Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition + Medical Terminology Systems, 6th Edition Package

The perfect word building and medical terminology package...

Taber’s 21 + Systems 6th Edition



Taber’s 21 is today’s most comprehensive health science dictionary. Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, a team of expert consulting editors and consultants, representing every branch of health care, works with the Taber’s in-house editorial staff to ensure that the content reflects the state of the art.

• Cyclopedic entries that offer more than just definitions.


• More than 60,000 reader-friendly definitions, including 3,000 brand-new terms and 7,000 revised terms.


• Over 1,000 full-color illustrations in the book and DVD combined.


• More than 600 Patient Care Statements.


• Caution Statements with new, easy-to-find icon.


• Dozens of Allied Health and Nursing Appendices


• FREE Taber’sPlus DVD, Mac and PC compatible.


• 2 year access to Taber’s Online and Taber’s Mobile!


• So much more!

Systems 6th Edition is the perfect length for any course, this exceptional full-color, highly illustrated text/workbook uses a body system organization to focus on word building. This beautifully designed visual text combined with the audio CD, TermPlus 3.0, and student and instructor online tools is a unique learning package that’s a true blend of words, art, and technology.



Available in a Variety of Formats...



Medical Terminology Systems, 6th Edition (Text Only)

About $39.95 (US)|$41.95 (CAN)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2090-2



Medical Terminology Systems, 6th Edition + Audio CD + TermPlus 3.0

About $49.95 (US)|$52.50 (CAN)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2145-9



Word Building—the foundation for success begins with Barbara Gylys and the Body Systems Approach.



The med term approaches and how they differ…

• Most med terms books teach by memorization—the whole word approach.




• Memorize vocabulary and then try to recognize word patterns.

• Gylys uses the word-buildingapproach.




• First learn the patterns of medical words before you learn the vocabulary.

• Gylys takes a common sense approach, by introducing word elements first:




• Roots


• Combining forms


• Suffixes


• Prefixes




• She covers them one by one, breaking down each word part.


• Common English word elements are presented…




• This familiarity makes it easier for students to learn and break apart and build words.


• Students can use their understanding of word parts to decipher vocabulary.




• Mnemonic devices, interactive activities (in the book and on the CD) make word-building fun and this in turn increases retention…no more tedious memorization, students learn by breaking down and rebuilding words!

“From my years of teaching, I found it was much easier for students to learn word parts directly associated with a body system (or specialty area), and this has been the key to my approach in all of my texts and software products.”

—Barbara A. Gylys

Building a better med term book with amazing features…

• Even Better! Easier reading level—geared toward all learners.


• New! Body Systems Connections table:




• Identifies interrelationship of each body system


• Helps put each system into clear perspective




• New! Audio activities and TermPlus 3.0 CD-Rom


• New! Full-color medical records.


• More diagnostic and therapeutic procedures


• Packed with brilliant full-color illustrations


• Complete Medical Records and key terms fill each body system chapter


• Flash-card activities packed in every chapter


• Common psychiatric terms included


• Expanded pharmacology section includes most commonly used drugs


• Appendices:




• Appendix of generic and trade drugs


• Two-way word element index: by medical word element and by common English term

Audio CD-ROM

• Audio CD with more than 300 listen-and-learn activities

NEW! TermPlus 3.0 CD-ROM

• Competency-based, self-paced, multimedia program


• Now totally non-browser dependent and Mac and PC compatible


• Loaded with activities:




• Anatomy Focus


• Word-Building and Word-Breakdown activities


• Drag-and-Drop


• Programmed Learning


• Spelling


• 12 Crossword Puzzles


• 12 Word Scrambles


• 12 Terminology Teasers


• Chart Notes—11 activities in all

Instructor Resources—available on CD-ROM (Item 2143-5) and DavisPlus

• 24 Power Point slideshows


• Wimba Electronic Test Bank




• Nearly 1,250 multiple-choice, true/false, short answer, and matching items


• Interactive Teaching Tool




• Loaded with activities for each body system—52 in all!

• Activity pack:




• NEW! Available as separate Word files for custom use.


• NEW! Resource Kit—upload into Blackboard or other learning management system.


• NEW! Clinical Connection Activities


• Crossword Puzzles


• Master Transparencies


• Suggested syllabi for various course lengths


• Supplemental medical record activities


• Activity pack (available exclusively on DavisPlus):




• Image bank with approximately 150 images