American Heritage Stedman´s Medical Dictionary

Sinopse This comprehensive dictionary of medical words and phrases is intended for use by healthcare consumers students and professionals as well as anyone who wants to keep up with the burgeoning new terminology found in todays medical news Entry words are clearly defined uptodate and free of confusing jargon This second edition contains more than 1300 new words reflecting the latest tests virtual colonoscopy diseases SARS treatments photodynamic therapy and technology Gamma Knife Hundreds of commonly prescribed and overthecounter medications are covered and definitions have been revised to reflect stateoftheart medical research and practice The expanding vocabulary of healthcare management and policy is included along with common medical abbreviations and medical biographies Ninety clearly labeled illustrations and tables complement the text The frontmatter includes a summary of medical conditions and subgroups for quick reference making this complete accessible reference even more versatile More than 45000 authoritative easytounderstand definitions Uptodate medical vocabulary including prescription drugs common brand names and health policy terms Informative charts and illustrations All medical specialties and areas of interest including alternative medicine obstetrics and genetics An essential family reference with the latest words and terms Peso 04 kg ISBN10 0618428992 ISBN13 9780618428991 Número de páginas 944 Ano de edição 2004 Idioma Inglês Tipo de produto Livro Literatura Estrangeira Paradidáticos eou leitura escolar Tipo de produto Novo e Impresso