Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic word structure -- Terms pertaining to the body as a whole -- Suffixes -- Prefixes -- Digestive system. In person : living with Crohn's disease -- Additional suffixes and digestive system terminology. In person : cholecystectomy -- Urinary system. In person : kidney transplantation -- Female reproductive system. In person : prophylactic mastectomy -- Male reproductive system. In person : prostate cancer -- Nervous system. In person : sciatica -- Cardiovascular system. In person : coronary artery bypass surgery -- Respiratory system. In person : recurrent pneumonia -- Blood system. In person : hereditary hemochromatosis. In person : autologous stem cell transplant -- Lymphatic and immune systems. In person : Hodgkin lymphoma. In person : lymphoma treatment -- Musculoskeletal system. In person : rotator cuff tear. In person : neurologic lyme disease -- Skin. In person : metastatic melanoma -- Sense organs : the eye and the ear. In person : retinal tear -- Endocrine system. In person : living with diabetes. In person : my Cushing's journey -- Cancer medicine (oncology). In person : radiotherapy -- Radiology and nuclear medicine. In person : CT and MRI -- Pharmacology -- Psychiatry. In person : living with autism.