‘ “No home should be without one” certainly applies to this splendid medical dictionary’, Journal of the Institute of Health Education

This best-selling and market-leading dictionary contains over 12,000 clear and concise entries, covering all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, the entries are accessible and jargon-free, and complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams. The 8th edition has been fully revised and updated to cover changes in this fast-moving field. Entries on techniques and equipment, drugs, general medical practice, health service organization, and treatment have all been reviewed, and updated where necessary.

The dictionary has also been expanded in many areas, with particular attention paid to pharmacology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, ethics, nephrology, and psychiatry. Selling over a million copies in previous editions, this is an indispensable reference guide for students, as well as those working in the medical and allied professions. It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader

A search tool

Featuring autocomplete search to help you find words quickly by seeing search predictions that might be similar to the search terms you're typing. The search also allows various search options as:

* A ‘fuzzy filter’ when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word

* A ‘keyword’ search for finding key words within compound words

* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters.

A learning tool

The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:

* A ‘Favorites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words

* History list to help you easily review the last visited words.

* Flashcards to give you the opportunity to test your knowledge of newly learned words.

A mobile dictionary application from MobiSystems with content from Oxford University Press.