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Doc Talk: Medical Slang & Terminology for Writers by Natalie Dale

informative slow-paced

Primarily a short dictionary, broken into thematic sections:

1. A selection of medical words
2. A selection of medical abbreviations and words used in communicating about patients.
3. A selection of slang, with a strong, general warning that some of it is very offensive.
4. A selection of anatomy words (no diagrams)
5. A selection of equipment in a hospital used to treat patients
6. A selection of titles for healthcare professionals
7. A selection of terms and abbreviations for diagnostic tests and treatment procedures.
8. A selection of medical prefixes and suffixes (presumably all Latin)
9. A few concluding paragraphs on how healthcare professionals actually speak, on the job, to each other, and to patients.

Sections 1 and 4 are limited in scope. If these are your primary interest in this book, you may prefer a larger reference work intended to help patients and their family members understand healthcare situations.