Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary with CD-ROM, 28e (Dorland's Medical Dictionary) [Leather Bound]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 141603420X | ISBN-13: 978-1416034209 | Publication Date: May 19, 2008 | Edition: 28

Since 1898, Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary has continuously maintained the standard as the world's most convenient, user-friendly, portable reference on medical terminology. Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest advances in medicine, this 28th edition delivers the accurate, clear, up-to-date definitions you expect from Dorland's - in a highly compact, easy-to-use format. Bonus software lets you add hundreds of thousands of medical terms to your computer's spell-checker.

• Is based on Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary - the world's most authoritative, trusted medical dictionary - for completeness and accuracy you can depend on.
  
• Includes a 32-page insert of full-color anatomical illustrations to help you understand bodily structures and their definitions.
  
• Features the most portable format of any medical dictionary on the market.
  
• Offers thumb tabs as well as color headwords and guidewords to expedite reference.

• Incorporates sweeping updates to reflect the latest medical terms, including the newest drugs.
  
• Contains the latest edition of Dorland's Electronic Medical Speller - a $79.95 value - at no added cost, allowing you to quickly and easily add hundreds of thousands of medical terms to your computer's spell checker.
  
• Presents anatomy terms in a new format that eliminates the need for cumbersome tables.
  
• Adds 231 new full-color illustrations throughout the book to more vividly depict visual concepts.

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 992 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 28 edition (May 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141603420X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416034209
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Medical Technology

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Little Medical Bible, January 5, 2009

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S. Ferenc (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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As a Radiologic Technologist student, I purchased this book to use in my clinicals when I need to find a quick medical definition or proper spelling. Its small enough to fit nicely in my backpack without taking up too much space. Even though its called a pocket dictionary it's too big to fit in anyone's pocket (5.5 X 7 and about 1.5 inches thick). Each listing has the proper pronunciation, definition, synonym, abbreviation, and any cross-references. It has more medical terms than any other book I have found in its size. It won't take the place of Mosby's Dictionary, but when I'm away from my home its perfect. In the back of the book are about twenty pages of color pictures of different human anatomy with each part labeled. Also, it comes with a disk that merges all the medical terms into Microsoft Word so that spell checking a paper is quick. I've used it in Office 2000 and Office 2007.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Dictionary, March 22, 2009

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T. R. Love (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This soft covered pocket dictionary will be great to take anywhere with me, but still packs an amazing amount of information and extra tidbits. The photos and other references are also extremely handy. So, far I haven't felt the need to pick up another medical dictionary yet. I also appreciated the bonus medical spell checker software for MS Word!

2.0 out of 5 stars Dorlands Pocket Medical Dictionary, May 12, 2011

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This product comes with a CD-ROM for spelling of terms that can be used in Microsoft Word. The problem with my copy was that it DOES NOT support Microsoft Word 2007, or 2010 only old versions. What a joke even supplying such an old program. This CD-ROM is a joke.