An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology [Paperback]

Janet Amundson Romich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0766807517 | ISBN-13: 978-0766807518 | Publication Date: December 29, 1999 | Edition: 1st

An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology includes general and species-specific coverage of terms that those working in the animal health care industry need to know. This comprehensive guide is organized by body system and includes individual chapters on both large and small animals. Its numerous line drawings and photographs reinforce understanding of sometimes difficult terminology through visual learning. The workbook format of this text encourages learning through interactive activities and exercises. Appendices provide quick access to frequently used prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations.

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About the Author

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree; B.S. and M.S. degrees; Instructor, Madison Area Technical College; member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee; Medical Laboratory Technician Advisory Board member; Biosafety Committee member.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Publishers; 1st edition (December 29, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766807517
• ISBN-13: 978-0766807518
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for beginer to advanced, October 25, 2002

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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology (Paperback)

I am using this book to teach a high school class. It is very detailed but easy to understand. It has a lot of physiology too, so it will give you a very well rounded understanding of both medical terminology and phsiology.Covers dog,cat,horse, cow, goat, pocket pets, birds, etc.
Great photo's and diagrams with review questions in back of each chapter. Covers terms used in a veterinary hospital for lab work, diagnostic testing etc. Teachers can order answer key from publisher.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book., January 27, 2008

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Linda Jane (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology, Second edition (Paperback)

This textbook is not a regular medical terminology book per se where they divide each word into parts, but it is very much oriented to veterinary though. It begins with words particularly related to dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, parrots, mice, rats, turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks, pigs, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, burro, sheep, goats, llamas, guinea pigs, cattle, etc. Then it takes the systems and introduces words for each organ. It goes into animal testing and diagnostic evaluation going into routes of administration, drug categories, surgical terms, surgical equipment, and needles, and sutures. The chapter on dogs and cats goes into breed-related terms, descriptive terms, and vaccinations. The equine species chapter tells the modes of movement, anatomy, physiology, and disease terms, markings, equipment, and management terms, types of horses, terms for unsoundness in horses. In the ruminant chapter industry terms are given as well as milk-related terms. In a similar manner swine, birds, and other species are dealt with. Also, there are excellent anatomy pictures of the birds. A lot of words in the book will be known by animals lovers already, but to have them all in one book is great. Then, of courses, there will be lots of new words, too. I just find it a great book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anatomy and Physiology Refresher Too, September 24, 2007

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A. R. Snyder "Pluperfect" (Syracuse, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology, Second edition (Paperback)

I purchased this book to use in a veterinary terminology class and I've found it's a great refresher on basic anatomy and physiology as well. The sections are broken up by system (i.e. urogenital, digestive, etc.) and really make a lot of sense. The diagrams are quite useful.