Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Creason (health information technology, Tyler Junior College) offers a textbook that uses a work text approach to help medical students understand medical terminology. After descriptions of word structure and how medical terms are formed, tables of terms for anatomical structures, symptoms and conditions, tests and procedures, surgical and therapeutic interventions, medications, and other topics are presented by body system, with progressive exercises, illustrations, and photos. A separate chapter on oncology and cancer is provided. A CD-ROM, flashcards, and online access to additional exercises, games, audio pronunciations, and animations are included. Annotation 漏2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 2 Lead your students to success with the name you trust! Stedman's Medical Terminology:聽Steps to Success in Medical Language is a mid-level medical terminology text perfect for instructors looking for minimal coverage of anatomy and physiology and plenty of hands-on exercises to reinforce learning. Each chapter alternates between term presentation and exercises to ensure that students can apply what they have learned immediately.Throughout the text, exercises progress in a meaningful way, from recall and review, to word building, to comprehension, and finally to application and analysis through the use of "real-world" case study and medical record exercises. This approach allows the student to actively see their knowledge building and to connect what they are learning to real-life context. A robust, realistic, and relevant art program enhances the text, especially for visual learners.A full suite of ancillaries, including videos and animations,聽is available for both students and instructors.