This reference contains over 60,000 entries encompassing the function and structure of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, along with disorders of the nervous system and the mind. The collection includes terminology used in psychiatric and neuroradiologic diagnosis and testing, including MRI, CAT, SPECT, and PET, as well as in treatments, such as electric stimulation, drugs, and herbs. Also contains words for surgical instruments, implantable stimulators, and spinal instrumentation, in addition to terminology for acute and chronic pain, aging, stroke, mood and personality disorders, substance abuse and counseling, mind/body connections, and genetic, degenerative, and traumatic disorders and diseases

This book "offers an authoriative assurance of quality and exactness to the wordsmiths of the healthcare professions - medical transcriptionists, medical editors and copyeditors, health information management personnel, court reporters, and the many other users and producers of medical documentation." - page xi.

Stedman's Dermatology & Immunology Words: Includes Rheumatology, Allergy, and Transplantation, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative reference on dermatology, immunology, rheumatology, allergy, and transplantation terminology available. Designed with the busy medical language specialist in mind, it offers quick and easy lookup of the current terminology in these specialties, as well as detailed illustrations and appendix sections, all at an affordable price.

This new edition is the most comprehensive and most accurate source available for gynecology, obstetrics, and genetics terminology, including anatomical illustrations and appendix sections organized to help the busy medical language specialist find answers fast. The Third Edition also covers up-to-date information and new terms emerging in the field of medical genetics including genetic syndromes and congenital anomalies, as well as other terms used in genetic counseling. The main A-Z section lists terms in a main entry/subentry, cross-indexed format for easy access.

ue to the recent and rapid advances in ophthalmologic technology and research, this Second Edition features many new and updated terms as well as new value added appendices. Stedman's Ophthalmology Words, Second Edition covers burgeoning areas such as radial keratotomy and other new techniques and procedures, in addition to new equipment and instruments. The value-added appendices include clinical anatomic illustrations, sample reports, and drugs by indication. This updated edition is a must-have for any medical language specialist working in the field of ophthalmology and contains over 60,000 entries

Stedman's GI & GU Words, Third Edition is for the busy medical language specialist who must have the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative reference of common as well as hard-to-find gastroenterology, urology, and nephrology terminology, organized for quick and easy lookup at an affordable price.

Covers equipment names, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, operations, new techniques and maneuvers, incisions, methods and approaches, syndromes and diseases, and anatomy terms that are based upon people's names.

This resource contains up-to-date terminology in oncology-related topics, including chemotherapy, radiation oncology, surgical therapy, molecular cell biology, gynaecologic oncology, tumours and anti-cancer drug names. The number of terms has increased significantly since the last edition, and the appendices feature updated illustrations, drugs by indication and sample reports. In addition, the chemotherapy protocols and cancer classifications have been updated. Entries are fully cross-referenced for quick access, and the extensive A-Z list provides variant spellings and phrasings for many terms.

This resource, in its Third Edition, features more than 100,000 entries of common as well as hard-to-find terms in the fields of: clinical and anatomical pathology, hematology, medical technology, blood banking, clinical chemistry, and histology. Authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date, it is organized for fast and easy look-up. Appendices include expanded sections on culture media, laboratory tests, and normal lab values; additionally this reference provides sample reports and illustrations. This publication is also available as a CD-ROM/Book Bundle.