Product Title:
Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary for Palm
- The dictionary defines terms in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, & pharmacology, as well as in all major medical & surgical specialties. Its coverage of psychology & psychiatry, public health medicine & dentistry is unusually comprehensive, & this version includes many new entries covering the latest developments in diagnostic radiology & radiotherapy, endocrinology, peadiatrics, & urology, as well as the other medical surgical specialties.
- Key terms in the developing speciality of expanded life support systems have also been added as new entries.
- Entries for many new drugs have been included, & drug names have been revised in accordance with the recently implemented EC directive on the use of recommended International Non-Proprietary Names (rINNs).
- Advanced word search & filtering capabilities
- Hyperlinks between different related articles
Description:
The sixth version of this dictionary offers full coverage of all important terms & concepts of modern medicine. Written by distinguished doctors & medical writer, it is intended primarily for workers in the paramedical fields: pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, social workers, hospital secretaries, administrators, technicians, & so on. It is doctors also invaluable for medical students & practicing. Each entry contains a basic definition, followed-where appropriate, by a more detailed explanation or description. A special feature of the dictionary is that the contributions are clearly & concisely written in English without the use of unnecessary jargon. For this reason, the book also of interest & value into both the general reader who needs a home medical dictionary.
