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Medical terminology made approachable.

Learning medical terminology can feel like reading and memorizing a dictionary—overwhelming and a bit boring. The Medical Terminology Book With HKPropel Accessstreamlines the process by teaching readers common medical terms and how to combine prefixes, root words, and suffixes to create a practical vocabulary. The text is packed with humor, mnemonics, coloring pages, activities, puzzles, and videos to maximize fun.

Readers will explore medical terms used in a clinical setting and will consider the related anatomy, common abbreviations, common diagnoses, and common tests, procedures, and treatments. Part textbook and part workbook, The Medical Terminology Book makes medical terminology accessible by incorporating tools that engage readers in active learning. Stories and images make the text entertaining, while practice opportunities help reinforce learning.

Learning tools include these:

• Anatomical Appellations that consist of black and white anatomical images to be colored and labeled
• Crossword puzzles using medical term definitions as clues so readers can fill in the grid
• Jumbled Jargon and Say What? activities that offer mixed-up medical terms or confusing patient statements for readers to translate into meaningful medical documentation
• Bilingual Bites that teach readers basic Spanish phrases and sentences to facilitate connection with patients

In addition to these tools, short microlearning videos that are delivered through HKPropel allow readers to hear medical terms spoken to assist with proper pronunciation. These videos give instructors the flexibility to teach an in-person, hybrid, or asynchronous course. Online related resources include flash cards, interactive learning games (Quiz Quest, word searches, and crosswords), spare SOAP notes, image labeling, audio recordings of Spanish medical terms (Bilingual Bites), and a comprehensive table of medical terms.

While many medical terminology texts exist on the market, most bore and overwhelm students with terminology they will never use in the field. The Medical Terminology Book takes a different approach and focuses on allied health professions and exercise science, with special attention paid to the muscular and skeletal systems. Written by a physical therapist with contributions from athletic trainers and a medical physician, the text provides an interprofessional perspective on how medical terminology is used across disciplines.

There’s more to medical terminology than rote memorization. The Medical Terminology Book is the ideal companion for future allied health or exercise science professionals looking to truly understand and engage with the terms they will encounter daily in a clinical setting.

Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.

Audience

Students interested in becoming a physical therapy assistant or interested in a career in athletic training, physical therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, occupational therapy, exercise physiology, or other exercise or human movement-related fields.

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Chapter 1. “B” Is for Basic
Basic Pronunciation Rules
Singulars and Plurals
Basic Word Parts
Body Directions, Regions, and Planes (Not the Air Kind)
But What About Never-Before-Seen Words?
Basic Bilingual Bites

Chapter 2. “H” Is for Health
Basic Organizational Structure of a Health Care Record
Variations in Health Care Records
Common Health Care Record Abbreviations
SOAP Note Section-Specific Terms for Health Care Records
Bilingual Bites for Health Care Records
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 3. “P” Is for Pharmacology
Examples of Medication Classes and Suffixes
Common Pharmacology Abbreviations
Sample Prescriptions
Bilingual Bites for Pharmacology

Chapter 4. “M” Is for Muscular
Muscular System Roots
Muscular System Parts
Muscular System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Muscular System
Objective Terms for the Muscular System
Assessment Terms for the Muscular System
Plan Terms for the Muscular System
Bilingual Bites for the Muscular System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 5. “S” Is for Skeletal
Skeletal System Roots
Skeletal System Parts
Skeletal System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Skeletal System
Objective Terms for the Skeletal System
Assessment Terms for the Skeletal System
Plan Terms for the Skeletal System
Bilingual Bites for the Skeletal System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 6. “C” Is for Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular System Roots
Cardiovascular System Parts
Cardiovascular System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Cardiovascular System
Objective Terms for the Cardiovascular System
Assessment Terms for the Cardiovascular System
Plan Terms for the Cardiovascular System
Bilingual Bites for the Cardiovascular System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 7. “R” Is for Respiratory
Respiratory System Roots and Parts
Respiratory System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Respiratory System
Objective Terms for the Respiratory System
Assessment Terms for the Respiratory System
Plan Terms for the Respiratory System
Bilingual Bites for the Respiratory System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 8. “N” Is for Nervous
Nervous System Roots and Parts
Nervous System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Nervous System
Objective Terms for the Nervous System
Assessment Terms for the Nervous System
Plan Terms for the Nervous System
Bilingual Bites for the Nervous System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 9. “D” Is for Digestive
Digestive System Roots and Parts
Digestive System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Digestive System
Objective Terms for the Digestive System
Assessment Terms for the Digestive System
Plan Terms for the Digestive System
Bilingual Bites for the Digestive System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 10. “I” Is for Integumentary. And Immune.
Integumentary and Immune System Roots and Parts
Integumentary and Immune System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Integumentary and Immune Systems
Objective Terms for the Integumentary and Immune Systems
Assessment Terms for the Integumentary and Immune Systems
Plan Terms for the Integumentary and Immune Systems
Bilingual Bites for the Integumentary and Immune Systems
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 11. “U” Is for Urinary
Urinary System Roots and Parts
Urinary System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Urinary System
Objective Terms for the Urinary System
Assessment Terms for the Urinary System
Plan Terms for the Urinary System
Bilingual Bites for the Urinary System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 12. “R” Is for Reproductive
Reproductive System Roots and Parts
Reproductive System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Reproductive System
Objective Terms for the Reproductive System
Assessment Terms for the Reproductive System
Plan Terms for the Reproductive System
Bilingual Bites for the Reproductive System
Clinical Correlations

Chapter 13. “E” Is for Endocrine
Endocrine System Roots and Parts
Endocrine System Abbreviations
Subjective Terms for the Endocrine System
Objective Terms for the Endocrine System
Assessment Terms for the Endocrine System
Plan Terms for the Endocrine System
Bilingual Bites for the Endocrine System
Clinical Correlations

“A” Is for Appendix: Answers to Active Learning Activities

Laura Kabiri, PT, DPT, PhD, is a licensed physical therapist and professor in the sports medicine and exercise physiology program at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education and has received multiple teaching and mentoring awards, including the Rice University George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, and the national Sam Drogo Technology in the Classroom Award. Kabiri is a former member of the Professional Education Committee of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), served in the Education Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and was an item writer for the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). Created in conjunction with Rice Online, her Coursera course on medical terminology has enrolled over 75,000 learners worldwide. Kabiri loves to bring joy and humor to learning through her uniquely “quirk-thentic” (quirky, but authentic!) teaching style.

In her spare time, Kabiri enjoys reading inspirational historical fiction, volunteering in the community, and exploring new places and cultures through food and music. She is absolutely obsessed with her Australian shepherd and Dalmatian mix, Margo, who rescued her in 2021 and helped inspire and coauthor this future Pulitzer Prize–winning text.

All ancillaries are free to adopting instructors through HKPropel.  

Instructor guide. Includes a sample syllabus and guidance for using the text in in-person, hybrid, or asynchronous teaching environments. Instructions for the highly engaging classroom activities are provided.

Test package. Contains 390 questions in true-false, fill-in-the-blank, essay and short-answer, and multiple-choice formats. The files may be downloaded for integration with a learning management system or printed for use as paper-based tests. Instructors may also create their own customized quizzes or tests from the test bank questions to assign to students directly through HKPropel. Multiple-choice and true-false questions are automatically graded, and instructors can review student scores in the platform.

Chapter quizzes. Contains ready-made quizzes (10 questions each) to assess student comprehension of the most important concepts in each chapter. Each quiz may be downloaded or assigned to students directly through HKPropel. The chapter assessments are automatically graded, and instructors can review student scores in the platform.

Presentation package. Features more than 140 slides created and used by the author to guide instructors as they use this text in their courses. Slides are used to facilitate active learning, and engaging student activities like bingo, popcorn reading, and trivia quizzes reinforce course material in interactive ways.

Instructors also receive access to all student materials in HKPropel. For The Medical Terminology Book, this includes flash cards, interactive learning games (Quiz Quest, word searches, and crosswords), spare SOAP notes, image labeling, lecture videos, audio recordings of Spanish medical terms (Bilingual Bites), and a comprehensive table of medical terms.