Medical Terminology: A Programmed Systems Approach [Plastic Comb]

Gene Smith (Author), Phyllis E. Davis (Author), Jean M. Dennerll (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0766800636 | ISBN-13: 978-0766800632 | Publication Date: August 17, 1998 | Edition: 8th

This best-selling programmed text makes learning medical terminology quick and easy. In addition to the text, software and audiotapes provide additional methods of study. Based on a word-building programmed learning system, this comprehensive guide uses color didactically, includes extensive review activities to engage the student, and includes special frames containing interesting and helpful information. This text, in its eighth edition, offers a proven format thatis easy and fun to use. Supplements Text & Audiotapes (2) Value Package 0-7668-0117-9 Instructor's Manual 0-7668-0065-2 Audiotapes (2) with duplication rights 0-7668-0064-4 Computerized Testbank (C) (3.5" Windows) 0-7668-0066-0

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 560 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 8th edition (August 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766800636
• ISBN-13: 978-0766800632
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,540,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MADE EASY!, October 3, 2000

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DOMINIQUE D DUMAS (RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Terminology: A Programmed Systems Approach (Plastic Comb)

I just started taking a medical terminology class last month and I was sure that learning all of these new complicated words would be extremely difficult but the Medical Terminology (A Programmed Systems Approach) 8th Edition is so easy to follow and actually fun to do. I've found myself fascinated with the idea that one word can have so many different meanings behind it. The way the book is set-up it has sort of an elementary school appeal to it because you work in it frame by frame and instead of skipping from one term to the next the book is constantly re-introducing you to terms that you've learned in previous units and intermingling them with the new ones.

The only disappointment in this book was that the paperback version did not include the terminology tapes that accompany the hardcover version, but other that that this book is a good investment if you plan to go into the medical field or if you just want to learn for your own personal knowledge.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not Mac friendly, February 4, 2007

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Margaret A. Bradford (Asheville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Terminology: A Programmed Systems Approach (Spiral-bound)

The book is good and can be used to self-teach, but the CD-ROM does not work on a Mac OS-X; apparently it is a Windows-only application.
This is a pet peeve of mine and accounts for my low-rating. There was no indication before I bought it that the accompanying software would not work on my Mac

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not bad, easy system, January 8, 2007

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P. Adams (KC, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Terminology: A Programmed Systems Approach Revised (Plastic Comb)

This book starts out simple and builds on itself as you progress. It covers a broad range of med terms, with about 30 pages in each chapter and a good end of chapter review with different types of quizzes. The CD is also by chapter and has games to test you and also an area you can listen to the vocab words for pronunciation. My "plastic comb" version (not the spiral bound for more $) is falling apart after 2 semseters of use though.