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Table Of ContentBrief Table of Contents I INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LANGUAGE CHAPTER 1 The Structure of Medical Language CHAPTER 2 The Body in Health and Disease II MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND BODY SYSTEMS CHAPTER 3 GASTROENTEROLOGY - Gastrointestinal System CHAPTER 4 PULMONOLOGY - Respiratory System CHAPTER 5 CARDIOLOGY - Cardiovascular System CHAPTER 6 HEMATOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY - Blood and Lymphatic System CHAPTER 7 DERMATOLOGY - Integumentary System CHAPTER 8 ORTHOPEDICS - Skeletal System CHAPTER 9 ORTHOPEDICS - Muscular System CHAPTER 10 NEUROLOGY - Nervous System CHAPTER 11 UROLOGY - Urinary System CHAPTER 12 MALE REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE - Male Genitourinary System CHAPTER 13 GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS - Female Reproductive System CHAPTER 14 ENDOCRINOLOGY - Endocrine System CHAPTER 15 OPHTHALMOLOGY - Eye CHAPTER 16 OTOLARYNGOLOGY - Ears, Nose, and Throat III OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTIES CHAPTER 17 Psychiatry CHAPTER 18 Oncology CHAPTER 19 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine CHAPTER 20 Dentistry (online chapter) CHAPTER 21 Dietetics (online chapter) APPENDICES APPENDIX A Glossary of Medical Word Parts: Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes APPENDIX B Abbreviations Glossary INDEX
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LC Classification NumberR123.T87 2007