ALLIED HEALTH READING VOCABULARY WORKBOOK

by NANCY MORELAND, ANITA WOODS and DEBORAH INMAN
2nd ed., September 1994, 80 pages, $13.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-225-5 

 

Allied Health Reading Vocabulary Workbook was written to introduce students to a variety of medical terms. Exercises are provided for using the terms in context and for practicing their pronunciations. The latter purpose involves learning to use a medical dictionary and recognizing diacritical markings for pronunciation. This workbook is designed for use with Duncan's Dictionary for Nurses or Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.

Contents

Chapter 1: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PART I
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation Helps
Exercises
Key to Exercises

Chapter 2: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PART II
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation Helps
Exercises
Key to Exercises

Chapter 3: PARTS OF THE BODY
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation Helps
Exercises
Key to Exercises
Review Chapters 1 - 3

Chapter 4: THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation helps
Exercises
Key to Exercises

Chapter 5: THE BLOOD
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation Helps
Exercises
Key to Exercises

Chapter 6: NUTRITION
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation Helps
Exercises
Key to Exercise

Chapter 7: DISEASE
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terms
Sample Words
Pronunciation Helps
Exercises
Key to Exercises

About the Authors

Nancy Moreland is an Associate Professor of Reading-ACcess at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas.

Anita Woods is a Professional Tutor of Reading-ACcess at Amarillo College.

Deborah Inman is Director and Assistant Professor of Surgical Technology at Amarillo College.