Mosby's Medical Dictionary

The New Edition of this best-selling dictionary offers maximum definition! Revised and updated to reflect the changes in health care today, the 7th Edition features over 5,000 new entries, and approximately 10,000 existing entries have been expanded and revised to keep pace with current knowledge. More than 2,450 illustrations are included, over 800 of which are new. All illustrations have been carefully selected to enhance the definitions of a wide variety of medical terms, especially those pertaining to anatomy, equipment, pathophysiology, skin and eye disorders, and medical procedures. With its large, easy-to-read typeface; strict, alphabetical organization with no subentries; comprehensive definitions; detailed drug entries; and a "Color Atlas of Human Anatomy", Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 7th Edition offers readers easy access to the comprehensive healthcare information they need.

Features

* Definitions cover all areas of medicine and healthcare.
* Thorough reviews by more than 100 specialists in all areas of nursing, medicine and health related professions.
* The practical, strict alphabetical organization with no subentries makes it easier to find entries.
* Expanded definitions for selected entries, particularly major diseases, disorders, and procedures, allow the user to obtain detailed information quickly from a single source.
* Drug entries have been updated and expanded to include key drugs released since 2001.
* Hundreds of lab test definitions explain the purpose, procedures, and expected results for key lab tests.
* Definitions for more than 50 complementary and alternative medical therapies have been added, and definitions for over 100 herbs have been updated to keep up with the expanding interest.
* Pronunciations for key entries assist the reader in using terminology in everyday practice.
* Eponyms for most entries assist the reader in learning and using medical terminology.
* Large type size is easy to read.
* British spellings are included with selected entries to assist the reader in recognizing alternate spellings.
* The Color Atlas of Human Anatomy contains high quality, full-color, labeled drawings of all body systems, to assist students in learning or reviewing anatomy.
* Approximately 2,450 full-color photographs and line drawings illustrate all subject areas, with special emphasis on anatomy, equipment, skin and eye conditions, procedures, cytology, and tissue pathology.
* Lists of tables and illustrations in the front matter facilitate quick location of these resources.

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What's New

* Approximately 5,000 new definitions have been added, representing all areas of medicine and health care with special emphasis on definitions related to new drugs, changes in health care delivery, bioterrorism, and new technological developments.
* Existing entries have been reviewed and updated as needed, and obsolete terminology has been deleted.
* More than 10,000 definitions have been revised.
* UNIQUE! Over 70 definitions for such key conditions as SARS have been expanded to contain comprehensive, detailed information.
* New colored headwords make finding terms easier than ever before.
* All tables have been updated and more than 800 illustrations have been replaced and updated.

Contents

Consultants List of Illustrations List of Boxes and Tables Guide to the Dictionary Pronunciation Key Color Atlas of Human Anatomy Vocabulary Health Organizations and Resources