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Concise Medical Dictionary
Eighth Edition
Edited by Elizabeth A. Martin
848 pages
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Over 140 b/w illustrations
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196x129mm
978-0-19-955714-1
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Paperback
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25 February 2010
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- Over 12,500 authoritative and accessible entries on all aspects of medical science
- Fully updated for this new edition, with increased coverage in many areas, including pharmacology, obstetrics/gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, and nephrology
- More than 140 illustrations accompany the A-Z entries
- Recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the Medical Dictionary companion website
- Useful appendices include SI units, reference values of body systems, and abbreviations and symbols used in medical notes and records, and online medical resources
New to this edition - Revised and fully updated content to reflect the latest advances in medical knowledge and practice
- Over 500 new entries expanding the coverage of pharmacology, obstetrics/gynaecology, paediatrics, ethics, psychiatry, and nephrology
- Expanded appendices material, including a table of paediatric reference ranges, milk formulas, and additional abbreviations for blood tests
- Recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the Medical Dictionary companion website
- New illustrations including flow diagrams of metabolic pathways with sites of action of various drugs
This market-leading illustrated dictionary contains 12,500 authoritative entries on all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, all entries have been revised and updated for this new edition to reflect the very latest in medical knowledge and practice. Entries are accessible and jargon-free and are complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams.
This brand new edition includes over 500 new entries and features increased coverage of pharmacology, obstetrics/gynaecology, paediatrics, ethics, nephrology, and psychiatry. Recommended web links are now provided for
many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Medical Dictionary companion website, and appendices have been expanded to include tables of paediatric reference ranges, milk formulas, and additional abbrevations for blood tests
Selling almost 700,000 copies in previous editions, this is an essential A-Z for students and those working in the medical and allied professions. It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader.Readership: Medical students, medical professionals, and those in allied professions, as well as the general reader seeking a home medical guide.
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Edited by Elizabeth A. Martin, Market House Books
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Review(s) from previous edition
"Review(s) from previous edition
""No home should be without one" certainly applies to this splendid medical dictionary. - Journal of the Institute of Health Education
"Excellent layout and jargon-free style should commend it to a wide variety of readers." - Nursing Times
"An extraordinary bargain." - New Scientist
"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
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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