Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions

What does that term mean? How is it even pronounced? 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 you have the most reliable health science information  right at your fingertips in an intuitive A-to-Z format ― no struggling  to find sub-definitions! Word roots and pronunciations help you learn  and correctly use medical terminology, and alphabetized, screened thumb  tabs make finding definitions quick and easy.
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 users and for US users 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 you understand medical terminology and build a professional  vocabulary.Pronunciations for key entries boost your confidence when  using terminology in everyday practice.Screened thumb tabs allow you to  quickly locate entries.A Spanish/English appendix and commonly used  abbreviations are easy to access on the front and back end-sheets.NEW!  Approximately 1,700 updated or new terms reflect the changing  terminology used in medicine, nursing, and the health professions.