Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure
1.1 Overview
1.2 Word Analysis
1.3 Basic Patterns of Word Formation
1.4 Combining Vowels
1.5 Suffixes
1.5.1 Noun Suffixes - Meaning "Condition"
1.5.2 Noun Suffixes - Meaning "Specialty or Specialist"
1.5.3 Adjective Suffixes - Meaning "Pertaining to"
1.6 Prefixes
1.7 Order of Combining Elements
1.8 Competing Forms
Exercises
Chapter 2 Pronunciation, Spelling and Plurals
2.1 Overview
2.2 Pronunciation
2.2.1 Pronunciation of the Vowels
2.2.2 Pronunciation of the Consonants
2.2.3 Accents
2.3 Spelling
2.3.1 Combining Form and Name of Object
2.3.2 Silent Letters
2.3.3 Similarity of Sound
2.3.4 Similarity of Spelling
2.4 Plurals
Exercises
Chapter 3 Human Body as a Whole
3.1 Overview
3.2 Structural Units of the Body
3.2.1 Cell
3.2.2 Tissue
3.2.3 Organ
3.2.4 System
3.3 Directions in the Body
3.3.1 Directional Terms
3.3.2 Body Planes
3.4 Body Cavities
3.5 Word Parts and Terms Pertaining to Human Body
3.5.1 Major Organs
3.5.2 Colors
3.5.3 Forms and Shapes
3.5.4 Diseases and Disorders
3.5.5 Surgical Operations
3.5.6 Instruments and Processes
3.5.7 Locations
3.5.8 Numbers
Exercises
Chapter 4 Museuloskeletal System
4.1 Overview
4.1.1 Introduction
4.1.2 Anatomy
4.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
4.2.1 Combining Forms
4.2.2 Suffixes
4.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Musculoskeletal System
4.3.1 Signs and Symptoms
4.3.2 Pathological Conditions
4.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
4.4.1 Laboratory Tests
4.4.2 Clinical Procedures
4.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 5 Circulatory System
5.1 Overview
5.1.1 Introduction
5.1.2 Anatomy
5.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
5.2.1 Combining Forms
5.2.2 Suffixes
5.2.3 Prefixes
5.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Circulatory System
5.3.1 The Cardiovascular System
5.3.2 The Lymphatic System
5.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
5.4.1 Laboratory Tests
5.4.2 Clinical Procedures
5.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 6 Respiratory System
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 Introduction
6.1.2 Anatomy
6.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
6.2.1 Combining Forms
6.2.2 Suffixes
6.2.3 Prefixes
6.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Respiratory System
6.3.1 Signs and Symptoms
6.3.2 Pathological Conditions
6.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
6.4.1 Laboratory Tests
6.4.2 Clinical Procedures
6.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 7 Digestive System
7.1 Overview
7.1.1 Introduction
7.1.2 Anatomy
7.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
7.2.1 Combining Forms
7.2.2 Suffixes
7.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Digestive System
7.3.1 Signs and Symptoms
7.3.2 Pathological Conditions
7.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
7.4.1 Laboratory Tests
7.4.2 Clinical Procedures
7.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 8 Urinary System
8.1 Overview
8.1.1 Introduction
8.1.2 Anatomy
8.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
8.2.1 Combining Forms
8.2.2 Suffixes
8.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Digestive System
8.3.1 Signs and Symptoms
8.3.2 Pathological Conditions
8.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
8.4.1 Laboratory Tests
8.4.2 Clinical Procedures
8.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 9 Endocrine System
9.1 Overview
9.1.1 Introduction
9.1.2 Anatomy
9.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
9.2.1 Combining Forms
9.2.2 Suffixes
9.2.3 Prefixes
9.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Endocrine System
9.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
9.4.1 Laboratory Tests
9.4.2 Clinical Procedures
9.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 10 Nervous System
10.1 Overview
10 1 1 Introduction
10.1.2 Anatomy
10.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
10.2.1 Combining Forms
10.2.2 Suffixes
10.2.3 Prefixes
10.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Nervous System
10.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
10.4.1 Laboratory Tests
10.4.2 Clinical Procedures
10.5 Practical Reading
Exercise
Chapter 11 Reproductive System
11.1 Overview
11.1.1 Introduction
11.1.2 Anatomy
11.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
11.2.1 Combining Forms
11.2.2 Suffixes
11.2.3 Prefixes
11.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Reproductive System
11.3.1 Pathological Conditions of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems
11.3.2 Pathological Conditions in Pregnancy and Birth
11.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
11.4.1 Laboratory Tests
11.4.2 Clinical Procedures
11.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Chapter 12 Skin and Sense Organs
12.1 Skin
12.1.1 Overview
12.1.1.1 Introduction
12.1.1.2 Anatomy
12.1.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
12.1.2.1 Combining Forms
12.1.2.2 Suffixes
12.1.2.3 Prefixes
12.1.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Skin
12.1.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
12.1.5 Practical Reading
12.2 Sense Organs - The Eye and the Ear
12.2.1 Overview
12.2.1.1 Introduction
12.2.1.2 Anatomy
12.2.2 Combining Forms, Affixes and Terminology
12.2.2.1 Combining Forms
12.2.2.2 Suffixes
12.2.3 Medical Terms: Pathology of the Eye and the Ear
12.2.3.1 The Eye
12.2.3.2 The Ear
12.2.4 Medical Terms: Laboratory Tests and Clinical Procedures
12.2.4.1 The Eye
12.2.4.2 The Ear
12.2.5 Practical Reading
Exercises
Key to the Exereises
Referenees