Barnes and Noble: Concise Medical Dictionary - Paperback

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Barnes & Noble: Concise Medical Dictionary  - Paperback

Written by a team of medical experts, this market-leading dictionary offers clear and authoritative definitions for all aspects of medical science.

It features up-to-date coverage of public health medicine, medical research and general practice, drugs and pharmacology, endocrinology,
cardiology and radiology, among other specialist areas.

This new edition has been revised and updated to reflect advancements in medical research and practice, while over 250 new entries have been added, including American Medical Association, burden of treatment, gaming disorder, MERS, person-centred care, and Zika virus. Recommended web links and detailed illustrations complement the text, and extensive appendices offer useful lists and tables on areas such as inherited medical conditions, units of alcohol, and abbreviations and symbols.

• Clearly written, up-to-date definitions
• Fully cross-referenced
• Illustrations of major body systems
• Guides to prefixes and suffixes
• All entries accompanied by a pronunciation aid.