Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, 3rd Edition

by Melissa Conrad Stöppler, William C. Shiel, WebMD

Book Overview

When your doctor uses terms like intraductal carcinoma or akathisia, do you understand and can you ask the right questions? If you, like most Americans, are taking a more active role in your family's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470189282
• ISBN13: 9780470189283
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Medical Dictionary

The medical dictionaries will be used as a supplement in Middle School Health classes. Students will utilize these books to expand their knowledge of various drugs and diseases. Frequently used as part of an anti-drug Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug program (ATOD).

Webster's Medical Dictionary

This book looks to be a very complete dictionary, and will serve my purpose well as a student.

Webster Medical Dictionary

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comprehensive, encyclopedic

This medical dictionary is comprehensive and very informative. Its style is encyclopedic, meaning that it not only defines terms, but also continues into detail. I would highly recommend this dictionary to lay persons and to persons in entry-level medical positions.