE 12TH EDITION
	HOW TO USE THE BOOK
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Acknowledgments
Reviewers
Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure
	Objectives in Studying the Medical Language
	Word Analysis
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 2 Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
	Structural Organization of the Body
	Abdominopelvic Regions and Quadrants
	Divisions of the Back (Spinal Column)
	Positional and Directional Terms
	Planes of the Body
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 3 Suffixes
	Introduction
	A Closer Look
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 4 Prefixes
	Introduction
	A Closer Look
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 5 Digestive System
	Introduction
	Anatomy and Physiology
	Pathology of the Digestive System
	Pathologic Conditions
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 6 Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
	Introduction
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 7 Urinary System
	Introduction
	Anatomy of the Major Organs
	Physiology: How the Kidneys Produce Urine
	Urinalysis
	Pathologic Terminology: Kidney, Bladder, and Associated Conditions
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 8 Female Reproductive System
	Introduction
	Organs of the Female Reproductive System
	Menstruation and Pregnancy
	Pathology: Gynecologic, Breast, Pregnancy, and Neonatal
	Clinical Tests and Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 9 Male Reproductive System
	Introduction
	Anatomy
	Pathologic Conditions; Sexually Transmitted Infections
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 10 Nervous System
	Introduction
	General Structure of the Nervous System
	Neurons, Nerves, and Glial Cells
	The Brain
	The Spinal Cord and Meninges
	Pathology
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 11 Cardiovascular System
	Introduction
	Blood Vessels and the Circulation of Blood
	Anatomy of the Heart
	Physiology of the Heart
	Blood Pressure
	Pathology: the Heart and Blood Vessels
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 12 Respiratory System
	Introduction
	Anatomy and Physiology of Respiration
	Pathology
	Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 13 Blood System
	Introduction
	Composition and Formation of Blood
	Blood Types
	Blood Clotting
	Pathology
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 14 Lymphatic and Immune Systems
	Introduction
	Lymphatic System
	Immune System
	Pathologic Conditions
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 15 Musculoskeletal System
	Introduction
	Bones
	Pathology—Bones
	Joints
	Pathology—Joints
	Muscles
	Pathology—Muscles
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 16 Skin
	Introduction
	Anatomy of the Skin
	Accessory Structures of the Skin
	Pathology
	Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 17 Sense Organs
	Introduction
	The Eye
	Errors of Refraction
	Pathology—the Eye
	Clinical Procedures—the Eye
	The Ear
	Pathology—the Ear
	Clinical Procedures—the Ear
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 18 Endocrine System
	Introduction
	Thyroid Gland
	Parathyroid Glands
	Adrenal Glands
	Pancreas
	Pituitary Gland
	Ovaries
	Testes
	Pathology
	Laboratory Tests
	Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 19 Cancer Medicine (Oncology)
	Introduction
	Characteristics of Tumors
	Carcinogenesis
	Classification of Cancerous Tumors
	Pathologic Descriptions
	Grading and Staging Systems
	Cancer Treatment
	Laboratory Tests
	Clinical Procedures
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 20 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
	Introduction
	Radiology
	Nuclear Medicine
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 21 Pharmacology
	Introduction
	Drug Names, Standards, and References
	Administration of Drugs
	Drug Actions and Interactions
	Drug Toxicity
	Classes of Drugs
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Chapter 22 Psychiatry
	Introduction
	Psychiatric Clinical Symptoms
	Psychiatric Disorders
	Therapeutic Modalities
	Exercises
	Answers to Exercises
Mini-Dictionary
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Glossary
Appendix I Plurals
Appendix II Abbreviations, Acronyms, Eponyms, and Symbols
	Abbreviations
	Acronyms
	Eponyms
	Symbols
Appendix III Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results
Appendix IV Drugs
Illustrations Credits
Index
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