Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing


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CD-ROM includes all the feature of the print edition plus audio pronunciations for over 48,000 entries to help to master any term.




Medical Dictionary


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The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary


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A reference defining medical and scientific terms for lay readers as well as those working in health- and medicine-related fields, law, and the insurance industry. Includes an index of selected main entries that have extensive subentries in traditional dictionaries to help users familiar with that arrangement. Lists current and topical terms, such as "Zoloft" and "acupressure," and has biographical entries for about 300 pioneering scientists. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR







Stedman's Pocket Medical Dictionary


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This pocket edition features more than 38,000 terms drawn from Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, Sixth Edition and Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Twenty-Eighth Edition, providing readers with a complete and comprehensive reference in a portable size. Features— A-to-Z organization quickly leads you to a definition. Written pronunciations assist you in spoken communications. Special icons identify terms that are combining forms. British alternative spellings are included. A free download provides users a fully searchable electronic version of the complete dictionary, as well as nine appendices, over 650 images, audio pronunciations for more than 34,000 terms, and 42 anatomical videos. With Stedman's Pocket Medical Dictionary, you not only read a definition, you can hear it, see it, and watch it in motion. Everything you need to understand and use medical terms correctly in all your communications is here, from the most trusted name in medical words.







Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy!


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Written in the award-winning, lighthearted Incredibly Easy! style, this book is an excellent aid to understanding and retention of medical terminology. The first chapter focuses on key concepts of medical terminology, including common word components. Subsequent chapters cover individual body systems, providing in-depth definitions that connect words to their meanings. This Third Edition features new chapters on obstetric and mental health terms and expanded "Pump Up Your Pronunciation" charts. Two eight-page full-color inserts offer a closer look at anatomical terminology. A companion Website offers student and instructor ancillaries including a pronunciation guide with hundreds of terms, "Pump Up Your Pronunciation" study cards, practice exercises, PowerPoint presentations, and a test generator. Online Tutoring powered by Smarthinking--Online tutoring, powered by Smarthinking, gives students access to expert nursing and allied health science educators whose mission, like yours, is to achieve success. Students can access live tutoring support, critiques of written work, and other valuable tools.







Stedman's Medical Dictionary


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