This comprehensive medical dictionary, now in its 43rd edition, has been a trusted resource for over a century. It offers an extensive range of medical terms and definitions, making it an essential reference for professionals and students alike. The latest edition includes updated entries and reflects current medical practices, ensuring users have access to the most relevant information in the ever-evolving field of medicine.
Republished for the student market, the latest edition of this standard work of reference contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts accompanied by appendices on important subjects such as Health Economics, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Common Medical Tests and an address list of support and professional organisations. All material has been checked and updated with new and substantially revised entries abortion, anaesthetics, assisted conception, breast screening, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), clinical guidelines, clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, general practice, menopause, psychosomatic medicine.