A thorough knowledge of medical terminology is essential for all health care roles whether clinical or administrative in nature. The new edition of this attractive and easy to use self-directed learning manual provides a simple, interactive and comprehensive guide to the language of medicine.

• A self-directed learning package that requires no previous knowledge of medical terminology

• New design with icons to direct the reader and facilitate the learning process

• Case Histories help put the words into a ‘real life’ context

• Over 120 clear images enable students to associate medical terms with human anatomy and medical equipment

• Self-assessment modules allow readers to test their knowledge of the meaning of word components and their association with a disease, anatomical feature or medical specialty 

• Simple, non-technical descriptions of pathological conditions, symptoms, laboratory tests, medical instruments and clinical procedures

• Numerous fill-in word exercises to ensure fast and effective learning 

• Comprehensive abbreviation lists and a glossary

• A valuable resource for readers taking the City and Guilds (AMSPAR) exams or CMA (AAMA) exams in medical terminology