Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 2788 pages
• Published by: F. A. Davis Company; 20 Revised edition February 14, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0803612079
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0803612075
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 2.4 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary -Thumb-Indexed Version (Hardcover) This dictionary has enough information to be useful for even the most learned medical professional and is still simple enough to use to be accessible to any mildly educated member of society. The dictionary is much more than simply a dictionary. Consisting of the vocabulary section and then some appendices, this 2270-page godsend is chockfull of definitions, examples, full-color diagrams, charts, diagnoses, and more. The preface to the dictionary actually lists all of the features of this cyclopedic dictionary, so I will regurgitate it here: 1. Vocabulary 2. Easy-to-Use Entry Format 3. Alphabetization 4. Eponyms (including biographies of those after whom things were named) 5. Definitions 6. Pronunciations 7. Singular/Plural Forms 8. Etymologies 9. Abbreviations 10. Encyclopedic Entries 11. Illustrations 12. Tables 13. Adjective Forms of Words 14. Cautionary Statements 15. Synonyms (Very helpful!) 16. Cross-References 17. Appendices (Basically all the stuff that doesn't fit well within the dictionary, like medical terminology prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms as well as lots of various classification schemes) 18. Nursing Diagnoses Appendix The book comes with a trial subscription to Taber's Online. This is my only complaint. Taber's Online does not appear to have received the thorough thought that the printed version did. I found that it was generally unhelpful, but you don't have to pay any extra for it, so I'm not complaining, just commenting. Overall, I would strongly recommend buying the Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Comment | | (Report this)