Medical Terminology

For one-semester, one-credit-hour, or self-study introductory medical terminology courses.

This package includes MyMedicalTerminologyLab™.

A fun, accessible way for students to connect with medical terminology

Successful healthcare professionals make connections every day—whether it is connecting word parts to make medical terms, recognizing the interconnectedness of body structures and systems, or communicating with colleagues and patients. Medical Terminology: Get Connected! prepares students to make these connections. Designed to be fun, accessible, and eye-catching, its powerful approach guides learners step-by-step through mastering relevant word parts, understanding word roots, and word assembly. To help readers learn meanings, correct spelling, pronunciation, and other components of each term, the book contains numerous exercises, tips, and colorful figures. As they practice and apply what they read, students will learn to build, translate, and link medical terms with confidence.

Personalize learning with MyMedicalTerminologyLab

MyMedicalTerminologyLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. No matter their learning style, students will build a solid foundation of medical language through MyMedicalTerminologyLab’s interactive games, Dynamic Study Modules, and narrated lectures.