Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms

by Sheila B. Sloane

The 2nd Edition of this popular Reference is a comprehensive, convenient, and easy-to-read guide to medical abbreviations acronyms, symbols, and eponyms. Readers will find instant guidance for interpreting and understanding problematic acronyms, eponyms, and apostrophes.Contains a comprehensive, alphabetical listing of medical abbreviations as well as an inventory of eponyms used to designate various clinical entries, diagnostic signs, pathological conditions, instruments, exams, tests and more, including those named after the discoverer, a patient or even mythological characters. Provides not only spellings for eponyms, but also gives readers the definitions of more common ones. Eliminates the need to look through many different reference books, answers all of your questions about medical abbreviations in one convenient volume.Features over 10,000 new abbreviations and over 1,000 new eponyms. Includes a brand new, in-depth appendix which lists over 400 anticancer drug combinations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721670881
• ISBN13: 9780721670881
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A Must Have Book

This book is a very essential book for anyone who is planing to work in the medical field as a Medical Transcriptionist., or even for anyone studing to becopme a Medical Assistant. It gives 99.5% of all approved medical abbreviations as well as many eponyms used in the medical field. Fran, Flint, Mi

My Editing "Bible"

Quick: What does CSOP stand for? You may know if you are a cardiologist, but you may NOT have the definition readily at hand if you are a medical editor of books and journals like me. No problem. All one has to do is quickly thumb through the easy-to-read "C's", and voila!! Page 146: CSOP: coronary sinus occlusion pressure.This book lives on my desk and is simply indispensable. The eponym section, again done alphabetically, is a godsend. Case in point: What is the difference between Frank's operation and Franke's operation? Does it matter? Totally. Is Frenkel's syndrome spelled with an apostrophe or not? Again, this book has the answer.Such trivia may seem inconsequential, but for those for whom medical terminology is a livelihood, it is far from trivial. It is essential. As is this book, a true tour de force in the medical genre.

Medical Abbreviations and Eponyms

As an instructor of medical transcription and a professional medical transcriptionist for 30 years, I wish to recommend this book. No medical transcriptionist should be without this reference. Sloane is as reliable as Dorland's Medical Dictionary. If you transcribe, you need this book.

I have found every abbreviation I have ever looked for.

As a court reporter, I am constantly faced with deciphering doctors' medical "lingo." This book has been an absolute God-send for me. I have found every abbreviation I have ever looked for. It is the most thorough book I have come across for medical abbreviations, and I have an extensive reference library. The eponym section is not the best I've seen, but overall, this book is a must-have! It's a major time saver!