Recommendations for Medical Terminology Books

[pabound2016]

Hi everyone,

My program will be starting in about 2.5 months. It has been a while since I have taken medical terminology. Would anyone kindly recommend any helpful medical terminology books for me to read before I start the program? I want to be able to hit the lectures without feeling too overwhelmed of any possible foreign language and utilize the time there absorbing and understanding rather than being confused over terms.

Thanks!

[pabound2016]

Also, if y'all have any other recommendations as to what to review over before school starts that would be great. If possible, could you also include a book that you enjoyed or found helpful reading. Thanks!

[bocc54]

I have an extra medical terminology textbook laying around. You can have it if you want. It's graduate level medical terminology though.

[Badgers]

A great med terms book is Exploring Medical Language by LaFleur and Brooks. Gives a nice breakdown of essential word roots, diagnostic terms, abbreviations, surgical terms, diseases, etc. for each system. It also covers words not built from word parts which is very helpful. Also gives you some practice reading mock diagnostic reports.

 

Another book that I enjoyed reading was Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple. 

[LPZ]

I have Medical Terminology by Gylys. You can find PDFs online. I think it is well organized and easy to follow.

[AlexHugh]

Medical Terms are very difficult to learn so you should choose the book carefully. Here is recommendation of 2 most famous and best medical terminology books;

1. Medical Terminology by David Anderson

2. Medical Terminology: A Living Language