Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary [Paperback]

Roger W. Pease Jr. (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0877799148 | ISBN-13: 978-0877799146 | Publication Date: May 1995

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary packs more than 35,000 entries filled with information into an easy-to-use paperback home and office guide to medical terminology. This up-to-date reference provides definitions for long-established terms and new words, including medical prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. Brand names and generic equivalents of many commonly used medications are also included.

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About the Author

Since 1937. Merriam-Webster is America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products, including Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition – America's best-selling desk dictionary – and Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster can be considered the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster. In 1843, the company bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Webster's magnum opus, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged. At the same time, they secured the rights to create revised editions of the work. Since that time, Merriam-Webster editors have carried forward Noah Webster's work, creating some of the most widely used and respected dictionaries and reference books in the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Merriam Webster Mass Market (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877799148
• ISBN-13: 978-0877799146
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compact paperback manages to be comprehensive, May 14, 2004

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Brian Hulett "okierazorbacker2" (Oinklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary (Paperback)

As a medical transcriptionist with limited office space in my home, even shelf space for my reference material is limited. I could have gotten a larger, more complete medical dictionary, and frankly there have been times that would have come in handy. But due to space considerations, this almost pocket-sized (yet very thick) volume has been a very pleasant surprise. While some features of larger dictionaries are missing, such as cross-referencing and extensive lists under "syndrome," "disease," etc., in my line of work I usually only need the spelling of such terms rather than definition, and I have specialty books from Stedman's to provide that; for a quick reference to find definitions of the 35,000 terms in this book, I'm thrilled to have an inexpensive, compact reference like this.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect..., September 26, 2001

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Gradpath (Rocklin, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary (Paperback)

I am a graduate student studying Forensic Medicine, Forensic Pathology and Forensic Anthropology. In conjunction with my Gray's Anatomy book- I have all the essential resources at my access. This dictionary is very complete. Also, it is larger then pocket-size but compact enough that it is easy to take around with all of your other books. Recommended for students of undergraduate, graduate and medical school classes related to the field of medicine.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for..., September 16, 2004

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L. Powell (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary (Paperback)

This is exactly what I need. I, too, am a medical transcriptionist and am very short on desk space so I was looking for a compact dicationary. And lugging/dragging my old Dorland's off the floor every time I need to look up one little word is really getting to me! Soooo, I'm very glad to have found this handy little book. And it's right in my price range, too!! haha!