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This dictionary provides full coverage of all the important
terms and concepts used in medicine today. Written by distinguished practicing specialists and
medical writers, it is intended primarily for workers in the paramedical fields: pharmacists,
physiotherapists, speech therapists, social workers, hospital secretaries, administrators, technicians,
and so on. It will also be invaluable for medical students and practicing doctors. Each entry contains a
basic definition, followed- where appropriate- by a more detailed explanation or description. A feature
of the dictionary is that the articles are written in clear and concise English without the use of
unnecessary technical jargon. For this reason the book will also be of both interest and value to the
general reader who needs a home medical dictionary.
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Coverage
The dictionary defines terms in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry,
and pharmacology, as well as in all major medical and surgical specialties. Its coverage of psychology
and psychiatry, public health medicine and dentistry is unusually comprehensive, and this edition
includes many new entries covering the latest developments in diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy,
endocrinology, pediatrics, and urology, as well as the other medical surgical specialties. Key terms
in the developing speciality of advanced life support systems have also been added as new entries.
Entries for many new drugs have been included, and drug names have been revised in accordance with
the recently implemented EC directive on the use of recommended International Non-Proprietary Names
(rINNs); where these differ from names commonly used in Britain, the letter are included both as
synonyms for the rINNs and as cross-reference entries.
The MSDict Dictionary Format
The Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.
- Quick dynamic search of words while you type
- Transcriptions facilitating pronunciation
- Stylish user interface with several split screen modes
- Hyperlinks between different related words
- Dynamic changing of font sizes
- Opportunity to add custom notes to any article in the dictionary so you can save your ideas and examples of usage
- Wildcard filtration feature (the use of "?" replaces a letter and "*" replaces a group of letters within words)
- Learning features
- Button allowing quick erase of the query field
- Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
- Word history list for each session