This expanded Second Edition of AMA Stedman's CPT(R) Dictionary will enhance readers' understanding of CPT(R) code descriptions and improve coding efficiency. Developed by the American Medical Association's CPT(R) experts in conjunction with Stedman's, this essential coding reference now contains newly customized definitions of medical terms used in CPT(R) code descriptors. Definitions are organized by the eight CPT(R) sections, allowing the user to locate a term and understand its meaning within a particular codebook section. New features include an additional 40 illustrations, the addition of more than 1,000 new terms for a total of over 9,000 definitions, and updated appendices listing critical information regarding medical synonyms, eponyms, abbreviations, and terminology.

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

"Provides the official AMA interpretations and explanations for each CPT code and guideline change in the CPT 2010 codebook. Every new, revised, or deleted code, text, and guideline change is listed along with a detailed rationale for the change"--Page 4 of cover

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This dictionary contains definitions for over 2100 terms relevant to the dental professions. The book includes over 400 illustrations - most in full colour - and a full-colour oral disease insert.

Now in its Twenty-Seventh Edition, this dictionary is the successor to the first American medical dictionary. This latest Deluxe Edition contains over 102,000 terms including 12,000 new terms, and is written and reviewed by a group of internationally renowned physicians, researchers, and academicians that cover 52 medical and health science specialties. Added features to the content of this edition include: Genus Finder, High Profile terms, Word Finder, Terminologia Anatomica, the Art Program, cross references in blue, Building Blocks and more. Beautifully bound in leather with exquisite customdesign marbled end papers, satin ribbon bookmark, and gold-trimmed pages.