This text includes 20,000 alphabetized entries for current medical acronyms and terms. The entries also consist of encyclopedic definitions, clinical aspects of medical terms, and references to popular medical journals.

Compilation of terms, many of recent vintage, that are integral to the language of modern medicine. Includes acronyms, jargon, neologisms, and the argot of new disciplines, diseases, their diagnosis and therapies.

The terminology in medieval Hebrew medical literature is virtually missing from the standard dictionaries of the Hebrew language. The present dictionary aims to map the medical terminology featured in medieval Hebrew medical works and to identify the medical terminology used by specific authors and translators.

Compiled without unnecessary jargon, this dictionary can be used both as a home medical guide and as an aid for all those working in the medical and allied professions.

The idea for this dictionary on medical terms originated as an extension to the reference books that V&S Publishers has brought out on physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, general science, economics, and commerce. These dictionaries will serve as a side-table reference tool for medical students, healthcare workers, paramedics and professionals, and as a first-hand home medical guide for anyone seeking to understand the meaning of terms used in medical science. This illustrated dictionary contains over 10,000 authoritative entries covering all aspects of medical science and practice. It covers all important terms used in medicine including pharmacology, obstetrics & gynaecology, and psychology & psychiatry, in simple language. For easy reference terms have been arranged alphabetically in a Jargon-free style.Highlights:o Many entries contain cross reference for added clarity of the 'term' used o Tables, graphs, illustrations, and diagrams accompany the terms, where requiredo Popular words from other systems of treatments, viz, Yoga also includedo Appendices include biochemical reference values for blood, urine, faeces, haematology & paediatrics, baby milk formulas.o (A list showing the Nobel Prize winners in medicine from 1901 to 2012 is also included).Useful for practicing doctors, healthcare professionals and students appearing for NEET, AIIMS and other medical entrance examinations besides school students and general readers.