Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary

An invaluable resource for health-care professionals, providing todays most widely used health-care terms, abbreviations, names of medications, and biographies of medical pioneers. Unlike unwieldy medical encyclopedias, Merriam-Websters Medical Desk Dictionary is compact, portable, and fully searchable; perfect for allied health students, medical professionals, and anyone who needs an affordable, easy-to-use guide to medical terminology. Over 59,000 entries, 8,000 example phrases to demonstrate how words are used in context. Find the answers you need to communicate in health-care settings, follow the latest medical discoveries, or complete insurance and medical forms.