Understanding Medical Terms

Now in its second edition, this book provides an updated orientation to the prefixes, suffixes, and roots used to determine most medical terms encountered in practice. The book covers the basics of medical terminology and therapeutic terminology, thoroughly explains medical terms, and contains a complete index for quick reference, a table of common abbreviations for each therapeutic chapter, and expanded tables that put the information at readers fingertips. An invaluable reference for pharmacists, technicians, health care providers, pharmacy students, and anyone who requires a working knowledge of medical terminology, this edition is even more complete for today's practitioner.