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Clinical Veterinary Language

Build your veterinary vocabulary with this clinically relevant text

Joann Colville (Author), Sharon Oien (Author)

9780323096027, Elsevier Health Sciences

Paperback, published 21 June 2013

440 pages, Approx. 600 illustrations (600 in full color)
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.8 cm, 1.11 kg

Clinical Veterinary Language emphasizes learning and understanding veterinary language, rather than focusing primarily on anatomy and physiology. Case studies, pronunciation guides, and word-building exercises clarify word parts and concepts to help you master word meanings and the way words are built. This practical resource provides the tools you need to communicate effectively in any veterinary setting.

  • Clinically focused chapters
    • with case studies and medical reports provide you with the opportunity to apply your vocabulary knowledge.
  • Fill-in-the-blanks, Matching, Define the Word exercises, and more in every chapter offer vocabulary-building skills practice.
  • Quick Tips, Watch Out! and Interesting Word Origins boxes highlight key concepts and make learning vocabulary fun.
  • Objectives, key terms, outlines, chapter introductions, and key points help you prioritize information to ensure you understand what is most important in every chapter.

SECTION I: Understanding Veterinary Medical Language

  1. Getting to Know Your Patients

  2. Assembling Framework

  3. Looking at the Entire Body

    4. SECTION II: Building a Clinical Veterinary Language

  4. The Integumentary System

  5. The Skeletal System

  6. The Muscular System

  7. The Cardiovascular System

  8. Blood and Lymph

  9. The Respiratory System

  10. The Digestive System

  11. The Nervous System

  12. The Senses

  13. The Endocrine System

  14. The Urinary System

  15. The Reproductive System

    16. Appendices

    List of Abbreviations and their Chapter Number

    Word Part Index by Chapter

    Word Part Index with Pronunciations

    Terms that Defy Word Analysis

    Subject Areas: Veterinary nursing [MZV], Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics [MZM]
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