This comprehensive dictionary of medical words and phrases is intended for use by health-care consumers, students, and professionals as well as anyone who wants

A reference defining medical and scientific terms for lay readers as well as those working in health- and medicine-related fields, law, and the insurance indust

Contains over 45,000 entries with line drawings and charts and tables to define the medical terminology of doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals.

Available in paperback for the first time, this highly respected source of state-of-the-art medical information contains thousands of definitions, revised to re

Features more than forty-five thousand entries, including general and specialized medical terms, thousands of new words drawn from current medical literature, a