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Hi liWIvrH BOSTONPUBLICLIBRARY iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ^^^H 3 9999 06768 161 7 Concise Pocket Medical Dictionary Concise Pocket Medical Dictionary Concise Pocket Medical Dictionary Second Edition CompiledandEditedby UN Panda md Senior Physician New Delhi, India JAYPEE BROTHERS Tunbridge Wells MEDICALPUBLISHERS(P)LTD. NewDelhi First published in the UK by Anshan Ltd in 2009 6NewlandsRoad TunbridgeWells KentTN49AT, UK Tel: +44(0)1892557767 Fax: +44(0)1892530358 E-mail: [email protected] www.anshan.co.uk Copyright©2009 by (author) Therightof(author)tobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeen asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents act 1988. ISBN 13978-1-905740-91-8 British LibraryCataloguing in Publication Data ! A catalogue record forthis book is availablefrom the British Library | 1 Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, j electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingand/orotherwisewithout j thepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublishers.Thisbookmaynotbelent, | resold, hired out orotherwise disposed of byway oftrade in anyform, bindingorcoverotherthanthatinwhich itispublished,withouttheprior j consent of the publishers. Printed in India by Replika Press Manyofthedesignationsusedbymanufacturersandsellerstodistinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appearinthisbookandwherethe publisherwasawareofatrademark ! claim, thedesignations have been printed in initial capital letters. j To My wife and Children Preface to the Second Edition ThisneweditionofConcisePocketMedicalDictionaryhas undergone a thorough revision process. It includes beautiful,self-explanatorydiagramsandillustrations,all infourcolors.Morethan500newfiguresandnumerous new enteries havebeen added. It is sincerely hoped that this concise, yet complete medical dictionary would prove as a readily available sourceofreferenceandwouldgreatlybenefitthemedical students, teachers, practitioners as well as all the professionals engaged in health care. This dictionary incorporatesmostcommonlyusedvocabularyandwords encounteredinnumerousmedicalspecialitiesincluding medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ENT, ophthalmology, etc. The meaning of each medical terminology, its explanation and examples have been described in an easy to understand, comprehensible format. Constructive criticism and continuing supportfrom thereaders ishighlyencouraged. UNPanda Preface to the First Edition Thereismushroominggrowthofmedicaldictionariesin the market. Some are too big to only serve as reference books while others are too small and incomplete to be depended upon. Most dictionaries do not incorporate pharmaceutical preparations. Hence, students feel let downwhentheyfallbackonamedicaldictionaryforhelp. ThisdistinctgappromptedmetocompUeandpresent toouresteemedreadersacompactandcompletedictionary titled Concise Medical Dictionary. Though concise, it incorporatesmostcommonlyusedwordsandvocabulary mentionedinanydictionaryofrepute.Themeaningofa word, its explanation and examples are described in a simple and comprehensible form. Most pharmaceutical products presently available in the market find their rightful place in the book. However, unnecessary explanationsandexampleshavebeenavoided.Thebook shouldbeusefulformedicalstudents,practitionersaswell asteachersandallprofessionalsengagedinhealthcare. Withthe continuing supportfromthe readers, I am confident to upgrade thebook over coming years. UNPanda Plate 1 Arachnodactyly BasilarArtery

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This concise and comprehensive dictionary gives information and definitions on medical terminology as required by students, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory and technical staff, health professionals, practitioners, paramedical and allied health workers.As well as the commonly used terms and vocabular