Exploring Medical Language

Danielle has taught medical terminology and medical assisting courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats since 2008. She has led the writing of Basic Medical Language since 1996, utilizing her knowledge of how students learn based on her previous career as a high school English Teacher. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language. Dr. Levinsky is a board-certified family medicine physician. She currently teaches case-based instruction at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, where she is a Clinical Associate Professor in the department Family and Community Medicine. She also supervises medical students in three clinics dedicated to the care of underserved patients. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language. Myrna was a health science faculty member and division chair with the Maricopa County Community College for 27 years. During that time she taught medical terminology and developed the curriculum for seven other health occupation education programs. She is also the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.

• PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO WORD PARTS AND HUMAN BODY STRUCTURE1. Introduction to Medical Language2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests3. Directional Terms, Positions, and ImagingPART 2 BODY SYSTEMS4. Integumentary System5. Respiratory System6. Urinary System7. Male Reproductive System8. Female Reproductive System9. Obstetrics and Neonatology10. Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Immune Systems and Blood11. Digestive System12. Eye13. Ear14. Musculoskeletal System15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health16. Endocrine System

"...a textbook and workbook for medical terminology classes,... mostly composed of word lists and exercises to help students memorize or interpret them. It also comes with a code for a set of complementary online exercises.... The purpose of this book is to help students learn and use medical terminology.... The book supports students by providing a diverse array of exercises to help them memorize and use medical terms.... primary audience is students in medical terminology courses, and it is well designed to meet their needs.... This is a well-formatted textbook for medical terminology students. It covers substantially the same material as other medical terminology textbooks but with more exercises and types of exercises and less text than most.... I recommend this book to instructors who want to assign something more like a workbook than a textbook and to academic and health sciences librarians whose faculty use it." Review by Chana Kraus-Friedberg, AHIP, MSLS, PhD (Michigan State University Libraries), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025.