Bantam Medical Dictionary

The finest reference of its kind--the third completely revised and expanded edition! More than 10,500 entries--including 1,000 new definitions Latest medical terms and data explained Cross-referenced for easy use More than 150 fully labeled line drawings Clear, authoritative, up-to-date The essential reference for office, school, and home--now revised and expanded Here, in one compact volume, is a medical reference you will turn to time and time again. The fully updated and revised third edition of The Bantam Medical Dictionary provides the most up-to-date medical information in a format that is as useful to the general reader and student as it is to the health-care practitioner. Compiled by a distinguished team of more than 40 doctors and experts, this essential reference spans the entire domain of the health sciences, defining more than 10,500 medical terms and concepts in all the major medical and surgical specialties. Commonly prescribed drugs are defined and cross-referenced between generic and brand names, and frequently used medical abbreviations and acronyms are explained. Written in clear and accessible language, these are definitions anyone can understand.Market House Books Ltd. Staff is the author of 'Bantam Medical Dictionary' with ISBN 9780553581898 and ISBN 0553581899.