The Dictionary of Modern Medicine

The Dictionary of Modern Medicine

Author: J.C. Segen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1992-02-15

Total Pages: 982

ISBN-13: 9781850703211

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Compilation of terms, many of recent vintage, that are integral to the language of modern medicine. Includes acronyms, jargon, neologisms, and the argot of new disciplines, diseases, their diagnosis and therapies.


Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine

Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine

Author: J. C. Segen

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13:

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This text includes 20,000 alphabetized entries for current medical acronyms and terms. The entries also consist of encyclopedic definitions, clinical aspects of medical terms, and references to popular medical journals.


The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism

The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism

Author:

Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780892812387

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This clear and comprehensive reference on the full range of healing herbs is an indispensable guide to the herbal remedies most used in the Anglo-American and European traditions. Each remedy is defined in terms of its main pharmacological actions and its therapeutic application to modern health problems.


A Dictionary of Biomedicine

A Dictionary of Biomedicine

Author: John Lackie

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2010-07-29

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 0199549354

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Contains entries on all areas of biomedicine, the study of molecular bioscience relating to disease. Includes terms from the related areas of anatomy, genetics, molecular bioscience, pathology, pharmacology, and clinical medicine.


Bad Faith

Bad Faith

Author: Paul Offit

Publisher:

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0465082963

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When Jesus said, “Suffer the children,” faith healing is not what he had in mind


A Dictionary of Nursing

A Dictionary of Nursing

Author: Elizabeth A. Martin

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 0199666377

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This dictionary incorporates new material on the major developments of the last few years, including public health medicine, genetics and organ transplantation. The dictionary includes more than 10,200 clear and concise entries.


Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Author: Wayne B. Jonas

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13:

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Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a contemporary, comprehensive glossary of approximately 6,600 terms and 500 illustrations, along with 24 appendices, useful for any health professional in today's medical field. The terms and definitions cover the five major areas of complementary and alternative medicine, as outlined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health: 1) alternative health care systems; 2) mind-body interventions; 3) biologically based therapies; 4) manipulative and body-based healing methods; and 5) energy therapies. This dictionary is intended to be a quick and ready reference to the common terms used in those medical and healing practices that lie outside of conventional medicine. It's ideal for conventional health professionals who need to quickly find definitions of common CAM terms and descriptions of their meaning. It is also a handy reference for those in introductory courses on CAM in medical, nursing, and allied health schools, as well as the interested lay consumer.