Mosby’s Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 9th Edition

Have you ever wondered what a specific medical term means or how to pronounce it?Mosby’s Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 9th Edition is here to help you navigate the complex world of healthcare. This comprehensive, portable dictionary provides a unique focus on nursing and health science terminology, making it an essential resource for students and practitioners alike.

Comprehensive Definitions and Pronunciations

With over 37,000 authoritative definitions of diseases, procedures, equipment, drugs, and more, you’ll have reliable health science information at your fingertips. Word roots and pronunciations help you learn and correctly use medical terminology, ensuring you’re confident in your understanding of complex concepts.

Easy to Use and Access

The intuitive A-to-Z format ensures that you can find definitions quickly and easily, with no struggling to find sub-definitions. Alphabetized, screened thumb tabs make navigation a breeze, and the inclusion of British spellings cater to international users and those who need to recognize alternate spellings of common terms.

Expertly Curated Content

Marie OToole, an experienced dictionary lexicographer and nursing educator, has reviewed and revised all definitions to provide a cohesive and consistent voice. The result is a dictionary that’s both practical and authoritative, with a focus on language in current use.

Additional Features and Benefits

• Small size makes it portable and convenient
• Terms emphasize nursing and health science terminology, making it a valuable resource for students and practitioners
• Etymologies for most entries help you understand medical terminology and build a professional vocabulary
• Pronunciations for key entries boost your confidence when using terminology in everyday practice
• A Spanish/English appendix and commonly used abbreviations are easy to access on the front and back end-sheets
• Approximately 1,700 updated or new terms reflect the changing terminology used in medicine, nursing, and the health professions

Product Details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Edition: 9th edition
• Publication Date: June 9, 2023
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 1424
• ISBN-10: 0323832911
• ISBN-13: 978-0323832915