Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index) (Hardcover)

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Product Description
For more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students, nurses, and health professionals with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients, while remaining portable and easy-to-carry.

KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:

56,000 easy-to-understand definitions -- almost 50% more than the competition

700 illustrations; more than 500 in full-color

Cyclopedic format means you get much more than just definitions. You get a comprehensive resource with:

-- Superior illustrations

-- Pronunciations

-- Abbreviations

-- Etymologies (word origins)

-- 100 most frequently prescribed drugs (NEW)

-- Patient Care sections with clinically pertinent information

-- Caution statements in color, to call attention to vital considerations and potential dangers that help you practice safe health care

-- Tables that put important information at your fingertips

-- Disease entries that include symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

From the Publisher
With its well recognized green cover, comprehensive coverage, and the famous Taber’s name—Taber’s is the first choice, the best choice, the proven choice since 1940. The field of health science is ever changing and improving, and as long as that is the case, Taber’s will continue to provide the current and comprehensive dictionary for both students and professionals alike.

Founded in 1879, F.A. Davis remains an independently owned and operated educational resource company dedicated to providing the most up-to-date, accurate and informative resources from which students in nursing, health professions and medicine will learn their course work.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2788 pages
• Publisher: F. A. Davis Company; 20 Rev Ind edition (February 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803612079
• ISBN-13: 978-0803612075
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (148 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,392 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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124 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Medical Dictionary., October 3, 2000

By	Rheumor (New Orelans) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (18th ed) (Hardcover)

I was 'raised' on Stedman's, the usual medical dictionary at my Med School. When I recently bought a Taber's as a gift for a future colleague, I was surprised at the easier 'navigation' possible with Taber's (the tabs are excellent) and I was impressed with the quality & quantity of the illustrations. I believe this is the best choice for both health care providers and consumers.

98 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable for Professionals, Students, & Laypeople, May 4, 2004

By	Jacob Hantla "hantla.com" (Chandler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary -Thumb-Indexed Version (Hardcover)

This dictionary has enough information to be useful for even the most learned medical professional and is still simple enough to use to be accessible to any mildly educated member of society. The dictionary is much more than simply a dictionary. Consisting of the vocabulary section and then some appendices, this 2270-page godsend is chockfull of definitions, examples, full-color diagrams, charts, diagnoses, and more. The preface to the dictionary actually lists all of the features of this cyclopedic dictionary, so I will regurgitate it here:
1. Vocabulary
2. Easy-to-Use Entry Format
3. Alphabetization
4. Eponyms (including biographies of those after whom things were named)
5. Definitions
6. Pronunciations
7. Singular/Plural Forms
8. Etymologies
9. Abbreviations
10. Encyclopedic Entries
11. Illustrations
12. Tables
13. Adjective Forms of Words
14. Cautionary Statements
15. Synonyms (Very helpful!)
16. Cross-References
17. Appendices (Basically all the stuff that doesn't fit well within the dictionary, like medical terminology prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms as well as lots of various classification schemes)
18. Nursing Diagnoses Appendix

The book comes with a trial subscription to Taber's Online. This is my only complaint. Taber's Online does not appear to have received the thorough thought that the printed version did. I found that it was generally unhelpful, but you don't have to pay any extra for it, so I'm not complaining, just commenting. Overall, I would strongly recommend buying the Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for non-medical persons too!, August 24, 2001

By	D. Feindel "bluebrit" (USA/England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary -Thumb-Indexed Version (Hardcover)

Having taken a medical terminology class at the hospital where I work, I quizzed the instructor on a suitable medical dictionary in his opinion that I could use for my daily work needs. He suggested a few including this one. Next day in work, I was about to ask a few of the many people in my department what their preferences were but decided to take a stroll around the cubicles instead. Sure enough, nearly every cubicle I passed, held a copy of this dictionary. After purchasing a copy, I wasn't surprised to see why. The book is very easy to follow and understand so, if you find yourself in need of this subject, I'd definitely recommend Taber's.