Publisher's Synopsis
This dictionary of modern medical terms and jargon offers detailed descriptions of over 15,000 currently used medical terms that are either not included in ordinary medical dictionaries or which are only very briefly and inadequately defined. Some terms are not defined anywhere else.;Entries give the subject classification where appropriate and many of the items are illustrated by small, in-text diagrams. At the same time, and whenever appropriate, the definitions contain relevant citations from recently published literature on the subject.
