PART ONE Reading 1
Unit One 1
Text Meanings of Health 1
Free Voluntary Reading Medicine:Its History and Folklore 9
Unit Two 15
Text The Clock Can't Be Stopped 15
Free Voluntary Reading The Thoracic Cavity 22
Unit Three 26
Text The Making of Memory 26
Free Voluntary Reading Connective Tissues 33
Unit Four 37
Text On Telling Patients the Truth 37
Free Voluntary Reading Techniques in the Study of Cell Structure 46
Unit Five 50
Text When Is a Fetus"Viable"? 50
Free Voluntary Reading How Are Your Genes? 58
Unit Six 63
Text Make the Most of Midlife 63
Free Voluntary Reading Protein 72
Unit Seven 77
Text Drug Abuse 77
Free Voluntary Reading AIDS and the Immune System 86
Unit Eight 91
Text Antibiotics:An Overworked Remedy 91
Free Voluntary Readng Chemical Transmission in the Nervous System 100
Unit Nine 105
Text The Truth About Comas 105
Free Voluntary Reading The Brain in Aging 113
Unit Ten 117
Text Foodborne Illness:A Growing Problem 117
Free Voluntary Reading Properties of Human Blood 126
Unit Eleven 131
Text High Technology Equipment-Counting the Cost 131
Free Voluntary Reading Heart Action 139
Unit Twelve 143
Text American Medical Education 143
Free Voluntary Reading Pharmacy 152
PART TWO Medical Terminology 157
Unit One Medical Terms from Greek and Latin Origin 157
Unit Two Medical Derivatives:Roots,Prefixes and Suffixes 160
Unit Three Roots that Denote Body Functions 162
Unit Four Roots that Denote Body Parts 163
Unit Five Prefixes from Greek and Latin Prepositions 165
Unit Six Suffixes in Medical Terms 167
Unit Seven Suffixes Describing Surgical Operations 169
Unit Eight Suffixes for Designating Instruments and Their Use 171
Unit Nine Roots Describing Colors 172
Unit Ten Roots Referring to Diet and Nutrition 174
Unit Eleven Word Elements Suggesting Qualities 176
Unit Twelve Word Elements Describing Relationships 178
Unit Thirteen Word Elements in Medical Terms of Hematology and Immunology 181
Unit Fourteen Greek and Latin Equivalent Roots 184
PART THREE Writing 187
Unit One Basic Principles of Effective Writing 187
Unit Two Letter Writing 198
Unit Three Curriculum Vitae 218
Unit Four Guided Writing for Major English Tests 229
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary for Reading 259
Appendix Ⅱ Medical Terminology 278
Appendix Ⅲ Weights and Measures 298