Webster's New World Medical Dictionary - Brossura

John Wiley & Sons

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ISBN 10: 0470189282 ISBN 13: 9780470189283

Casa editrice: Websters New World, 2008

Riassunto

When your doctor uses terms like intraductal carcinoma or akathisia, do you understand and can you ask the right questions? If you, like most Americans, are taking a more active role in your family's healthcare, the fully revised and updated Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, Third Edition will help you understand and communicate your medical needs when it matters the most. Written by doctors and the experts at WebMD, this edition includes 8500 entries, including 500 new terms, a vitamin appendix, and a companion website to give you access to medical language.

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Since 1996, the MedicineNet.com network of U.S. board certified physician writers and scientists have provided relevant, easy to read, in depth medical information for consumers via our robust, user friendly, interactive web site. MedicineNet.com works very hard to offer the very best doctor produced health information on the Internet.

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If your doctor used one of these terms, would you know what she was talking about?

• Paget's disease

• Herceptin

• reportable disease

• intraductal carcinoma

• protease inhibitor

• MRSA

• akathisia

• glycemic index

• cellulitis

• designer drug

• DHEA

• evidence-based medicine

If you're like most Americans, you're taking a more active role in your healthcareand that of your family. You want reliable, understandable information about symptoms, diseases, medical procedures, and drug therapies. You want to be able to communicate clearly with your doctor.

This new edition offers more than 8,500 entries, including 500 new terms. Authored by the doctors and experts at WebMD, it's accurate and authoritative, yet still understandable. Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, Third Edition has everything you need to decipher complicated medical jargon, including:

• Essential scientific information, symptoms, syndromes, abbreviations, acronyms, institutions, and more

• Contemporary health terminology, including terms such as gender identity disorder, HPV vaccine, oocyte donation, night eating syndrome, and many more

• An appendix covering vitamins

• A companion Web site with a downloadable guide to improving communication with your doctor, audio podcasts from the dictionary editors, and more

WebMD, the popular online resource, is the leading source of health information, serving consumers, physicians, other healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans. The WebMD Health Network helps individuals take a more active role in managing their own health and wellness. The network provides relevant, timely, and objective lifestyle and condition information, developed by an award-winning editorial staff comprised of medical writers and editors, physicians, and health educators.

Coedited by William C. Shiel, Jr., MD, FACP, FACR, and Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Websters New World
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0470189282
• ISBN 13: 9780470189283
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 466