Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, 5th Edition has been thoroughly updated to include over 51,000 entries with expanded representation of medical terminology used in over 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas. In addition, this new edition contains more comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the Nursing field, with correct terminology for all Nursing students and practitioners. Also new to this edition are audio pronunciations for nearly every term, new Primal Pictures of anatomy images, and enhanced appendices including NANDA, NIC, and NOC. Over 40 specialty consultants for Health Professions and Nursing (domestic and international) have contributed to the development of this new edition, making this publication the preferred quick-reference for students and practitioners alike.

The bonus CD-ROM inside this publication contains all the features of the print edition including a substantially updated art program of over 400-600 new images, bringing the total number of images to more than 1,000 images, most four-color illustrations and photographs.

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Text Features:

• A to Z listing makes it quick and easy to find a definition
• Represents over two dozen health professions, updated with the highest growing Health Profession areas, including Dental Assisting, Phlebotomy Technician, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, and Bioterrorism
• More comprehensive list of Nursing terminology, including terminology for LPNs, Home Health Aide, and Certified Nursing programs
• Includes British and Canadian spellings
• Over 40 specialty consultants (Domestic and International consultants)
• Includes nearly 1,000 images and illustrations, most in full color
• Includes animations and anatomical images from Primal Pictures and ACC
• Icons indicate entries with images, common medical prefixes, suffixes and combining forms
• Enhanced appendices including NANDA (Approved Nursing Diagnoses Definitions, and Classification), NIC (Nursing Intervention Classification), NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification)

• Bonus CD conveniently packaged in the front of the book. Load the CD on your hard drive or refer to the print version
• Includes all the terms, definitions and images in the print edition
• Audio pronunciations for nearly 51,000 terms
• Animations from the renowned anatomy provider Primal Pictures and ACC