The Language of Medicine是 负盛名的 医学英语教材，历经修订， 编排方式科学，内容全面， 实用性强，教材内容与医学 实践联系紧密，易读易用， 在世界范围内被各国医学生 广泛认可，本书是其 版 2版的影印版。全书前4 章介绍医学英语的基本词汇 结构、人体相关词汇、后缀 、前缀，之后章节分别介绍 消化系统、泌尿系统等人体 各系统的专业词汇，对** 学、影像学与核医学、药理 学、精神病学词汇也单独设 章进行介绍。全书 附有 术语表、迷你词典、常用缩 写表、常用**表等，其中 迷你词典是 2版所特有。

1 Basic Word Structure 2 Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole 3 Suffixes 4 Prefixes 5 Digestive System In Person: Living with Crohn's 6 Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology In Person: Cholecystectomy 7 Urinary System In Person: Kidney Transplant 8 Female Reproductive System In Person: Prophylactic Mastectomy 9 Male Reproductive System In Person: Prostate Cancer 10 Nervous System In Person: Sciatica 11 Cardiovascular System In Person: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 12 Respiratory System In Person: Recurrent Pneumonia 13 Blood System In Person: Autologous Stem Cell Transplant 14 Lymphatic and Immune Systems In Person: Hodgkin Lymphoma In Person: Lymphoma Treatment 15 Musculoskeletal System In Person: Rotator Cuff Tear In Person: Total Hip Arthroplasty 16 Skin In Person: Metastatic Melanoma 17 Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear In Person: Retinal Tear 18 Endocrine System In Person: Living with Diabetes In Person: Diabetes Insipidus In Person: My Cushing's Journey 19 Cancer Medicine (Oncology) In Person: Radiotherapy 20 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine In Person: CT and MRI 21 Pharmacology 22 Psychiatry In Person: Living with Autism MINI-DICTIONARY GLOSSARY Medical Word Parts-English English-Medical Word Parts APPENDIX I Plurals APPENDIX II Abbreviations, Acronyms, Eponyms, and Symbols APPENDIX III Normal Hematologic Reference Values and Implications of Abnormal Results APPENDIX IV Drugs Illustrations Credits Index