Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (Soft Cover) (Paperback)

by Douglas C. Blood OBE BVSc FACVSc HonLD(Sask) HonARCVS HonDVSc HonLLD(Guelph) (Editor), Virginia P. Studdert BS DVM HonDVSc (Editor), Clive C. Gay DVM MVSc FACVSc (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

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"This massive volume of more that 2,000 pages is a must for any practice library.

This book is really more of an encyclopaedia than a true dictionary in many respects. In addition to definitions of words, there is also a large appendix containing information on laboratory services. There is a clinical section with tables for oestrous cycles, sections on important venomous snakes and aquaculture, as well as one on terrestrial animal diseases notifiable to the OIE. The final section of the appendix is a veterinary professional directory that contains much useful information on veterinary schools of the world and the degrees they award, as well as veterinary and related organisations.

A section at the beginning of the book, named 'Notes for the use of this dictionary' is excellent, well-presented and sure to be useful in helping many to benefit fully from the book.

In the preface the authors do state that, from feedback, it is used extensively by not only veterinary graduates and undergraduates, but also by administrative and technical assistants at all levels.

Overall, I think that this is an excellent book."

- Reviewed by Heather Briggs, Veterinary Times, August 2007

Book Description
Find descriptive explanations of veterinary terms and concepts -- now with full-color illustrations!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 2172 pages
• Publisher: Saunders Ltd.; 3 edition (August 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 070202788X
• ISBN-13: 978-0702027888
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,600 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A necessity for vet students, December 27, 2000

By	J. Burcham "jcburcham" (Olathe, KS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (Paperback)

When I started vet school, I wanted the biggest, most expensive medical dictionary because I figured it would be the best. I bought Dorland's medical dictionary which is intended for human medicine, and it weighs about 10 lbs. I found that, for my purposes, it was close to useless. Too big to carry around, not very user friendly, and of course lacking in veterinary terminology. I was constantly borrowing my classmates' Saunders dictionary (it was small enough that they could carry it around easily) and I was SO impressed. It's an excellent resource and is on the bookshelf of nearly every veterinarian I know. I now own a copy for myself.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First year students will need this dictionary, May 29, 2002

By	"vet_michelle" (St. Kitts, West Indies) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (Hardcover)

I am a third semester veterinary student and I use this dictionary at least once almost every time I study. The reason I say that first year students will need this book is that I find I am using it less as my basic medical vocabulary grows, but I am still using it regularly. I too borrowed this book from my roommate constantly before I bought my own, even though I own a medical dictionary and had to walk farther to use her vet dictionary. This book simply has more of the veterinary terminology that I need definitions for. It is just the right size to bring with me when I study - it's not too heavy and it has enough words to make it useful. It does have some words that are unnecessary though, such as 'pooper-scooper'!
Another `pro' for this book is the appendix at the back: there is one for arteries, bones, joints, muscles, nerves, etc. Honestly, the only one I've used is the muscle chart, but that one was great when I was studying for anatomy lab since it has origins and insertions as well as innervations.
Since I do use it so much, I would recommend the hardcover version. If you want to see the picture of the cover or use the `look inside' feature, you can see these features on the paperback book webpage since they are currently not available at the hardcover webpage. ...
Don't get me wrong; I still think a medical dictionary is useful. I often find words (and their pronunciations, since the Saunders does not have pronunciations) in the medical dictionary that I didn't find in the veterinary dictionary. But I almost always try the veterinary dictionary first, and I almost always find the word I'm looking for in this book.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful in Understanding Vet Terminology, March 24, 2000

By	Mary Godbey (Memphis, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (Paperback)

I am a medical transcriptionist for a major hospital in the Mid-South. We have a DVM pathologist on site who does cases for vet clinics, hospitals, the Memphis Zoo, and several other places. This book has helped me out tremendously when it has been a word I have never encountered before, especially when you go to school to learn about the human anatomy and not animals. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get good definitions for vet words. The defininitions are easy to understand and will give several different ones if the word can pertain to more than one anatomical area. We have one at work for all of us to use. I am going to get one for myself.