Lewis An Anatomical Wordbook

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4180-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Web PDF

An Anatomical Wordbook serves as a reference guide of words used in the science of Anatomy. The text aims to enhance the comprehension of all who study anatomy by providing explanations to anatomical words. The book is organized in such a way that the words are grouped together by common themes for easy cross-referencing. The groups of words found in the text include bone names, names applied to muscles, words pertaining to joint types, and anatomical words where Latin and Greek are often used. Abbreviations, common prefixes and suffixes, anatomical lines, planes and points, regions of the abdomen and head and body types are likewise presented. Anatomists, physicians, and students and workers in the field of medicine will find great use of this book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, Stephen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;An Anatomical Wordbook;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Preface;6
6;Abbreviations;10
7;Chapter 1. Common prefixes;12
8;Chapter 2. Common suffixes;16
9;Chapter 3. Some anatomical words ending in -oid;18
10;Chapter 4. Some anatomical words ending in -iform;20
11;Chapter 5. Some anatomical words ending in -ate;21
12;Chapter 6. Words pertaining to number and quantity;22
13;Chapter 7. Anatomical words where Latin and Greek synonyms are oftenused;23
14;Chapter 8. Names applied to muscles;25
15;Chapter 9. Bone names and their meanings;33
16;Chapter 10. Names of the cranial nerves and their meanings;37
17;Chapter 11. Words pertaining to joint types;39
18;Chapter 12. Words pertaining to action, movement and position in space;42
19;Chapter 13. Some anatomical lines, planes and points;45
20;Chapter 14. The regions of the abdomen;48
21;Chapter 15. Named points on the skull;49
22;Chapter 16. Head types;51
23;Chapter 17. Body types;52
24;Chapter 18. Glossary;53