First published in 1900, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary is universally acknowledged as the world's finest medical dictionary. The new, 29th Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect all of the very latest information from every frontier in health care. 23 consulting experts have meticulously reviewed the New Edition to ensure that it covers all of the language integral to contemporary medicine. At the same time, it embodies the same comprehensiveness, accuracy, clarity, and ease of use that have established Dorland's as the best-selling medical dictionary of all time.

Reviews

• `Terse,clear,accurate' --JAMA, from a review of the 27 th edition
• "Carries on an impressive tradition of accuracy, clarity, and conciseness going back to the early years of the century, and users who prefer the medical dictionary with the brick-red covers will find...the same amiable and authoritative guide they have come to respect and trust." --JAMA
• "Dorland's is reasonably priced and would be useful to anyone in the health care field. I cannot imagine a practitioner who would not want a copy of this dictionary in the office." --The Journal of Family Practice

Features

• Broader coverage reflects new advances and current usage - Over 7500 totally new entries have been added and many others have been substantially revised to reflect new advances and current usage.
• More illustrations increase clarity and understanding - over 500 illustrations have been added and nearly all of the existing drawings have been revised.
• Updated and reorganized appendices speed access to essential information - new lists of current medical abbreviations and anatomic terms give readers fingertip access to the information they refer to frequently.
• This edition is the `centennial' edition of Dorland's
• Terms: 121,160 Entries: 117,469 New terms: 8,122 New entries : 7,660
• Definitions: 125,239 Text Illustrations : 566 Revised: 22
• Total Illustrations : 823