Now in its 25th edition, Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary is the all-in-one, go-to source for classroom, clinical, and beyond.
Put the language of nursing, medicine, and the healthcare professions at your fingertips – anywhere and everywhere, Taber’s 25th edition is the all-in-one, go-to source in the classroom, clinical, and beyond. This best-selling medical dictionary defines more terms than any other medical dictionary on the market today!
Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, a team of expert consulting editors and consultants representing nearly every health care profession ensures that the content reflects today’s most current and relevant information.
Key features and benefits of this medical dictionary:
- 75,000+ terms—Put the language of health care at your fingertips in class, clinical, and practice.
- Full-color illustrations—Make often complex concepts easier to understand with detailed illustrations of anatomy and physiology, and photographs of diseases and disorders that focus on their distinguishing features.
- Tools for clinical success—Integrate must-have information when you need it.
- Patient Care Statements—Quick-reference summaries detail assessment, treatment, and patient teaching requirements.
- Caution/Safety Statements—An easy-to-find icon highlights information critical to safe patient care.
- Disease/Disorder Entries—Concise descriptions summarize diagnosis, signs and symptoms, etiology, treatments, and prognosis.
- Resources online at FADavis.com—Tap into a wealth of learning resources and professional tools.
- Over 30,000 audio pronunciations—Your source for building speaking confidence.
- Appendices—Must-know, rarely memorized information at your fingertips, including normal reference laboratory values and prefixes, suffices, and combining forms, as well as abbreviations, symbols, and units of measurement, documentation system definitions, and translations of common healthcare terms and phrases in English, French, and Spanish.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Edition 25
- Taber’s Feature Finder
- Features and Their Use
- List of Illustrations
- Illustration Sources
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations Used in the Text
- Vocabulary
- Appendices
Testimonials about the previous edition:
“What every medical student, student nurse, paramedic student, and medical professional should have.”
— Kelly, Online Reviewer
“I absolutely love this medical dictionary! It is worth the price. I bought the other cheaper one and have to say compared to this one it is disappointing. Spend the money and get this! You won’t regret it!!!”
— Online Reviewer
“The Taber’s medical dictionary is the best out there. It’s good to know that I can look in the dictionary and get the information that I need on a medical condition. Thank you Taber’s.”
— Marilyn H., Online Reviewer
“My school did not recommend this book, but I remembered this book from LPN school and how much it helped with care planning. It’s much easier to carry than all the textbooks to clinicals too! LOVE this newest version too!!!”
— Melissa A. B., Online Reviewer
“I have thoroughly used this dictionary already in my schooling! I am sure it will help me in many days to come.”
— Christina M., Online Reviewer
“I use it for nursing school during my clinicals and it is perfect.”
— Online Reviewer