Publisher's Synopsis
For the medical language specialist working in any aspect of medical documentation, this new edition provides a complete guide to quick verification of spelling and meanings of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used in all specialties. The book includes over 70,000 entries. The new PDA version provides yet another format for healthcare students and professionals to quickly access medical abbreviations, acronyms & symbols and their expansions at the touch of their stylus. Also included are four fully searchable, newly developed appendix sections: Degrees, Associations/Bureaus, Chemotherapy and Other Drug Regimens as well as an introduction to slang terms for easier identification. This medical reference allows the healthcare community to communicate with one another with rapid linguistic efficiency. Users will have access to over 78,000 terms with their expansions, more than any other healthcare publisher. Platform: Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC handheld device.
