Concise Medical DictionaryElizabeth A. Martin OUP Oxford, 2010 M02 25 - 832 páginas This market-leading illustrated dictionary contains 12,500 authoritative entries on all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, all entries have been revised and updated for this new edition to reflect the very latest in medical knowledge and practice. Entries are accessible and jargon-free and are complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams. This brand new edition includes over 500 new entries and features increased coverage of pharmacology, obstetrics/gynaecology, paediatrics, ethics, nephrology, and psychiatry. Recommended web links are now provided for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Medical Dictionary companion website, and appendices have been expanded to include tables of paediatric reference ranges, milk formulas, and additional abbrevations for blood tests Selling almost 700,000 copies in previous editions, this is an essential A-Z for students and those working in the medical and allied professions. It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader. |
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abdominal abnormal acid acute administered by mouth affecting amino acids anaemia antibiotics antibodies artery associated bacteria bacterium beta blockers bile bladder bleeding blood cells blood vessels body bone brain cancer cause cavity cervical cervix chromosome chronic clinical clude combining form denoting common commonly condition congenital cornea corticosteroids damage diabetes diarrhoea disease disorder drug duced duct enzyme example fetus fever fibres fluid function gene genetic genus gland headache heart hormone human infection inflammation insulin intestine intravenous joint kidney layer liver lungs malignant meiosis membrane ment mental metabolism muscle nausea nerve normal obstruction occur oesophagus organ ovum pain parasitic patients pregnancy pressure produced prostate protein radiotherapy red blood cells renal result retina side-effects include skin spinal cord stomach substance surface surgery symptoms syndrome technique therapy tion tissue Trade name treat treatment tube tumour ulcer urine usually uterus vein vomiting X-ray