Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Hardcover)

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Product Description
Brandon/Hill Medical List first-purchase and minimal-core selection (#133) and Brandon/Hill Allied Health List selection (#73). Previous edition: c1995. Provides a comprehensive, current, and accurate medical lexicon to medical and allied health professionals. This edition includes Terminologia Anatomica, Genus Finder, Anatomy Tables, and more. DNLM: Medicine--Dictionary-Engl.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2098 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Twenty-seventh Edition edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068340007X
• ISBN-13: 978-0683400076
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #359,888 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only medical dictionary you will ever need., August 15, 2000

By	Jonas Svedin (Mamloe, Sweden) - See all my reviews

Having just started my medical studies I was looking for a complete dictionary to meet my demand for a comprehensive and "easy-to-use" book to guide my among the vast and sometimes difficult medical language. I found quickly that Stedman's had everything i could ever ask for in a medical dictionary. It's up to date in current research and also has many entries for termonology of old. The book is very comprehensive and detailed and even surpassed my dictionary of organic chemistry when I studied the subject.

What I especially apriciate with this book is it's pedagogical illustrations and a passage with "building-blocks of the medical language" wich has been a great help for me in understanding and memorizing medical terms.

During my studies I have compared my dictionary with many other medical dictonaries and have found that Stedman's remains my first choise by far!

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What else can you ask? (Some veterinary terms, perhaps?), October 22, 2001

By	Omar O. Barriga (Santiago Chile) - See all my reviews

I teach Parasitology and I have found that my students learn the terms more easily if they know what they mean. So I needed a medical dictionary to help me with the etimology. Being a sort of a bibliophile, I had older editions of the 2 major medical dictionaries in the English language: the Dorland's and the Stedman's. I checked the old texts thoroughly and read carefully the descriptions of the new ones. I can't remember why I chose the Stedman's but I do remember that it was a very tight decision. So I have had the Stedman's for a few weeks and I can't think of anything else that I may need in a dictionary: it has excellent typography, clear definitions, beautiful color text and illustrations, comprehensive etimology (the Greek roots are NOT written in Greek, which is a blessing for me). I might only wish the inclusion of some specific veterinary terms (which are also missing in the competition) and sturdier covers (the corners of the hardback edition covers arrived bent; it was a 5,000 miles trip though)

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reference that speaks to the professional and the layman, August 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Stedman's Medical Dictionary: Illustrated in Color (Hardcover)

As an individual who suffers from the effects of ALS I needed a quality reference volume to lead me through the vast amount of terminology I encountered. After reviewing all of the major titles available I settled on Stedman's because it is ehaustive in its treatment but still clear and consice. While by know means possesing the understanding of a medical professional I feel a need to stay current on all of the research and treatment developments for my condition. Steadman's has helped a great deal in explaining and demystifying complex terminology and procedures. I highly reccommend this for anyone with a serious illness who wants answers to complex medical terminology in an easy to understand form