*Building Blocks - 90% of medical language comes from 1200 Greek and Latin words. *Terminologia Anatomica -This edition uses the Terminologia Anatomica for the Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy as sanctioned by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology Users can develop knowledge of the key concepts in medicine. *High Profile Terms-inclusive of terms that have so profoundly affected the practice of medicine that they warrant more than the standard dictionary definition. 45 prominent medical consultants have reviewed each dictionary entry in the areas of endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, and rheumatology. This 28th Edition, featuring over 107,000 terms and definitions, has been thoroughly reviewed and updated to make it the most reliable resource available for healthcare specialists of all kinds.
Ever since its first edition, published in 1911, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, has been a benchmark in the medical reference.