Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary with CD-ROM (Dorland's Medical Dictionary)

Since 1898, Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary has set the world standard as a handy, portable reference on medical terminology. It provides the accuraclear, up-to-date coverage expected from Dorland's...in a highly compact, easy-to-use format. The 27th Edition features comprehensive updates that reflect all of the very latest medical terms and definiIn addition, a new two-color page layout-with head words and guide words printed in red-makes reference even easier. What's more, the full-color anatomical insert has been doubled in size. And, a CD-ROM containing Dorland's Electronic Medical Speller, Version 4.0 is now included at no additional cost. With all of these enhancements plus the traditional excellence that users have come to trust, this best-selling resource continues to deliver far greater reference power and value than any other pocket-sized medical dictionary.Delivers content based on Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 30th Edition-today's most comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical terminology reference.Includes separate entries for generic drugs, providing more complete coverage than other pocket dictionaries offer.Provides an appendix on Medical Etymology that concisely explains the meanings of the stems used in medical terminology.Uses real thumb tabs to guide users quickly to each letter.Features a 5 3/8" x 7" format for true portability.Delivers 2,500 new entries encompassing all of the most important new medical terms, including new drug names.Presents increased content on complementary and alternative medicine, offering the most complete coverage available in any small medical dictionary.Offers an expanded full-color insert illustrating the structure and function of the human body-now 32 pages in length.Features an increased number of main entries for adjectives that occur in open compounds, enabling users to look these adjectives up alphabetically.Includes a CD-ROM with Dorland's Electronic Medical Speller, Version 4.0 - at no additional cost, allowing users to quickly and easily add 400,000 medical terms to their computers' spell checkers.Uses red type to make head words and guide words easier to find.