The American Heritage Medical Dictionary - Hardcover

Editors Of The American Heritage Di

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618824359 ISBN 13: 9780618824359

Publisher: Collins Reference, 2007

Synopsis

In this updated dictionary of medical words and phrases, entry words are clearly defined, reflect state-of-the-art medical research and practice, and avoid confusing jargon, including hundreds of new words that encompass the latest tests, diseases, treatments, and technology, as well as common medical abbreviations and health-care management and policy terms.

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About the Author:

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

From Booklist:

Previously published in 2004 as The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary (2d ed.), this volume contains more than 45,000 definitions. The brief entries cover medical specialties, diseases and conditions, abbreviations, prescription drugs, and more. There are also entries for scientists and physicians who played an important role in medical history. Intended as "a shortcut to understanding the complex vocabulary of 21st-century health care," this is also a true dictionary with all of the standard dictionary conventions such as pronunciation, part-of-speech labels, and inflected forms. Quinn, Mary Ellen

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0618824359
• ISBN 13: 9780618824359
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 944