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Elizabeth Martin, Tanya McFerran
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Elizabeth A. Martin
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Concise Medical Dictionary
Seventh Edition
Elizabeth A. Martin
816 pages
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numerous line drawings and tables
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196x129mm
978-0-19-280697-0
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Paperback
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22 February 2007
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- Market-leading, best-selling reference work, with life sales of over 650,000 copies
- Over 11,000 clear and concise entries on all aspects of medical science
- Fully updated for new edition, with significant coverage in many areas, including medical ethics, clinical governance, emergency medicine, pathology, and diagnosis
- Appendices include SI units, reference values of body systems, abbreviations and symbols used in medical notes and records, and useful organizations
- Entries supported by over 140 illustrations
New to this edition - Fully updated and revised new edition: covers the most recent changes in medical science and practice
- Areas expanded include: medical ethics, clinical governance, emergency medicine, pathology, and diagnosis
- Now includes an appendix of abbreviations and symbols used in medical notes and records
This best-selling and market-leading dictionary contains over 11,000 clear and concise entries, covering all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, the entries are accessible and jargon-free, and complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams.
The 7th edition has been fully revised and updated to cover changes in this fast-moving field. Entries on techniques and equipment, drugs, general medical practice, health service organization, and treatment have all been reviewed, and updated where necessary. The dictionary has also been expanded in many areas, notably medical ethics, clinical governance, emergency medicine, pathology, and diagnosis.
Selling over 650,000 copies in
previous editions, this is an indispensable reference guide for students, as well as those working in the medical and allied professions. It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader. Readership: Medical students and professionals, and those in allied professions, as well as the general reader seeking a home medical guide
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"Owning a medical dictionary, isn't a bad idea; the Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary is enough for home purposes." - The Guardian
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Preface
A-Z Dictionary
Appendices
Base and supplementary SI units
Derived SI units with special names
Decimal multiples and submultiples to be used with SI units
Conversion of units to and from SI units
Everyday Tests
Blood Gases
Diagnostic Enzymes
Hormones
Proteins and immunoproteins
Lipids and lipoproteins
Vitamins
Tumour Markers
III Biochemical reference values for urine
IV Biochemical reference values for faeces
V Biochemical reference values for cerebrospinal fluid
VI Haematological reference values
VII Useful organizations and websites
VIII Abbreviations and symbols commonly used in medical notes and records
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