Mosby's Medical Dictionary

by Mosby

• ISBN13: 9780323039420
• ISBN10: 0323039421
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-14
• Publisher: HARCOURT HEALTH SCIENCES-MOSBY

Summary

"Known for its clear, comprehensive definitions and its incomparable vivid, full-color illustrations. Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 7th edition, now features even more definitions and illustrations!" "Here's what you'll find in the new 7th edition: comprehensive, authoritative definitions - including major diseases, disorders, procedures, and drugs - offer the most accurate, complete information available; over 2450 full-color illustrations - three times more than other dictionaries - illustrate all areas of health care; more than 5000 new and 10,000 revised definitions!; straightforward alphabetical organization and new colored headwords help you find entries on the first try; the color atlas of human anatomy contains dozens of high quality, full-color, labeled drawings; updated, expanded drug entries include information on specific drugs currently on the marked; new and updated entries for herbs and complementary/integrative therapies keep pace with health care trends; and EVOLVE website provides hundreds of web links to help you find authoritative information online, as well as content updates and other helpful resources."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Forward	vi
Consultants	vii
Guide to the Dictionary	xi
Pronunciation Key	xiv
Color Atlas of Human Anatomy	1	(1)
Skeletal System	2	(6)
Muscular System	8	(4)
Circulatory System	12	(6)
Endocrine System	18	(2)
Lymphatic System	20	(3)
Nervous System	23	(5)
Respiratory System	28	(4)
Digestive System	32	(3)
Reproductive System	35	(4)
Urinary System	39	(3)
Special Senses	42
Vocabulary	1
Illustration Credits, 2003
Appendixes, 2006
Symbols, 2007
American Sign Language and Manual Communication, 2008
Health Promotion, 2009
General Resources, 2015