Concise Colour Medical Dictionary (Oxford Quick Reference)

Concise Colour Medical Dictionary, 5th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------This market-leading, two colour, illustrated dictionary contains 12,500authoritative entries on all aspects of medical science. Written bya team of medical experts, all entries have been revised and updatedfor this new edition to reflect the very latest in medical knowledgeand practice. Entries are accessible and jargon-free and are complementedby over 140 illustrations and diagrams. This brand new edition includesover 500 new entries and features increased coverage of pharmacology,obstetrics/gynaecology, paediatrics, ethics, nephrology, and psychiatry.Recommended web links are now provided for many entries, which areaccessed and kept up to date via the Medical Dictionary Companion website,and appendices have been expanded to include tables of paediatric referenceranges, milk formulas, and additional abbreviations for blood tests.Selling almost 700,000 copies in previous editions, this is an essentialA-Z for students and those working in the medical and allied professions.It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader.