A comprehensive guide to building a working vocabulary of medical terminology that includes labeled diagrams, pronunciation tests, review sheets, nontechnical explanations of terms, case studies, vignettes, a miniature dictionary, an illustrated Spanish glossary, and two companion CDs.

Includes index. CD-ROM and enhanced portion of audio CD are Windows and Macintosh compatible.

Basic word structure -- Organization of the body -- Suffixes -- Prefixes -- Medical specialists and case report -- Appendix I : body systems -- Appendix II : diagnostic tests and procedures -- Appendix III : abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and eponyms -- Appendix IV : health careers -- Glossary of medical terms -- Glossary of word parts -- Glossary of English -> Spanish terms.