Medical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

This glossary of terms is meant to help everyone understand medical words. It translates medical jargon in to words patients and their caregivers understand and are likely to use.

This is a list of word parts often occurring in medical terminology. They may be at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a medical word. Knowing  their meaning may help you to understand medical words better.

MedTerms medical dictionary is the medical reference for MedicineNet.com. Authors define difficult medical language in easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms.

This encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.

Featuring over 54,000 entries, this thoroughly updated Sixth Edition contains the medical terminology used in over 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas-plus comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the nursing field. The book includes 1,000 enriched color images and photographs, a glossy insert with detailed images by Anatomical Chart Company in a glossy insert, 68 appendices, and cut thumb tabs for quick A-Z access.