Stedman’s Pocket Guide to Medical Language
Stedman’s Pocket Guide to Medical Language by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published on October 24, 2008, is a comprehensive resource designed for students and professionals seeking a quick reference to essential medical terminology. This edition spans 330 pages and provides an overview of the building blocks of medical language, including the formation of terms, common prefixes, suffixes, and pronunciation guidelines.
Readers will find dedicated sections addressing commonly confused terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms, along with valuable reference information such as professional titles and degrees, weights and measures, and Spanish-English medical phrases. The guide also includes a bound-in CD-ROM featuring audio pronunciations and an image bank for easy reference, making it a practical tool for those in the medical field.
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This pocket book provides students and professionals with a quick reference to key medical terminology and associated information. It covers the building blocks of medical terminology such as how to form medical terms, common prefixes, suffixes, combining forms and vowels, and pronunciation guidelines. Dedicated sections focus on commonly confused terminology (including drug names), abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. Also included is valuable reference information such as professional association and organization abbreviations; professional titles, degrees, and certificates abbreviations; weights and measures (including metrics); Spanish-English medical phrases; laboratory reference range values; diagnosis-related groups; common abbreviations used in prescriptions and medication orders; error-prone abbreviations; complementary and alternative medicine terms; health organizations and resources; top 200 brand name drugs by prescription; and profiles of common medical conditions.
A bound-in CD-ROM includes audio English and Spanish pronunciations and an image bank for easy reference.
System Requirements: Windows 98 SE/2000/NT/XP/ViSTa; Macintosh OS X
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