Comprehensive Medical Terminology: A Competency Based Approach
- ISBN-10
- 1401843166
- ISBN-13
- 9781401843168
- Pages
- 1053
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Delmar Thomson Learning
- Author
- Betty Davis Jones
Description
This comprehensive introduction to medical terminology is organized by body system and specialty areas of practice, with an emphasis on anatomy and physiology, pathological conditions, and diagnostic treatment and procedures. Simple to complex definitions enhance understanding of medical terms. A new chapter on Gerontology presents information on the aging process for each system and pathological conditions that pertain to the elderly.
