Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, v.4

by Innovative Knowledge

Product Features

• Completely updated with many new features (see Product Description)
• Comprehensive: Over 59,000 entries and explanations, including 42,000 audio pronunciations
• Pratical: More than 8,000 example phrases show how words are used in context
• Illustrations: Visual examples of terms and words
• Used by students, medical professionals, and anyone who needs an accessible guide to medical language

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002K9W4MG
• Item model number: 93854
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,233 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #53 in Software > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Product Description

Find the answers you need to communicate in health-care settings, follow the latest medical discoveries, or complete insurance and medical forms. Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary is an invaluable resource providing today’s most widely used health-care terms, abbreviations, names of medications, and biographies of medical pioneers. Unlike unwieldy medical encyclopedias, this indispensable reference tool 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. This completely revised edition includes new advanced features: NEW Fetch a Word - Instantly find a word in any document or web page and get its definition. NEW Faster Search - High-performance database engine saves time. NEW Dynamic Updates - Get dictionary updates instantly via the Internet. NEW Network Enabled - Installs in a local area network for easy access by multiple computers. NEW Multiple Dictionary Search - Now you can search through multiple dictionaries all at once! NEW Higher Performance - Mac Universal Code support and Microsoft Windows Vista certification assure fast performance and highest quality user experience. NEW Easier-to-use Layout – Updated design is streamlined for ease of use.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars good one to choose, April 16, 2011

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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, v.4 (CD-ROM)

this is a good software to get if you are looking for medical dictionary but the problem is it does not have AUDIO pronunciation.