The most current, accurate, and comprehensive reference available for medical equipment terminology. Developed from ongoing reviews of print and electronic journals and manufacturer sources across medical specialties, this fully cross-indexed, extensive A-Z list provides quick look-up of medical equipment terms, including new instruments and devices, as well as variant spellings and phrasing. This resource also offers appendix sections organized for fast look-up.
Stedman’s Medical Terms and Phrases includes over 240,000 medical terms and phrases for all medical specialties. Medical language professionals, medical transcriptionists, medical coders, students, medical secretaries, medical assistants, and court reporters will find this comprehensive publication essential in their professions and studies. The content is keyword cross-referenced so that users can not only find the phrase by first and last word, but also by other keywords contained in the phrase. In addition, comprehensive sound-alike, medical abbreviations, and building blocks of medical language appendices are included.
Covers equipment names, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, operations, new techniques and maneuvers, incisions, methods and approaches, syndromes and diseases, and anatomy terms that are based upon people's names.
Completely updated with more than 36,000 new terms, this Fifth Edition is the most current, accurate, and comprehensive reference for terminology related to medical and surgical equipment. Coverage includes equipment used in diagnosis, testing, procedures, operations, and treatment. Content is derived from ongoing reviews of print and electronic journals and manufacturer sources across medical and surgical specialties. Organized alphabetically and cross-referenced by first and last word, this book provides quick look-up of medical and surgical equipment terms. Appendices include images, sample reports, common terms by procedure, and leading manufacturers and Websites.
This comprehensive dictionary of medical words and phrases is intended for use by health-care consumers, students, and professionals as well as anyone who wants to keep up with the burgeoning new terminology found in today's medical news. Entry words are clearly defined, up-to-date, and free of confusing jargon. This second edition contains more than 1,300 new words reflecting the latest tests (virtual colonoscopy), diseases (SARS), treatments (photodynamic therapy), and technology (Gamma Knife). Hundreds of commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications are covered, and definitions have been revised to reflect state-of-the-art medical research and practice. The expanding vocabulary of health-care management and policy is included, along with common medical abbreviations and medical biographies. Ninety clearly labeled illustrations and tables complement the text. The frontmatter includes a summary of medical conditions and subgroups for quick reference, making this complete, accessible reference even more versatile. - More than 45,000 authoritative, easy-to-understand definitions - Up-to-date medical vocabulary, including prescription drugs, common brand names, and health policy terms - Informative charts and illustrations - All medical specialties and areas of interest, including alternative medicine, obstetrics, and genetics - An essential family reference with the latest words and terms
Retaining its logical organization, body systems approach, and focus on word parts, word building, and word analysis; this Fourth Edition of A Short Course in Medical Terminology reflects current medical usage and is now even more concise, student-friendly, and accessible. This edition features an enhanced art and design program, a more standardized chapter structure, and a vast array of in-text and online learning resources that help students master the language of medicine as they prepare for practice in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment.
A reference defining medical and scientific terms for lay readers as well as those working in health- and medicine-related fields, law, and the insurance industry. Includes an index of selected main entries that have extensive subentries in traditional dictionaries to help users familiar with that arrangement. Lists current and topical terms, such as "Zoloft" and "acupressure," and has biographical entries for about 300 pioneering scientists. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR