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Identify current Abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols quickly and easily. Gain immediate access to medical terms that help you comply with the new JCAHO mandate for standardized hospital Abbreviations. You'll have thousands of new Abbreviations for a wide range of specialties, including anatomy, physiology, internal medicine, pathology, laboratory medicine, organisms, infectious diseases, plastic surgery, ENT, dentistry, alternative medicine, endocrinology, and more, right at your fingertips The 5th Edition of Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Symbols also comes with 3 months of free acccess to Stedmans Online. Y ou'll also find a wide range of symbols, professional titles and degrees, professional associations and organizations, chemotherapy and other drug regimens, and clinical trials. Now includes highlighted dangerous and error-prone Abbreviations, slang terms in red font, and more.

This adjunct to Stedman's medical dictionary compiles some 20,000 clinically relevant abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols for the primary benefit of anyone involved in transcribing, recording copyediting, or reading records, reports, and other material generated by health care professionals. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This electronic version of Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols, Fourth Edition offers quick, easy access to over 75,000 essential abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols for medical language specialists and medical, health, and nursing professionals. This thoroughly updated edition includes more than 10 percent new abbreviations, expansions, acronyms, and symbols and 14 appendices. "Do Not Use" abbreviations indicated by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices are highlighted, as are slang abbreviations. Available as a CD-ROM or a downloadable file, the electronic version provides functionality including Search on Index, Full Text Search, Wildcard Search, Filter by Media and Term type, (appendices, images, abbreviations, slang), Add-a-Note, and Add-a-Topic. Other Stedman's content is accessible via one engine.

For multi-user licensing visit stedmans.com and click on Multi-user Software for more details. This CD-ROM offers fast look-up with broad coverage at an affordable price for newcomers and generalists. This product will help meet workday challenges with ease, speed and accuracy. It provides quick access to over 75,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols and contains all the great features of the print version. Its unique capabilities include Browse on Index and Wildcard search, and its block and paste function makes it easy to transfer information from the program to your documents. This new Version 2.0 now highlights all dangerous abbreviations, i.e., abbreviations which can be mistaken for other symbols/abbreviations in practice. Windows Compatibl

Over 100,000 complete medical terms and words with full definitions. Easy-to-find, high-profile terms are included with expanded definitions and are easily located in the A-Z section. To make searches easier, the English translation of Latin anatomy terms are listed. And there are now 12,000 new terms in some of the most dynamic specialties in today's medical science -- including biotechnology, biochemistry, genetics, embryology, epidemiology, radiology, and neurology. 1,200 of the most common Greek and Latin word parts are identified as an aid to learning and remembering new medical terms: Suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms are marked in the A-Z section of the text, and 400 of the most common appear grouped together in the front of the book. This dictionary is truly one of the best medical references available.

This comprehensive dictionary of medical words and phrases is intended for use by health-care consumers, students, and professionals as well as anyone who wants to keep up with the burgeoning new terminology found in today's medical news. Entry words are clearly defined, up-to-date, and free of confusing jargon. This second edition contains more than 1,300 new words reflecting the latest tests (virtual colonoscopy), diseases (SARS), treatments (photodynamic therapy), and technology (Gamma Knife). Hundreds of commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications are covered, and definitions have been revised to reflect state-of-the-art medical research and practice. The expanding vocabulary of health-care management and policy is included, along with common medical abbreviations and medical biographies. Ninety clearly labeled illustrations and tables complement the text. The frontmatter includes a summary of medical conditions and subgroups for quick reference, making this complete, accessible reference even more versatile. - More than 45,000 authoritative, easy-to-understand definitions - Up-to-date medical vocabulary, including prescription drugs, common brand names, and health policy terms - Informative charts and illustrations - All medical specialties and areas of interest, including alternative medicine, obstetrics, and genetics - An essential family reference with the latest words and terms

Stedman’s Medical Terms and Phrases includes over 240,000 medical terms and phrases for all medical specialties. Medical language professionals, medical transcriptionists, medical coders, students, medical secretaries, medical assistants, and court reporters will find this comprehensive publication essential in their professions and studies. The content is keyword cross-referenced so that users can not only find the phrase by first and last word, but also by other keywords contained in the phrase. In addition, comprehensive sound-alike, medical abbreviations, and building blocks of medical language appendices are included.

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