Recently I received a textbook which addresses the study of medical terminology for preview to use within a veterinary technology program. As an absolute bibliophile, I love books of this nature because they not only teach; they engage the student through written exercises and memorization skill tests. This book is no exception in that department.
The text is divided into sixteen chapters with each chapter addressing a different system of the body as well as such topics as pregnancy and childbirth and health concerns that occur during carious life span stages. Each chapter has clearly defined learning outcomes and introduces the lessons of the chapter by using a case history. As an instructor of veterinary medical terminology, the reviewer has doubts as to how appropriate the textbook would be for veterinary technology students due to the focus on human health concerns. This is due in part to the featured examples and photographs being primarily of human health cases as opposed to animals which it is felt may be confusing. Although medical terminology is a language of medical science as well as veterinary science, some terms do have slightly different denotations for animals as opposed to humans especially in the area of anatomy and physiology. For this reason it is felt that the text may not provide students with the best value in terms of education. While this book may be useful as a supplemental or practice text, this reviewer does not feel that it would be useful for a student of veterinary technology,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (2009).
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-337414-7;
ISBN-10: 0-07-337414-8.