Sloane's Medical Word Book - Softcover

Drake CMT FAAMT, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416048790 ISBN 13: 9781416048794

Publisher: Saunders, 2011

Synopsis

With just this single reference, you’re getting an entire library of specialized word books. There’s no need to buy separate books to cover all the specialties with which you may be less familiar. Sloane’s Medical Word Book includes the terms that medical transcriptionists encounter most frequently ― all in a convenient, user-friendly format. Terms are organized by specialty, so you can always select the correct word with accuracy. A must-have for students and practicing transcriptionists!

• Organization of terms by specialty allows you to accurately identify the correct word.
• A 16-page full-color insert shows anatomy by body systems and region.
• Three convenient sections provide a quick reference:
• General Terms includes general medical terms, general surgical terms, and laboratory, pathology, and chemistry terms
• Specialties includes terms from 18 different specialties
• Guide to Terminology includes abbreviations, anatomy plates, combining forms, and rules for forming plurals
• Selected entries include both the correct spelling and a phonetic spelling for terms that may be difficult to spell.
• 100 commonly misspelled English words frequently used in dictation.
• Unique! All forms of words are listed, including adjectives and adverbs, plus the "s" form of verbs.
• Unique! Includes slang, physician-coined words, and brief forms along with their expansions.
• Unique! Phrases can be found under the adjective and under the noun main entry.
• Author Ellen Drake is a nationally known speaker and expert in medical transcription.

• New terms ensure that you have the most up-to-date information available.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Previous author Sheila Sloane personally Ellen Drake to work on this Fourth Edition to ensure that Sloane's Medical Word Book maintains its traditional high level of accuracy and reliability. The result is a resource you'll turn to for correct spellings time and time again.

From the Author:

I expanded the use of phonetic spellings, including some eponyms (e.g., Chvostek has three phonetic spellings). I have occasionally included clues for the use of terms to help readers distinguish, for example, between nouns and adjectives (mucus/mucous), common nouns and eponyms (Green, Bar), homonyms (principal/principle), anatomy and pathogen (pediculus/ Pediculus), or anatomical and surgical terms (suture). I have added about 200 nonmedical terms frequently used in medical reports as well as about 90 frequently misspelled English words; most of these appear in General Medical Terms, a few in relevant specialty sections. Irregularly formed plurals are included alphabetically with the notation (plural of...) and also in parentheses following the singular form. Common units of measure are followed by the appropriate abbreviation. These latter two features are not found in most medical spellers.

Style has been updated. For example, the possessive has been dropped on eponyms, periods removed from uppercase abbreviations, and spaces have been removed from abbreviations containing an ampersand. When subscripts, superscripts, or special characters are part of a term, an alternative method for transcribing has been included.

Updating a reference such as this one was a tremendous undertaking. Truthfully, I don’t feel I have finished or will ever finish. I’m sure Sheila felt the same way. For this reason, I welcome feedback and encourage users to e mail me with their suggestions, corrections, or questions at MedicalWordBook@Saunders.net.

About this edition

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1416048790
• ISBN 13: 9781416048794
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 1208