Medical Terminology Simplified For Nurses and Healthcare Professionals: Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words, and Abbreviations with Memory Tricks and Quizzes - Couverture souple

Wellford, Silas Morgan

 
9798195310301: Medical Terminology Simplified For Nurses and Healthcare Professionals: Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words, and Abbreviations with Memory Tricks and Quizzes
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ISBN 13 : 9798195310301
Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

How This Book Will Change the Way You Learn Medical Terms

You’ve seen them. Long, intimidating strings of syllables: gastroenteritis, cholecystectomy, tachycardia. At first glance, medical terms look like a secret code reserved for physicians and seasoned nurses.

Here’s the truth: they’re not secret. They’re logical. Every single complex medical word is just a combination of small, repeatable building blocks — roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Learn the blocks, and you unlock thousands of terms.

This book was written for one reason: to make medical terminology simple, not simple-minded. We use three tools:

  1. Word-part breakdowns — strip a term into pieces you already know.
  2. Memory tricks — goofy sentences, picture associations, and rhymes that make recall effortless.
  3. Quizzes — short, frequent, and practical. You won’t just memorize; you’ll apply.

Why 9 chapters? Because medical terminology doesn’t require 30 chapters. It requires the right 9. We cover every major prefix, suffix, root, and abbreviation you’ll encounter in a hospital, clinic, or nursing setting — and nothing you won’t.

Who this book is for:

  • Nursing students prepping for the NCLEX
  • Medical assistants, patient care techs, and pharmacy techs
  • Healthcare professionals returning to school
  • Anyone tired of flipping through dense 600-page terminology texts

How to use this book (30 minutes/day plan):

  1. Read one chapter (about 15 minutes).
  2. Do the 5-question quiz at the end of the chapter (5 minutes).
  3. Say the memory tricks out loud — yes, out loud (2 minutes).
  4. Review the previous chapter’s abbreviations (3 minutes).
  5. Repeat.

In 9 chapters, you’ll go from dreading medical terms to casually decoding laparoscopic cholecystectomy like it’s nothing.

Ready? Turn the page. Your first word part is waiting.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798195310301
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
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