Veterinary Medical Terminology

About this book

Heres a new text that gives readers a solid foundation in veterinary medical terminology. A strong emphasis on clinical application makes the vocabulary easy to learn and remember while familiarizing the reader with basic concepts in anatomy physiology and disease. The body-system organization presents words in logical groupings. This new book is perfect for either self-study or the classroom. Focuses the readers attention on essential information with chapter goals and objectives. Encourages effective learning with related-terms sections that include word-division exercises phonetic spellings brief definitions and etymologies. Offers readers immediate feedback on comprehension through numerous self-tests with answers. Clarifies important anatomic features with more than 150 exquisitely rendered original medical illustrations. Makes unfamiliar terms easier to understand with coverage of word structure that discusses root words prefixes suffixes combining forms and compound words. Includes a chapter on pharmacology reviewing metric apothecary and household measurement conversions prescriptions abbreviations examples of prescriptions and prescription labels and more. Adheres to the standardized nomenclature for directional terminology accepted by most veterinary anatomists and the American College of Veterinary Radiologists (ACVR).