本教材选材着重基础，反映现代，强调科学性，兼顾趣味性，语言规范化，内容多样化，努力涵盖各类实用型医学英语的表达，使医学院学生尽可能建立起医学专业英语词汇体系，基本掌握各种文体的医学英语专业文献结构，以及医学英语书面语言和口头语言的表达特点和规律，为未来的临床、科研、对外学术交流和医学服务打下基础。本教材既能用做医学院完成大学英语学习的本科生后续教材，也适用于医学院研究生进行医学英语的自主学习。

Chapter 1 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Unit 1 Introduction

Unit 2 Respiratory System

Unit 3 Circulatory System

Unit 4 Digestive System

Unit 5 Urinary System

Unit 6 Reproductive System

Unit 7 Endocrine System

Unit 8 Musculoskeletal System

Unit 9 Nervous System

Unit 10 Pharmaceutical System

Chapter 2 MEDICAL CONVERSATIONS AND SPEECHES

Section 1 Clinical Conversations

Unit 1 At the Department of Internal Medicine (1)

Unit 2 At the Department of Internal Medicine (2)

Unit 3 At the Department of Surgery (1)

Unit 4 At the Department of Surgery (2)

Unit 5 At Other Departments

Section 2 Medical Speeches

Unit 1 Delivering a Speech

Unit 2 Joining a Discussion

Chapter 3 MEDICAL READINGS

Unit 1

Text A A Better Artificial Skin

Text B The Truth about Boils

Unit 2

Text A Obesity Vaccine Enters Clinical Trial

Text B Find a Way to a Slimmer Body

Unit 3

Text A Stay in Bed for That Extra Hour: It Aids Thinking

Text B Sweet Dreams

Unit 4

Text A CIPRO: Now for the Downside

Text B Eat Your Germs

Unit 5

Text A We Are What We Eat

Text B Mom's Fish Intake May Boost Child's Brain Power

Unit 6

Text A How the World Thinks about AIDS

Text B The Graying of AIDS

Unit 7

Text A Children, Obesity & Diabetes

Text B Fat Hormone Acts on Brain Circuit to Curb Obesity, Diabetes

Unit 8

Text A High-dose Vitamin E May Shorten Life Span

Text B Vitamin C Supplements During Pregnancy Increase Asthma Risk

Unint 9

Text A Five Vital Nutrients for Women

Text B The Heart of a Woman

Unit 10

Text A Fighting Diabetes Complications

Text B Overview of Type 2 Diabetes

Chapter 4 MEDICAL TRANSLATION

Unit 1 Basic Theories of Translation

Unit 2 Translation of Words

Unit 3 Translation of Sentences

Unit 4 Translation of Passages

Chapter 5 MEDICAL WRITING

Unit 1 Case Histories

Unit 2 Clinical Records and Reports

Unit 3 Case Reports

Unit 4 Academic Writing

Unit 5 The Major Part of a Research Paper

Unit 6 Introduction to Letter Writing

Unit 7 Medical Correspondence

Unit 8 Letters Relating to Conferences

Appendix Ⅰ  Prefixes

Appendix Ⅱ Suffixes

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