Judi L. Nath - Short Course in Medical Terminology

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This new edition builds on the foundation established in the previous four editions. The reader will find the writing style of this edition easy to follow, with special focus given to ensuring that each page is user friendly, accessible to all learning levels, and sensitive to diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. As an educator, I wanted to be sure that students found the content manageable, interesting, and understandable.

This section outlines the global changes that were made throughout the entire textbook as well as the chapter-by-chapter changes. Changes across all chapters are introduced first.

• The narrative has been modernized to make the text user-friendly and approachable.

• To engage readers, each chapter begins with a relevant Case Study. This Case Study wraps up at the end of the chapter and is followed by Case Study Application Questions. This follows the model of Engage, Learn, and Apply .

• A Reflection section finishes each chapter and allows readers to think about what they have learned with directed questions.

• Study Tables may contain terms that are not in the narrative; however, most bold-faced terms in the narrative are found in the Study Tables. The book would be unwieldy with text if the terms in the tables were also in the narrative. The most relevant terms were selected for inclusion in the tables.

• All terminology has been updated so that terms are current and match words used in common practice.

• Appendixes A through E have been updated so the information is the most current and nationally recognized.