The essential reference for surgery, office, school, and home listing more than 2000 entries with the latest medical terms Here, in one compact volume, is a medical reference you will turn to time and time again. This mobile dictionary provides the most up-to-date medical information in a format that is as useful to the general reader and student as it is to the health-care practitioner.

Compiled by a distinguished team, this essential reference spans the entire domain of the health sciences, defining terms and concepts in all the major medical and surgical specialties. Commonly prescribed drugs are defined and frequently used medical abbreviations and acronyms are quick to find.