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Medical Terminology: Get Connected!, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (May 15, 2025) © 2026

  • Suzanne S Frucht Northwest Missouri State University

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For introductory courses in medical terminology.

A fun, engaging introduction to medical terminology essentials

Medical Terminology: Get Connected! helps students make connections, whether they’re building medical terms, understanding body systems or forging professional relationships. The text uniquely presents terms by medical specialty, rather than organ systems, giving it practical use across areas of specialized medicine. Its blend of instruction and activity makes it flexible enough to support both lectures and independent study.

The fully updated 4th Edition adds many new medical terms, word parts and pronunciations. Revised learning objectives reflect higher-order skills and applications to real-world situations.

Hallmark features of this title

Step-by-step mastery

  • Students are guided step by step through the principles and practices of medical terminology. They learn how to use word parts and word roots to assemble and interpret terms.
  • Word parts common to each medical specialty are introduced in a section of each medical specialty chapter. Color-coded word parts support quick recognition.

Engaging applications

  • Fill-in-the-blank activities in each chapter prompt students to construct medical terms using word roots, prefixes, combining vowels and suffixes.
  • ENHANCED: A variety of exercises closes each chapter, including Case Study and Transcription Practice; Sound It Out; Medical Term Analysis; Visual Identification Challenge; and labeling, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and matching activities.

New and updated features of this title

New medical terms, word parts and pronunciations

  • EXPANDED: Many new medical terms were added, especially regarding new technologies and procedures. Each chapter also includes an updated list of combining forms, suffixes and prefixes.
  • NEW: Pronunciations have been added alongside medical terms in vocabulary tables and word-building answer keys. Syllables of each term are written out based on how they sound.

Enhanced learning aids

  • UPDATED: Learning objectives have been updated to reflect higher-order skills featured in the text, along with applications of chapter content to real-world situations.
  • UPDATED: More than 55 new photos, and added medical illustrations, show real, more diverse people, as well as diseases and conditions related to the chapter content.

Expanded content by medical specialty

  • EXPANDED: Visual summaries of organs and body systems, in each medical specialty chapter, are labeled with names and combining forms. In this edition, more A&P figures and detail have been added.
  • EXPANDED: New information on medical specialists was incorporated into each chapter and supplemented by reliable websites for further investigation.

MyLab Medical Terminology for the 4th Edition

  • Application-focused activities let students practice and apply their knowledge by identifying, pronouncing and translating medical terms within the context of real-world medical records and reports.
  • Pronounce and Spell helps build fluency in medical terminology, with emphasis on pronunciation. A built-in technology assesses and scores students’ pronunciation so they can continue to improve.
  • UPDATED: Labeling, Matching, Word Surgery and Word Part Prescription games give students practice building words, learning A&P concepts and mastering spelling and pronunciation.
  • Dynamic Study Modules pose a handful of questions and then respond to each student’s progress in real time. Learners deepen their grasp of concepts as they go.
  • Guided Lectures are title-specific and author-created. They can be used to supplement your lectures, clarify concepts and help students improve their pronunciation.
  • Pearson+ eTextbook lets students choose how they learn best. Part of your MyLab course, Pearson+ merges easy-to-use eTextbooks with study tools.

SECTION I: BASIC WORD BUILDING

  1. Introduction to Medical Terminology
  2. Suffixes
  3. Prefixes
  4. Anatomical Terminology

SECTION II: MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

  1. Dermatology: Integumentary System
  2. Orthopedics: Musculoskeletal System
  3. Cardiology: Cardiovascular System
  4. Hematology: Blood
  5. Immunology: Immune Systems
  6. Pulmonology: Respiratory System
  7. Gastroenterology: Digestive System
  8. Urology and Nephrology: Urinary System and Male Reproductive System
  9. Obstetrics and Gynecology: Female Reproductive System
  10. Neurology: Nervous System
  11. Endocrinology: Endocrine System
  12. Ophthalmology: The Eye
  13. Otorhinolaryngology: The Ears, Nose, and Throat

SECTION III: APPENDICES

  1. Word Parts
  2. Additional Abbreviations and Symbols
  3. Selected English/Spanish Glossary
  4. Answer Keys
  5. Glossary

About our author

Suzanne S. Frucht is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Physiology at Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU). She holds baccalaureate degrees in biological sciences and physical therapy from Indiana University, an MS in biological sciences at NWMSU and a PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

For 14 years, Dr. Frucht worked full time as a physical therapist in various health care settings, including acute care hospitals, extended care facilities and home health. Based on her educational and clinical experience, she was invited to teach medical terminology part-time in 1988 and became a full-time faculty member three years later as she discovered her love for the challenge of teaching.

Dr. Frucht has taught a variety of courses, including medical terminology, human anatomy, human physiology, and animal anatomy and physiology. She received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2003. Since retiring from teaching in 2008, she continues to be active in student learning through teaching medical terminology as an online course and writing medical terminology texts and anatomy and physiology laboratory manuals.

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