Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 9th Edition
Paperback
What does that term mean? How is it even pronounced? Help students make sense of the complex world of health care with Mosby's® Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 9th Edition. This comprehensive, portable dictionary offers a unique, strong focus on nursing and health science terminology. Featuring over 37,000 authoritative definitions of diseases, procedures, equipment, drugs, and more, it ensures students have the most reliable health science information right at their fingertips in an intuitive A-to-Z format — no struggling to find sub-definitions! Word roots and pronunciations help students learn and correctly use medical terminology, and alphabetized, screened thumb tabs make finding definitions quick and easy.
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- NEW! Approximately 1,700 updated or new terms reflect the changing terminology used in medicine, nursing, and the health professions.
- Over 35,700 definitions, focused on language in current use, ensure easy access to key information.
- Practical, strict A-to-Z organization with no subentries makes it easier to find terms.
- British spellings are included, where appropriate, for international students and for US students who need to be able to recognize alternate spellings of common terms.
- Marie O’Toole, an experienced dictionary lexicographer and nursing educator, has reviewed and revised all definitions to provide a cohesive and consistent voice.
- Small size makes this dictionary portable and convenient.
- Terms emphasize nursing and health science terminology, making this a useful resource for students and practitioners.
- Etymologies for most entries help students understand medical terminology and build a professional vocabulary.
- Pronunciations for key entries boost students’ confidence when using terminology in everyday practice.
- Screened thumb tabs allow students to quickly locate entries.
- A Spanish/English appendix and commonly used abbreviations are easy to access on the front and back end-sheets.
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- NEW! Approximately 1,700 updated or new terms reflect the changing terminology used in medicine, nursing, and the health professions.
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Consultants
Foreword
Guide to the Dictionary
Vocabulary
Appendix 1: English-Spanish Translation Guide
Appendix 2: American Sign Language and Manual Communication