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Quick Medical Terminology (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

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Whether you want to understand what your doctor just told you, or you're considering a career in medicine, I would recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn medical terminology. Quick Medical Terminology will teach you to break down medical terms into parts so you can pronounce, spell, and define them. No previous knowledge of the medical profession is necessary. The format is simple. New words are listed at the beginning of each unit. Word definitions are short and easy to understand. Good examples are given for each term. There are blanks to complete throughout the text, two tests at the end of each unit, and final self tests at the end of the book. Answers for each question and the tests are also provided, so you can check your work. A great way to learn over 500 medical terms at your own pace!

This is a decent introductory book (for lay people) on basic medical terminology. Such things are helpful if you do any significant amount of reading on the medical or health professions, or if you're in regular contact with (or employment of) medical professionals in a hospital or doctor's office ... or even if you just want to learn the lingo and become a more educated and medically saavy consumer. Not a particularly deep book, mind you, but it does cover some of the essentials.

However, I should point out that I read this book 10+ years ago, and the informational landscape has changed a lot since then. Nowadays, it's actually cheaper, faster, and yeilds better results, to simply google the terms and conditions of interest directly on the internet, rather than buying a reading a book like this.

We used this book during my nursing school 12 years ago. I loaned it out & never got it back. Happened to run onto it on Amazon & am thrilled to have it back. It is a very helpful book & along the way you forget & need to refresh!!