Black’s Student Medical Dictionary
Black’s Student Medical Dictionary by Harvey Marcovitch, published by Bloomsbury USA on January 12, 2021, is a comprehensive reference tool featuring 784 pages in English. This third edition serves as an essential resource for a wide range of users, including nurses, health care professionals, students, and journalists, providing clear explanations of medical terminology and concepts.
Readers will find over 5,000 definitions accompanied by more than 1,000 diagrams and illustrations, enhancing their understanding of complex medical topics. The dictionary also includes valuable appendices covering common medical tests, health economics, and complementary medicine. This edition introduces updated information on significant medical advancements, such as the HPV vaccine, monoclonal antibodies, and new guidelines for fibroid treatment, making it a relevant and informative resource for anyone seeking clarity in the medical field.
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Black’s Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. It is invaluable as a home reference and for all who need clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, health care professionals, students, health service management, actuaries, lawyers and journalists.
It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams, drawings and colour illustrations. It also provides helpful appendices on common medical tests and procedures, travel and health, measurements in medicine, health economics, complementary and alternative medicine, and an address list of supporting professional organisations.
This new edition contains new material on:
– HPV vaccine: the vaccine now given to all young girls to protect against cervical cancer
– Monoclonal Antibodies: the `designer’ drugs of the future
– The new guidelines for fibroid treatment
– Endoscopy and laparoscopy – the more and more widely used types of keyhole surgery
– Coronary angioplasty: the emergency treatment of heart attacks
– The latest on MRSA and stem cell research
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