Quick spelling help for medical terms. Includes 35,000 entries and 1,300 abbreviations. Indicates end-of-line division points. Helpful key to medical symbols. Table of weights and measures.

New title! A concise guide to the essential language of medicine. More than 35,000 entries. Pronunciations provided for all entries. Covers brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.

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Since 1937. Merriam-Webster is America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products, including Merriam-Webster's CollegiateŽ Dictionary, Eleventh Edition . America's best-selling desk dictionary . and Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster can be considered the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster. In 1843, the company bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Webster's magnum opus, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged. At the same time, they secured the rights to create revised editions of the work. Since that time, Merriam-Webster editors have carried forward Noah Webster's work, creating some of the most widely used and respected dictionaries and reference books in the world.

Use as a learning tool and as a reference guide to the decoding of medical terminology. This six-page laminated chart covers every aspect of the structure of medical terminology and its use in the field.

Chart includes detailed information on:

• foundation of medical words
• the human body
• terminology sets
• five senses
• synonyms
• glossary

Use as a learning tool and as a reference guide to the decoding of medical terminology related to the body. This six-page laminated chart covers every aspect of the structure of medical terminology related to the body and its use in the field.

Chart includes detailed information on these and more:

• foundation of medical words
• skeletal & nervous system
• male & female reproductive system
• urinary system
• cardiovascular system
• gastrointestinal system
• endocrine system
• integumentary system
• respiratory & muscular system
• special senses: eye/ear
• lymphatic and immune system

Complete labeled illustrations of over 1,400 anatomical identifications. Loaded with beautifully illustrated diagrams clearly and concisely labeled for easy identification. Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vince Perez.

6-page laminated guide includes:

• skeletal, vertebral column & bone structure
• skull, vertebrae & nerve structure
• lymphatic, respiratory & nervous system
• endocrine, digestive system & viscera
• colon & urinary system
• male & female reproductive systems
• circulatory system & blood circuits
• posterior, anterior heart & circulation
• nerves & arteries
• body & head muscles
• brain (sagittal section) & surface brain
• brachial and sacral plexus
• hip ligaments
• components of the finger
• hip and sciatic nerve
• knee ligaments front and back
• head: eye, ear, nose, and mouth
• skin
• ear interior
• anatomy of the hand
• foot

Over 1,400 anatomical identifications - covers all major systems. Six page chart is loaded with beautifully illustrated diagrams clearly and concisely labeled for easy identification. Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vince Perez.

Includes detailed diagrams of:

• origins & insertions - arm, trunk & head
• joints & ligaments - sternoclavicular & shoulder, spine, foot, wrist & hand
• axillary lymphatics
• male urinary system
• oxygenation of alveoli cluster
• posterior digestive system
• posterior nervous system
• hepatic portal veins
• uterine cycle
• posterior circulatory system
• coronary arteries and cardiac veins
• diastole & systole
• right kidney
• nephron
• renal corpuscle
• deep muscles - anterior, lateral, posterior
• muscle microstructure
• muscles of respiration
• brain - frontal, anterior, horizontal, inferior
• cutaneous innervations - dermatimes & peripheral nerve distributions
• nerve structure
• paranasal sinuses & nasal septum
• stomach & rectum
• mouth & salivary glands
• brain & neck arteries
• finger

Most commonly used medical abbreviations and acronyms. Anyone in the medical profession from office workers to doctors themselves will find this guide extremely useful.

6-page laminated guide includes:

• weights & measurements
• pharmacology
• diagnostic testing
• professional designations
• managed care
• agencies / organizations
• health assessment
• specialized areas / facilities
• locations & directions
• body systems

Drug fundamentals, plus the most frequently prescribed drug classifications - including indications, reactions, examples & more.

6 page laminated guide includes:

• definitions
• drug names
• pharmacodynamics
• pharmacokinetics
• schedule drugs
• pharmaceutical classifications
• adrenergics
• adrenocorticoids
• alpha-adrenergic blockers
• aminoglycosides
• androgens
• angiotensin - converting enzymes inhibitors
• angiotensin II receptor antagonists
• anticholinergics
• anticoagulants
• antihistamines
• anxiolytic skeletal muscle relaxant
• barbiturates
• benzodiazepines
• beta blockers
• bile acid sequestrants
• calcium channel blockers
• cephalosporin
• diuretics
• estrogens
• fluoroquinolones
• histamine-receptor antagonists
• HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
• leukotriene receptor blockers
• nitrates
• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDS)
• nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
• opioids (previously called narcotics)
• opioid mixed agonist-antagonist
• penicillin
• phenothizines
• progestins
• protease inhibitors
• selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
• skeletal muscle relaxant I
• skeletal muscle relaxant II
• sulfonamides
• sulfonylureas
• tetracycline
• thrombolytic enzymes
• tricyclic antidepressants
• vitamin K inhibitors

Basic guide to the parts of speech and how they combine to form clauses, phrases and sentences that express complete thoughts. For students or anyone needing a little help with English grammar.

4-page laminated guide includes:

• subjects, verbs & modifiers
• objects, words & phrases
• clauses, connectors & sentences
• commas, colons & semicolons
• comma misuses
• apostrophes & quotation marks
• punctuation