Posted for Eileen Severson, respond to her offlist at email below.

Hello,
I'm attempting to replace the book "Terminology for the Health 
Professions" by Eugene M. Wroble, copyright 1982.  We use this book for 
medical definitions and pronunciation guides when writing our patient 
education handouts.  Our patient education writer uses health literacy 
principles and would like a medical terminology book that uses plain 
language or a book that suggests plain language substitutes for medical 
terms.  She would also settle for a terminology text that has simplified 
definitions of medical terms.

What she likes about the above text is that it does have (for the most 
part) simple definitions, pictures, and pronunciation guides.   But the 
text is woefully outdated.

I've looked in Matthews Medical Books, Doody's, and LocatorPlus looking 
for a text and I'm not knowledgeable enough to determine what book might 
be a suitable replacement. 

Would any of you please share any suggestions for a replacement?  Please 
reply to me off list.
Thank you,
Eileen

Eileen Severson, MLIS
Supervisor, Library and Health Information Services
Health Sciences Library 
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
1900 South Ave. H01-011
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone:  (608) 775-5546
Fax:  (608)775-6343
easevers at gundluth.org

Kaye L Crampton, MALS
Consumer Health Librarian
Gundersen Lutheran Health Resource Libraries
Mail Stop H01-011
La Crosse, WI
klcramp1 at gundluth.org
(608) 775-1665
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