With the increasing population of Spanish-speaking people worldwide, this comprehensive dictionary and reference guide has become an indispensable resource for health care professionals, students, and patients.
The Fourth Edition has been designed to give quick and easy access to nearly 23,000 comprehensive medical terms and abbreviations in English and Spanish. The medical dictionary also includes pronunciation guides, commonly used phrases and questions to improve communication with patients, signs and symptoms of diseases and disorders, and much more! This edition also includes online access to thePoint, offering audio pronunciations, images, and appendices in an electronic format.
• Updated terminology, appendices, and illustrations that reflect today's growing health care areas
• A-Z organization for quick and easy term navigation
• Concise definitions for nearly 23,000 terms in English and Spanish
• Grammar sections provide relevant nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech in English and Spanish
• Valuable appendices, including key phrases and common medical scenarios to help users communicate with patients