Comprehensive Medical Terminology

Includes a Word Building Rules chapter that will guide your students through the process of combining word parts to form medical terms.

Includes a free interactive StudyWARE CD-ROM that will engage your students with quizzes, 3-D animations, and a variety of games to build knowledge.

Includes numerous end-of-chapter exercises that provide in-depth review of the material, as well as "Do This" and "Say It" segments that will actively involve your students in the learning process.

Contains medical scenarios that will encourage your students to synthesize information on pathological conditions and apply that knowledge to situations a health care practitioner might encounter in clinical practice.

Includes vocabulary sections that facilitate learning term definitions, plus word part breakdowns and definitions and the Access Free Podcasts of audio and video resources allow your students to study anywhere, anytime at www.podcasts cengage.com/healthcare.

NEW! The StudyWARE™ Connection feature directs the students to additional learning opportunities such as practice quizzes, animations, video clips, image labeling and other interactive games included on the CD-ROM that accompanies the book.

NEW! The Feature Walk-Through was designed to "walk you through" a feature the first time it is presented in the chapter with the goal of helping you understand how these "tools" work and how they will help you maximize your learning.

NEW! The Review Checkpoint feature appearing after major chapter sections directs you to complete additional exercises in the workbook to assess your mastery of word building; anatomy and physiology; key medical vocabulary, pathological conditions; diagnostic techniques, treatments and procedures; and common abbreviations.

Several new animations such as Cancer Metastasizing were added to the StudyWARE™ CD-ROM.

Accompanied by a student workbook, illustrated flashcards and mobile downloads.