Acquiring Medical Language: 2026 Release ISE

1. Introduction to Medical Language
2. Introduction to Health Records
3. The Integumentary System- Dermatology
4. The Musculoskeletal System- Orthopedics
5. The Nervous System- Neurology and Psychiatry
6. The Sensory System- Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
7. The Endocrine System- Endocrinology
8. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems- Hematology and Immunology
9. The Cardiovascular System- Cardiology
10. The Respiratory System- Pulmonology
11. The Gastrointestinal System- Gastroenterology
12. The Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems- Urology
13. The Female Reproductive System- Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology
Appendixes
Appendix A. Prefixes
Appendix B. Suffixes
Appendix C. Roots Only Mentioned in Word Analysis
Glossary
Index

Acquiring Medical Language approaches medical language not as words to be memorized but as a language to be learned. This text teaches students to break down words into their composite parts and exposes students to all the relevant information (the root, its meaning, its use), so they see how it relates to the other roots in the context of the body system.