Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary

by Merriam-Webster (Editor)

Overview

Master today’s medical vocabulary and become an informed health-care consumer with this guide to the essential language of medicine and health care.

This new edition provides up-to-date coverage of terminology from all major fields of medical practice and research.

• More than 39,000 medical terms with pronunciations
• Covers the latest brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs
• 1,000 new entries include antibiotic lock, chemo brain, diabesity, gastric banding, and sarcopenia and brand names such as Abilify, Chantix, and Enbrel

Take charge of today’s medical language with Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877792949
Publisher:	Merriam-Webster
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Pages:	896
Sales rank:	21,544
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.60(h) x 1.50(d)

Editorial Reviews

An abridged version of Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. Some 35,000 entries in human and vet medicine. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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