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Feature/Description: Over 200 flash cards packaged with the text Benefit: Provide an additional learning tool for students to memorize terms and are a great value for the student's textbook dollar. Feature/Description: Systemic presentation of med terms Benefit: Helps students learn and recognize new words as they are encountered by combining parts. Feature/Description: Objectives integrated with headings throughout the book Benefit: Clarify how the content is presented within lessons and helps readers understand how objectives relate to content. Feature/Description: Consistent organization and pacing of lessons Benefit: Lessons build upon one another using previously introduced word parts so that the student is not overwhelmed and knowledge and vocabulary builds steadily. Feature/Description: Review exercises integrated throughout lesson material Benefit: Enables students to test their knowledge and retention of material more frequently. Feature/Description: Student Evolve resources include games, activities, gradable, e- mailable quizzes, an audio program, and 5000-term English/Spanish med term glossary Benefit: Offer a wealth of additional opportunities to quickly gauge strong and weak areas in a fun and interactive environment. Feature/Description: Mockups of electronic health records Benefit: Provide students with more exposure to the medical records they will encounter in practice. Feature/Description: 9th grade reading level Benefit: Accessible reading level ensures students understand more content and concepts in one reading. Feature/Description: Elsevier's Adaptive Learning (EAL) Benefit: New adaptive learning program customized for Basic Medical Language 5e is a fantastic adaptive learning tool that helps students learn and retain medical terminology. Feature/Description: New case studies Benefit: New case studies have been developed for this edition and function as review sections. Feature/Description: New Career Focus feature Benefit: New feature on healthcare careers highlights professionals whose work focuses on specific body systems. Feature/Description: New exercises Benefit: Programmed exercises in the text have been converted into other exercise types, including matching, building, and reading medical terms in context, fostering an active learning approach. Feature/Description: New terms and new/updated definitions Benefit: Inclusion of new terms and procedures keeps students up-to-date with healthcare advances. Feature/Description: New images Benefit: Illustrate difficult terms and procedures more clearly and consistentl

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Myrna was a health science faculty member and division chair with the Maricopa County Community College for 27 years. During that time she taught medical terminology and developed the curriculum for seven other health occupation education programs. She is also the co-author of Exploring Medical Language. Danielle has taught medical terminology and medical assisting courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats since 2008. She has led the writing of Basic Medical Language since 1996, utilizing her knowledge of how students learn based on her previous career as a high school English Teacher. She is the co-author of Exploring Medical Language.

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