Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy, Fifth Edition [Paperback]

Jane Rice (Author)

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Publication Date: March 22, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0130487066 | ISBN-13: 978-0130487063 | Edition: 5

For courses in Medical Terminology found in a variety of departments including allied heath, nursing, office technology, health information, etc. Providing comprehensive coverage of all aspects of medical terminology, along with overviews of anatomy and physiology, this popular text is arranged by body systems and specialty areas. Using a proven and unique word building approach, it makes learning easy and interesting by presenting important prefixes, word roots, combining forms, and suffixes as they related to each specialty area or body system. Students develop a medical vocabulary in a systematic way. User-friendly in format, with full-color illustrations and photographs, the package also includes a free CD-ROM full of learning activities. See it all at www.prenhall.com/rice.

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The fifth edition of Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy continues its tradition of excellence with a new and refreshed approach to covering all aspects of medical terminology. This revised edition embraces the philosophy that has made the book so successful, and incorporates fresh new features that will be sure to engage readers of all learning styles.

FEATURES THAT PROMOTE SUCCESS INCLUDE:

Organized by body system—learners are able to easily locate all relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology in the same chapter.

Word Building approach features an enhanced feature called Building Your Medical Vocabulary, which presents all words related to the body system, including pathological terms, in one list. Readers can learn about medical words that are built from word parts, with their component parts clearly presented, at the same time as vocabulary words.

Focused pathology coverage, with two NEW features: Pathology Spotlights, which highlight common conditions, and Pathology Checkpoints, which provide the student with a concise list of pathology terms they have encountered in the chapter.

Terminology Translator, a NEW feature on the FREE CD-ROM, provides an innovative tool to translate medical words into Spanish, French, and German.

Lifespan Considerations discuss issues related to children and adults.

Drug Highlights present essential drug information related to the chapter content.

About the Author

Jane Rice. I would like for you to close your eyes and go back in time with me. To a time before most of you were born. The year is 1947 and I am a little girl with brown hair that is braided into pigtails. I am very shy and afraid-for, you see, I am in the second grade and I cannot read. Not one little word. The teacher discovered this and made me sit on a tall metal stool in front of the classroom with a dunce cap on my head. Still to this day, I get very nervous when I have to get up in front of a crowd of people.

My mother taught me to read because back then, there were no special classes for children with learning disabilities. I did not learn "phonetics," but memorized everything. I still have trouble pronouncing words, but I can tell you all you want to know about a medical word.

After the death of two brothers, my father, and the impending death of my mother, I prayed for something else to do, something that would help take away the pain and the hurt. In 1982 my prayers were answered with a most precious gift: Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy, which was first published in September of 1985.

I owe so much to God and my best friend and husband, Charles Larry Rice. Larry helps me in all that I do. We have a lovely adopted daughter, Melissa, who came into our lives 34 years ago when she was 3 weeks old. She has blessed us with a son-in-law, Doug, and five precious grandchildren: Zachary, Benjamin, Jacob, Mary Katherine, and Elizabeth Ann.

Although I am now retired, I had a wonderful teaching career. Because of my childhood experiences I became a caring and devoted teacher. As Medical Assisting Program Director at Coosa Valley Technical Institute, I developed the original curriculum for the medical assisting program and taught my favorite subject, medical terminology, for 29 years. I am grateful to my many wonderful students who taught me so much and touched my life with their unique qualities.

Jane Rice, RN, CMA-C

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Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (March 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130487066
• ISBN-13: 978-0130487063
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook for Medical Transcriptionists!, April 30, 2003

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This review is from: Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy (4th Edition) (Paperback)

This was the required text for my second subject in Medical Transcription. It was very good and detailed enough for the beginning transcriptionist to understand where everything is, and to familiarize yourself with more medical terminology. This one seems to assume you already have a beginning foundation in basic medical terminology and how to form medical words using word parts, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes. I say this because the first chapter immediately launches into a LOT of these word parts with very little discussion on what they are, how to do them, etc. The book has a detailed glossary of medical words, though, and it has these little cardboard cutouts that look like miniature index cards (flash cards) that will aid you in memorizing basic word parts. The book has very long and detailed exercises at the end of each chapter that builds on what you have already learned and strengthens your medical terminology foundation. It also comes with a CD-ROM that has exercises relevant to each chapter. WHen you complete a chapter exercise, the software evaluates your performance and tells you where your mistakes are, then prints out a study plan for you where you can bone up and read about your mistakes. An over-all good book!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful text book, September 28, 2007

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This review is from: Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

This is a great book. It has everything you will need to learn medical terminology and anatomy. Lots of color pictures. My MIL was a professor at a state university, saw my book and even said it was better than the text books she used. You won't be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, September 9, 2011

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This review is from: Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

Product was exactly as advertised. Well structured book with great images to compliment the terms. Definitely would recommend it to anyone.