Medical language for modern health care /
David M. Allan, Karen D. Lockyer.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : McGraw Hill, c2011.
- xxvii, 909, [152] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Anatomy of word building : the language of health care -- The body as a whole : the language of anatomy -- Integumentary system : the language of dermatology -- Special senses of the eye and ear : the language of ophthalmology and otology -- Musculoskeletal system : the language of orthopedics -- Digestive system : the language of gastroenterology -- Blood : the language of hematology -- Cardiovascular system : the language of cardiology -- Respiratory system : the language of pulmonology -- Nervous system : the language of neurology -- Urinary system : the language of urology -- Male reproductive system : the language of reproduction -- Female reproductive system : the languages of gynecology and obstetrics -- Endocrine system : the language of endocrinology -- Lymphatic and immune systems : the language of immunology -- Life span : the languages of pediatrics and gerontology -- Nutrition : the language of nutrition -- Rehabilitation medicine : the language of rehabilitation -- Mental health : the languages of psychology and psychiatry -- Infection : the language of infectious diseases -- Genetics : the language of DNA -- Cancer : the language of oncology -- Complementary and alternative medicine : the language of CAM.