Unit One 1
Text:Basic Elements of Medical Words 2
Medical Abbreviations:A 13
Readings 16
Passage 1:Prefixes 16
Passage 2:Suffixes 18
Unit Two 22
Text:The General Plan of the Human Body 23
Medical Abbreviations:From B to C 32
Readings 35
Passage 1:Something about Human Body(Ⅰ) 35
Passage 2:Something about Human Body(Ⅱ) 38
Unit Three 42
Text:Cells 43
Medical Abbreviations:From D to E 51
Readings 55
Passage 1:Tissues 55
Passage 2:Tumors,Benign and Malignant 60
Unit Four 66
Text:Chemistry,Matter and Life 67
Medical Abbreviations:From F to G 80
Readings 82
Passage 1:Water and Electrolyte Balance 82
Passage 2:Osmolarity 87
Unit Five 91
Text:Disease,Inflammation,Immunity and Allergy 93
Medical Abbreviations:From H to I 106
Readings 110
Passage 1:Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms(Ⅰ) 110
Passage 2:Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms(Ⅱ) 115
Unit Six 121
Text:The Skin in Health and Disease 123
Medical Abbreviations:From J to L 138
Readings 141
Passage 1:The Skin 141
Passage 2:Body Temperature and Its Regulation 144
Unit Seven 149
Text:The Skeletal System 150
Medical Abbreviations:From M to O 167
Readings 171
Passage 1:Diseases of Bone 171
Passage 2:Bone 177
Unit Eight 181
Text:Joints and Muscles 183
Medical Abbreviations:P 196
Readings 201
Passage 1:Diseases of the Joints 201
passage 2:Diseases of Muscles 203
Unit Nine 206
Text:The Blood 207
Medical Abbreviations:From Q to S 218
Readings 223
Passage 1:Blood Disoders 223
Passage 2:Blood Studies 227
Unit Ten 230
Text:The Circulatory System 232
Medical Abbreviations:From T to Z 243
Readings 248
Passage 1:The Heart and Heart Diseases(Ⅰ) 248
Passage 2:The Heart and Heart Diseases(Ⅱ) 251