The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary is the essential reference work for everyone concerned with medicine and health today. It combines the professional and scientific expertise of Stedman's well-known medical publications with the clarity and accessibility of the renowned American Heritage® dictionaries. · More than 45,000 entries from all areas of medicine and health care · Clear, precise definitions written in language nonspecialists can understand · Biographical entries for important scientists and physicians · Diagrams, charts, and drawings that enhance definitions
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I am a medical transcriptionist and not only need to be able to spell medical terms but also need to know how medical terms relate contextually to what I am typing. What I liked about Stedman's is the in-depth illustrations...for instance, nerves, skeleton, muscular structure. If I know the word is a kind of nerve but cannot quite understand the doctor, I can look at these illustrations, read over the names and then listen again with a better knowledge of what I am listening for. Also, Stedman's has a... more info
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