Pdr Medical Dictionary

Thoroughly reviewed and updated by consultants from all the major medical and health science specialities. New consultants were added to this edition covering the specialities of Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, and Rheumatology. Enhancements such as these make this dictionary the most reliable, must-have resource available for healthcare. New to this Edition! - Over 107,000 terms and definitions, more than 5,000 new to this edition! - Over 1500 images and illustrations (most in full color) - including an enhanced 40-page Anatomy atlas in full color! - Precision Cut Thumb Tabs - enables quick A-Z reference. - Over 15 new quick-reference appendices - covering such areas as cancer classification systems, body mass and body surface calculations, and common abbreviations to use and not use in medication orders. - Includes Usage Notes - Long a feature of general dictionaries, the PDR Medical Dictionary, 3rd edition is the first full-scale medical dictionary published in English to contain an extensive system of notes alerting readers to common errors of sense, spelling, and pronunciation, including confusion between words of similar form and meaning. And all of the great features you have come to expect: - Full color inserts with hundreds of images - Official Terminologia Anatomica - Latin and English anatomical terms for the specialties of Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy. Official terms are followed by [TA] - High Profile Terms - Highlights terms with broad significance to the practice of medicine and to the world - 30 Appendices - Over 40 consultants from all of the major medical and health science specialities contributed to the enhancements of this latest edition AND NOW with a NEW BONUS CD-ROM INCLUDING: - Stedman's Plus Spellchecker, which includes nearly a half-a-million medical, pharmaceutical, and bioscience terms from over 60 specialties, over 22,000 trade and generic drug names drawn from Facts & Comparisons®. - Over 300 LifeART® medical clipart 4-color images that can add eye-catching and educational enhancements to your print, slide, multimedia, and digital products. Windows and MAC compatible.PDR Staff is the author of 'Pdr Medical Dictionary ', published 2005 under ISBN 9781563635441 and ISBN 1563635445.