Dictionaries & Terminology Books

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index)

Donald Venes

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Total reviews: 125 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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For more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students, nurses, and health professionals with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients, while remaining portable and easy-to-carry.

KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:

56,000 easy-to-understand definitions -- almost 50% more than the competition

700 illustrations; more than 500 in full-color

Cyclopedic format means you get much more than just definitions. You get a comprehensive resource with:

-- Superior illustrations

-- Pronunciations

-- Abbreviations

-- Etymologies (word origins)

-- 100 most frequently prescribed drugs (NEW)

-- Patient Care sections with clinically pertinent information

-- Caution statements in color, to call attention to vital considerations and potential dangers that help you practice safe health care

-- Tables that put important information at your fingertips

-- Disease entries that include symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated Cover) (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated))

Merriam-Webster

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Total reviews: 66 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

great for students 5 out of 5 stars.
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This a great resource for students( or anyone else, but students will get the most out of it). My mom had the 8th version or so in about 1995. The CD is great to quickly look up words and you can incorporate it into word processing programs like microsoft word.

Editorial Review:

This version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (print only), has a laminated hardcover. For this new edition, America’s largest staff of lexicographers made more than 100,000 changes and added more than 10,000 new words and senses, such as 'convergence', 'Frankenfood', 'phat', 'psyops', and 'vermiculture'. The Eleventh Edition also features over 40,000 usage examples — more than ever before — which clarify confused or disputed terms. Additionally, thousands of phrases and idioms help distinguish vocabulary for language learners. Special sections include A Handbook of Style, An Essay on the English Language, and Signs and Symbols. Over 55 million copies of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary have been sold, spanning a time period of over 100 years.

Quick Medical Terminology: A Self-Teaching Guide, 4th edition

Shirley Soltesz Steiner

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• Expand your working medical vocabulary
• Work at your own pace to master the latest terms and techniques
• Learn all the essential Greek and Latin building blocks

Learn at your own pace with the guidebook that has sold over 400,000 copies

What word is used to describe a fatty tumor? Why are qualifiers necessary in medical terminology? How does kinesialgia occur? What does "involution" mean? With Quick Medical Terminology: A Self-Teaching Guide, Fourth Edition, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more.

Using a unique word-building system that begins with a review of Greek and Latin word roots, Shirley Steiner provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms. This new fourth edition helps readers understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, featuring new review exercises and up-to-date examples. The step-by-step, clearly structured format of Quick Medical Terminology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview.

Like all Self-Teaching Guides, Quick Medical Terminology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned-at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for practitioners and students who need to expand, improve, or refresh their medical vocabularies.

Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, Fully Revised and Updated

WebMD

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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The Internet and the Information Age promise all the data you can take, but fall short when it comes to helping you understand it all. If you've decided to learn more about your health, the language of medicine can be a daunting obstacle. Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, created in partnership with MedicineNet.com, is an excellent first reference for nonprofessionals; the thousands of definitions are clearly and precisely written and cross-referenced in plain language. The content is "100 percent doctor-produced" and highly reliable, yet edited well enough that those of us on the other side of the insurance card can grasp the meaning quickly. Whether your kid has a greenstick fracture, you want to find out what's so terrible about tetanus that you need a shot, or your tests came back "WNL," you'll find that a little learning, far from being a dangerous thing, can offer greater peace of mind and help you deal more directly with your health care. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a fully searchable electronic version of the text (great for laptops!) and web links to MedicineNet.com's extensive free information on treatments and drugs. It won't beat seven to nine years of study and training, but Webster's New World Medical Dictionary will help you understand your doctor and your health. --Rob Lightner

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary with CD-ROM (Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary)

Dorland

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Total reviews: 37 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Medicine is ever changing, and its terminology evolves constantly. If you're involved in health care in any way, you need to know the latest medical terms and what they mean. That's why you need Dorland's! The world's most trusted source on the language of medicine for over 100 years, it delivers more entries and better definitions than any other medical dictionary - so you can master more of the current terminology that you need to know. A wealth of illustrations and a remarkably user-friendly format make reference a snap. Plus, bonus software on CD-ROM lets you load key terms and definitions onto your PDA ... spell medical terms correctly using spell-checker software ... and listen to audio pronunciations for 35,000 terms. And, free access to www.dorlands.com lets you consult the dictionary online anytime, anywhere. Turn to Dorland's ... you'll be amazed at how much vital information you can glean with so much ease!

• Find any medical term you need to know! Over 120,000 entries - more than any other medical dictionary provides - include the latest drugs as well as extensive coverage of complimentary and alternative medicine.
  
• Know exactly what each term means with definitions that are the richest, most accurate available.
  
• Understand concepts visually by viewing more than 1500 extremely helpful illustrations, many in full color.
  
• Find answers faster thanks to the most user-friendly format of any medical dictionary.
  
• Take your word power even farther with the bonus CD-ROM! You can load the most essential medical terms and definitions onto your PDA ... spell medical terms correctly by installing the medical spell-checker software onto your computer ... and hear how words are pronounced by listening to audio recordings for over 35,000 terms.
  
• Look up any medical term online, anywhere you go, by visiting www.dorlands.com ... grow your vocabulary with the Dorland's Word of the Day ... and much more!

The Language of Medicine

Davi-Ellen Chabner

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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This market-leading text helps readers understand and learn complex medical terms by dividing them into their component parts, clearly explaining the meanings of these terms in the context of how the body works in health and disease. Terminology and complex medical processes are described in an easy-to-understand manner that is readily accessible to learners of all levels. The Language of Medicine brings medical terms to life with a text/workbook format organized by body systems, offering additional chapters on specific key areas of health care, such as cancer and psychiatry. Anatomy and physiology sections are generously illustrated in full color and reinforced with exercises on combining forms and word parts.

• Spotlights focus on easily confused terms and concepts.
• Presents medical terms in the context of anatomy and physiology, following a logical body-system chapter organization.
• Clearly explains the material in simple, non-technical language, making the information accessible even to students with little or no previous medical or scientific background.
• Medical experts have extensively reviewed all chapters for accuracy.
• Practical applications keep students engaged and focused, such as Case Scenarios and Practical Applications that offer case reports, operative and diagnostic tests, and laboratory and x-ray reports.
• Text/workbook format uses a variety of exercises and activities to reinforce and build on the information students learn.
• Explanations of clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and abbreviations related to each body system or medical specialty show medical terminology in practice.
• Pronunciation of Terms list at the end of each chapter provides phonetic spellings and spaces to write the meanings of terms.
• A wealth of exercises within each chapter and at the end of each section challenge readers to test their understanding of material.

• New icons facilitate navigation within the chapters and add visual interest.
• Colorful new page layout is designed to hold students' interest.
• Line drawings have been newly rendered in a rich new color palette with a more three-dimensional look.
• New Medical Scramble activity presents scrambled terms for the student to decipher - a fun way to improve spelling accuracy and knowledge of terms.
• The latest medical advances are incorporated throughout, such as stem cell research, c-reactive protein, sentinel node biopsy, and molecular targeted drugs.
• Four new case studies have been added to the Practical Applications sections in the cardiovascular and blood system chapters.
• A controlled substances table is included in the chapter on pharmacology.
• Bones and their common names are presented in a new table.
• Expanded coverage of diagnostic tests and procedures, such as: virtual colonoscopy; urinalysis; breast ultrasound and MRI; photo-selective vaporization of the prostate; new methods for managing arrhythmias; PET of the lung; coverage of multiple myeloma; CD4 lymphocyte count; irradiation, photon therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery; abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS).
• A complementary and alternative medicine appendix provides information on popular therapies.
• Icons in the text direct students to extra information on procedures and terms on the companion CD.

Anatomy and Physiology Revealed Version 2.0 CD

Medical College of Ohio

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DOES NOT RUN ON MAC OS 10.5 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Though the system requirements list "Mac OS 10.3.9 and higher," A&P Revealed 2.0 does not run on the latest version of Mac OS, "Leopard." This is not mentioned anywhere in the listing or packaging, and only hinted at on the McGraw-Hill website. It was only after hours of trouble-shooting, googling, and, finally, contacting McGraw-Hill customer service that I learned about the incompatibility of this product.

Editorial Review:

Anatomy & Physiology Revealed is the ultimate interactive cadaver dissection experience. This state-of-the-art tutorial uses cadaver photos combined with a layering technique that allows the student to peel away layers of the human body to reveal structures beneath the surface. Anatomy & Physiology Revealed offers animations, radiologic imaging, audio pronunciations, and a comprehensive quizzing tool. This tutorial can be used as part of any one or two semester undergraduate Anatomy & Physiology course; it is available as a stand-alone or can be combined with any of McGraw-Hill's Anatomy & Physiology textbooks.

Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, Illustrated (Standard Edition) (Stedman's Concise Medical Dictionary)

Stedman's

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Great healthcare reference 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

In preparing to re-enter the healthcare field (a Registered Dietitian who's been Innkeeping) I needed to get updated, and found this reference to cover many bases.

Medical Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Exactly what I wanted for the price. Has been quite beneficial for my class. Thank you for the quick delivery!

Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing 5 out of 5 stars.
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All of Stedman's Medical Dictionaries constitute the premiere reference sources for definining and illustrating the lexicon, anatomy, pathologies, and techniques of the healing arts, including clear word roots in the form of prefixes and suffixes, highlighted cross-references, finely illuminated and representationally full-colored delineations of the most salient topics presented, et cetera.

Editorial Review:

Featuring over 54,000 entries, this thoroughly updated 6th Edition contains the medical terminology used in over 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas?plus comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the nursing field. The book includes 1,000 enriched color images and photographs, detailed images by Anatomical Chart Company in a glossy insert, 68 appendices, and cut thumb tabs for quick A-to-Z reference. More than 46 leading consultants from health professions and nursing contributed to the enhancements of this edition.

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions

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This bestselling, full-color dictionary of health care terminology is well known for its combination of relevant, thorough definitions and vibrant color illustrations and line drawings that illuminate all subject areas. More than just a dictionary, you'll also find a comprehensive anatomy atlas, numerous useful appendices, and a new companion CD-ROM featuring a medical spellchecker, audio pronunciations, and English-Spanish phrase translations. The new 7th edition is thoroughly up to date with current clinical information and over 5,000 new definitions. * Comprehensive, authoritative definitions – including major diseases, disorders, procedures, and drugs – offer the most accurate, complete information available. * Nearly 2,500 colorful photographs and drawings illustrate all subject areas – more than 800 new! * Large, clear type is easy to read. * Pronunciations and eponyms for key entries assist the reader in learning and using terminology in everyday practice! . * British spellings of selected entries help users recognize alternate spellings. * Helpful tables provide essential information at a glance. * Color Atlas of Human Anatomy contains dozens of clearly labeled drawings. * Hundreds of lab test definitions describe and explain key lab tests. * A companion Evolve website provides hundreds of web links to help you find authoritative information online, as well as content updates and other helpful resources.

Merriam-webster's Medical Dictionary

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

it's ok 2 out of 5 stars.
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When I ordered this dictionary, I thought it would be a bigger and more nicely published one. It's not bad for what it is, I guess.

My favorite! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am a person studying for nursing license exam, and I have been using this since when I took anatomy/physiology. The definitions in the dictionary are not enough to provide comphrehensive understanding, but they are good enough to refresh my memory. If you need a descent medical dictionary to use as comphrehensive reference, invest more money and get Taber or something else. As a newly graduated nursing student, I am still carrying this im my bag whenever I go to library to study NCLEX. My seven bucks to buy this one was well spent.

Meriam-Webster Medical Dictionary 4 out of 5 stars.
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This small medical dictionary is perfect for my needs as an administrative assistant in a counseling center at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. I do typing for our consulting psychiatrist once a week and sometimes the terms are challenging..glad to have an up-to-date reference book to help out.

Editorial Review:

New title! A concise guide to the essential language of medicine. More than 35,000 entries. Pronunciations provided for all entries. Covers brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.