Description:
The world's best portable medical dictionary Product Description Since 1898, Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary has continuously maintained the standard as the world's most convenient, user-friendly, portable reference on medical terminology. Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest advances in medicine, this 28th edition delivers the accurate, clear, up-to-date definitions you expect from Dorland's - in a highly compact, easy-to-use format.
Bonus software lets you add hundreds of thousands of medical terms to your computer's spell-checker. Is based on Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary - the world's most authoritative, trusted medical dictionary - for completeness and accuracy you can depend on. Includes a 32-page insert of full-color anatomical illustrations to help you understand bodily structures and their definitions. Features the most portable format of any medical dictionary on the market. Offers thumb tabs as well as color headwords and guidewords to expedite reference. Incorporates sweeping updates to reflect the latest medical terms, including the newest drugs.
Contents :
Preface
Notes on the Use of This Dictionary
Combining Forms in Medical Terminology
Vocabulary
Table of Bones, Listed by Regions of the Body
Tables of Chemical Elements
Human Herpesviruses
Human Immunoglobulins
The Human Body-Highlights of
Structure and Function
Positions of the Fetus in Various Presentations
Tables of Temperature Equivalents
Si Units
Multiples And Submultiples of the Metric System
Tables of Weights and Measures
Measures of Mass
Measures of Fluid Capacity
Measures of Length