Essential Medical Terminology, Enhanced Fourth Edition is updated with a new full-color design as well as new and revised terms and definitions. The Fourth Edition includes more than 200 full-color photos, illustrations, and tables to enhance key points and aid comprehension. This best-selling introduction to medical terminology is based on the body-systems method and is flexible enough to be used in traditional or self-instructional course formats. Suited for students of all levels in the health professions, this accessible text provides the appropriate amount of detail needed to learn the basics of medical terminology. After learning the fundamentals of pronunciation, students can study the chapters in any order the instructor deems appropriate.

Word pronunciations -- Word parts and word building rules -- Bacteria, color, and some medical terms -- Body openings and plural endings -- Numbers, positions, and directions -- Medical and health professions -- Medical abbreviations -- Diagnostic and laboratory abbreviations -- Review word parts of units I, II, and III -- Body organs and parts -- Integumentary system -- Digestive system -- Respiratory system -- Cardiovascular system -- Nervous system -- Genitourinary system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Eyes and ears -- Endocrine system -- Cancer medicine.