Edition: Enlarged 7th
Publication date: 1848
Review Medical lexicon,: A dictionary of medical science; containing a concise explanation of the various subjects and terms, with the French and other synonymes, ... officinal and empirical preparations, etc., / Lea & Blanchard:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1997-10-20
Dewey code: 610
List Price: $39.95
Price: $25.00
Review A Sceptic's Medical Dictioary / BMJ Books:Everyone involved in, and indeed all who have ever had dealings with the medical profession, will find this unique dictionary both humorous and enlightening. In all the definitions Michael O'Donnell entertains the reader with his eloquent observations on the all too recognisable follies of human behaviour.
Authors
- Peter Andrija Nigrovic
- Edward Machtinger
Publication date: 2003-01
Dewey code: 468
List Price: $34.95
Price: $25.00
Review Spanish for Pediatric Medicine: A Practical Communication Guide / American Academy of Pediatrics:Pocket-sized manual enhances communication with Spanish speaking children and parents. Quick-reference provides assistance in the identification of medical problems in well-child, sick visits, and emergency department settings. Features immunization schedule, English-to-Spanish translations, and pertinent patient encounters. Previous edition: c1997. Wire-spiral binding.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1996-02-15
Dewey code: 610.14
List Price: $99.95
Price: $24.99
Review Fritz Spiegl's Sick Notes: An Alphabetical Browsing-Book of Derivatives, Abbreviations, Mnemonics and Slang for Amusemen / Informa HealthCare:This dictionary is, in the very best sense, "a good read. " It explains the meanings and derivations of the medical terms, abbreviations, mnemonics, and slang used by doctors, nurses, and health-care professionals publicly and privately. It defines, for instance, the abbreviations doctors use in writing prescriptions and explains the Latin and Greek derivations of medical terms. The author writes clearly and often humorously, not hesitating to voice his personal opinions. He guides his readers through the world of medical language like a good friend-clarifying, cautioning, and teaching with wit and laughter. About the Author: Fritz Spiegl has written many books, including Dead Funny, The Joy of Words, and The Guinness Book of Musical Blunders (in prep. ), and is a popular BBC radio commentator, especially revered for his mastery of the English language.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1995-10-27
Dewey code: 610.21
List Price: $75.00
Price: $139.93
Review Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics in the Medical Sciences / Cambridge University Press:This dictionary provides over 2,000 brief but useful definitions of statistical terms frequently found in the medical and medical statistics literature. Where appropriate, the author illustrates terms with pictures or numerical examples, and minimizes the use of mathematical formulas. This book will be an essential reference for workers in all branches of medicine, applied statistics and biostatistics.
Edition: 3rd
Publication date: 2005-10-01
Dewey code: 616
List Price: $42.95
Price: $30.00
Review Stedman's Surgery Words, Third Edition, on CD-ROM: Includes Anatomy, Anesthesia & Pain Management / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:Stedman's Surgery Words, Third Edition, on CD-ROM makes it fast and easy to research hard-to-find surgery, anatomy, anesthesia, and pain management terminology. Medical transcription professionals, students, and medical language professionals will find all the print edition's content right from their toolbar-including full-color anatomical illustrations, a pain glossary, pain management techniques, sample reports, common terms by procedure, dermatomal explanation, AAPM accredited pain management programs, drugs commonly used in pain practice, drugs for anesthesia, and drugs by indication. The CD-ROM format also includes Browse on Index, Copy, Paste, and Print, Add User Notes, Add User Topics, and other great features. Windows Compatible.
Authors
- Stedman's
- Also available on CD-ROM, or purchase the Book/CD Bundle and save 10%!
Publication date: 2004-12
Dewey code: 610
List Price: $70.95
Price: $36.98
Review Stedman's Medical Eponyms / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:Not your traditional word book! Stedman's Medical Eponyms provides useful context and clarity for transcribing eponymic terms. Each eponymic entry is accompanied by available biographic data, including the individual's full name, specialty, nationality, birth/death, and associated terms. Over 15,000 Entries.
Edition: Crds
Publication date: 2009-01-30
Dewey code: 610
List Price: $24.95
Price: $24.95
Review Nursing Fundamentals Vocabulary Flash Cards: Learning the Language of Nursing / F. A. Davis Company:
Edition: 4
Publication date: 1991-08-27
Dewey code: 025.49
List Price: $66.95
Price: $49.00
Review Evaluation Thesaurus / Sage Publications, Inc:Written by one of the leaders in evaluation, Evaluation Thesaurus is the first overview of evaluation across all disciplines, providing readers with a quick analysis of the major concepts, positions, acronyms, processes, techniques, and checklists in the field. The detailed introduction establishes a view of evaluation as a "transdisciplinary discipline", including, but reaching far beyond, program, conduct, institutional, curriculum, and personnel evaluation. Containing 200 new topics, Scriven's Thesaurus offers professionals and students a guide for understanding the relation of evaluation to the doctrine of value-free social science, ways to integrate the parts of multidimensional evaluations into an overall rating, the realities of evaluation consulting, and techniques for the use of spreadsheets in qualitative evaluation. Topics new to this edition include: The therapeutic role of the evaluatortechnology assessmentdiagnosis versus evaluation realities of evaluation consulting logic of evaluationmultiple rating itemsbanding sawtooth graphs nondollar costsrefocusingqualitative methods for multidimensional synthesis computer product evaluation the psychology and phenomenology of evaluation using electronic spreadsheets for qualitative evaluation updates on major models of evaluation checklists not available elsewhere.
Authors
- Sarah Galewick
- Joanne Becker
- Nina Thierer
Dewey code: 353
List Price: $35.15
Price: $35.15
Review Glencoe Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care, Study Tapes / McGraw-Hill Companies:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1996
Dewey code: 610
List Price: $42.95
Price: $59.45
Review Flash! Medical Terminology Flashcard Software : / Delmar Thomson Learning:This 500 flashcard-type question and answer program is designed to help users learn and retain medical terms, word combinations, and medications quickly and easily. Organized into 16 systems and specialties. Here's how Flash! works. the question is displayed, when the user clicks the mouse, Flash! displays the answer. Plus, Flash! has customization features. ALSO AVAILABLE - INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Software (with site license rights) ISBN: 0-8273-8069-0.
Creator: Nellie Herrada-Monroe
Edition: Pap/Cas/CD
Publication date: 1995-01-15
Dewey code: 468.342102461
Price: $84.95
Review Medical Spanish for Every Situation: Complete Set of Phrases to Help You Learn Specific Medical Spanish for Every Situation (Book with 4 Audio) / Houston-Magellan Publishing Co:Spanish medical words and phrases, for all health professionals. 203-page book and four 90-minute cassette tapes.
Authors
- Joseph Hoffman
- Janice K. Ledford
Publication date: 2007-09-27
Dewey code: 617.7003
List Price: $35.95
Price: $25.00
Review Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology, Fifth Edition / Slack Incorporated:A leading resource for nearly two decades and a daily reference for thousands of eyecare professionals, the Fifth Edition of Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology continues this tradition and provides the latest terms, concepts, conditions, and important resources in an instant. Janice K. Ledford and Joseph Hoffman have updated and expanded this essential resource to reflect today’s dialect while retaining the core features associated with this user-friendly reference book: accurately defined terms, cross-referencing, acronyms and abbreviations, and a plethora of additional information in the appendices. Compact, concise, and informative, Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology, Fifth Edition, provides quick access to over 3,700 terms and their definitions, including over 400 new words. This pocket-sized companion also contains 25 appendices. Additionally, pronunciations have been added—an attribute users are sure to appreciate. With a history of excellence, an easy-to-use format, and the latest information, Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology, Fifth Edition is a must have for anyone working in eyecare or an eyecare-related industry. Features: • An atlas of ocular anatomy drawings • Updated list of pertinent web sites • Updated drug tables • A reading guide Appendices Include: • Medical terminology • Subjective grading systems • Common abbreviations • The metric system • English-to-Spanish ocular history flow sheet.
Creator: William A. R. Thomson
Publication date: 1982-02
Price: $26.50
Review Black's Medical Dictionary / Barnes & Noble Books-Imports:Black's Medical Dictionary is the established authority in its field. It defines and describes more than 4500 terms and concepts, often at length, always clearly, and frequently with illustrations. Extensive cross-referencing leads to many aspects of a subject and to related topics. As a result "Black's Medical Dictionary" gives a picture of current practice and theory in many fields and specialties. This thirty-sixth edition has been extensively revised, with many new topics added and many existing ones rewritten. New entries include Bowen's Disease, adulteration of food, cluster headaches and cyclical oedema of women. The sections on psychiatry, diseases of the ear, nose and throat, dermatology, ophthalmology and dentistry have been rewritten by experts in the particular fields. "Black's Medical Dictionary" has proved itself invaluable to nurses and physiotherapists, to radiographers and medical secretaries, to medical students and practitioners, and to a wide variety of paramedical workers. It gives clear and practical advice and information which is both up-to-date and readily understood.
Creator: Stedman's
Edition: 5th
Publication date: 2008-01-01
Dewey code: 617
List Price: $42.95
Price: $36.90
Review Stedman's Medical & Surgical Equipment Words, Fifth Edition, on CD-ROM / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:This electronic version of Stedman's Medical & Surgical Equipment Words, Fifth Edition provides instant access to terminology related to medical and surgical equipment, including terminology used in diagnosis, testing, procedures, operations, and treatment. This edition is completely updated with more than 36,000 new terms derived from ongoing reviews of print and electronic journals and manufacturer sources across medical and surgical specialties. Appendices include full-color images, sample reports, common terms by procedure, and leading manufacturers and Websites. Available as a CD-ROM or a downloadable file, the electronic version provides functionality including Search on Index, Full Text Search, Wildcard Search, Filter by Media and Term type (appendices, images, abbreviations, slang), Add a Note, and Add a Topic. Other Stedman's content is accessible via one engine.
Publication date: 2004-10-08
Dewey code: 610
List Price: $28.95
Price: $24.94
Review Hydronephrosis - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References / ICON Health Publications:In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading. " Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing. This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so.
Creator: J. A. T. Dow
Edition: 2nd
Publication date: 1995-05
List Price: $57.00
Price: $69.42
Review The Dictionary of Cell Biology / Academic Pr:Littlemore Hospital, Oxford, U. K. Second edition of a cell biology dictionary, for researchers and students. Previous edition 1989. Dictionary-style quick-reference format includes 1000 new entries. Online version available through the Internet.
Edition: CD-Rom
Publication date: 1997-12
Dewey code: 610
Price: $44.95
Review Taber's Medical Dictionary Cd-Rom Multimedia / F. A. Davis Company:Now available on CD-ROM, "Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary" has it all-the most terms, the most comprehensive definitions-and it is illustrated in full color. It is just the ticket to meet professionals' needs, including a powerful search engine, hyperlinks, bookmarking capability, cut and paste features, high-quality images in a zoom-and-pan image viewer that can be enlarged or reduced, and audio pronunciations. Pub: 10/97.
Publication date: 2005-02-01
Dewey code: 929
List Price: $28.95
Price: $28.66
Review Family History - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References / ICON Health Publications:This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to family history. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to family history. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.
Authors
- Myrna Breskin
- Kevin Dumith
- Enid Pearsons
- Robert Seeman
Publication date: 2007-01-19
Dewey code: 610.3
Price: $30.00
Review McGraw-Hill Medical Dictionary for Allied Health / Career Education:"McGraw-Hill Medical Dictionary for Allied Health" is a resource that provides correct, complete, current, and easy-to-understand definitions of medical terms to assist allied health students in meeting the challenges of providing quality health care today and in the years to come. This beautiful full-color dictionary is the only one on the market specifically designed for you, the allied health student.
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Medical lexicon,: A dictionary of medical science; containing a concise explanation of the various subjects and terms, with the French and other synonymes, ... officinal and empirical preparations, etc.,, A Sceptic's Medical Dictioary, Spanish for Pediatric Medicine: A Practical Communication Guide, Fritz Spiegl's Sick Notes: An Alphabetical Browsing-Book of Derivatives, Abbreviations, Mnemonics and Slang for Amusemen, Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics in the Medical Sciences, Stedman's Surgery Words, Third Edition, on CD-ROM: Includes Anatomy, Anesthesia & Pain Management, Stedman's Medical Eponyms, Nursing Fundamentals Vocabulary Flash Cards: Learning the Language of Nursing, Evaluation Thesaurus, Glencoe Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care, Study Tapes, Flash! Medical Terminology Flashcard Software :, Medical Spanish for Every Situation: Complete Set of Phrases to Help You Learn Specific Medical Spanish for Every Situation (Book with 4 Audio), Quick Reference Dictionary of Eyecare Terminology, Fifth Edition, Black's Medical Dictionary, Stedman's Medical & Surgical Equipment Words, Fifth Edition, on CD-ROM, Hydronephrosis - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References, The Dictionary of Cell Biology, Taber's Medical Dictionary Cd-Rom Multimedia, Family History - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References, McGraw-Hill Medical Dictionary for Allied HealthTop headlines: Conjoined twin dies after separation: The brother of major league catcher Henry Blanco has been killed in Venezuela. ›09:57 Q&A: Shawn Hornbecks Parents: The parents of kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck speak out on the sentencing of their sons tormentor and the status of the boys recovery. ›20:50 12 Oct, Fri Greenhouse gas emissions increase in US: The amount of U.S. greenhouse gases flowing into the atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, increased last year by 1.4 percent after a decline in 2006, the Energy Department reported Wednesday. ›23:56 Which Manning boy would you take?: One family, two QBs and several complicated plotlines affecting them this season. 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