Schaum's Outline of Medical Terminology (Schaum's Outlines)

The ideal review for your medical terminology course

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum s Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice.

• Comprehensive explanations of the various topics covered in medical terminology courses designed for nursing and allied health students
• Relevant examples and extensive end-of-chapter review questions motivate students to understand new material and reinforce acquired skills
• Nursing and other allied health professions are becoming increasingly popular as nurse practitioners and other healthcare workers continue to expand their realm of patient care tasks in the medical profession
• Detailed explanations and review questions in the different areas of medical terminology
• Comprehensive review of specialized terms for describing and dealing with disease and injury, surgical techniques, drugs and other therapies
• Descriptions of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms; medical abbreviations; symbols; Latin and Greek nomenclature, and a brief glossary of Spanish terminology