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Fully revised and updated, with 500 new entries, this is fourth edition of a highly popular dictionary. Compiled without unnecessary jargon, the book is indispensable both as a home medical guide and as an aid for professionals in the health sector. Its 10,000 clear and concise entries cover all the major medical and surgical specialities, and reflect recent advances including those in gene therapy, infertility treatment, imaging techniques, and surgical treatments. Complete with helpful illustrations and cross-references, the dictionary's new entries range from ATLS, fatal implant, and Hib vaccine to Human Genome Project, minimally invasive therapy, and repetitive strain injury. This book is intended for general (home reference); nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, medical secretaries, hospital administrators, radiographers, technicians, and other paramedical workers; doctors and medical students.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780192800015
eBay Product ID (ePID)90034518
Product Key Features
Number of Pages725 Pages
Publication NameConcise Medical Dictionary
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedicine, Writing & Reading
Publication Year1994
TypeReference
AuthorNot Available
SeriesOxford Reference S.
Dimensions
Item Height190 mm
Item Weight487 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom