Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

About this book

For more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students and practitioners with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients: 56,000 definitions, 30% more terms than any other medical dictionary. More than 6,000 revised terms. 700 superior illustrations with more than 500 in full color. 500 Patient Care sections. 600 tables. Cautions statements added to almost 350 terms bold and in a second color. New and revised appendices, including Nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Appendix 13, which explains the roles of the Health Professions health care team members. Improved placement of multi-word entries (for example, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease and Irritable bowel syndrome are now listed in natural word order). Almost 30,000 pronunciations of new and current terms - Publisher.