"Comprehensive, and accurate and up-to-date" dictionary intended for nurses and other allied health personnel. Includes new terms reflecting changes in health care professions, patient care, and various aspects of law and ethics. Biographical entries are also included. Entries consist of words, pronunciation, etymology, definition, subentries, abbreviation, synonyms, cross references, and colored illustrations. Miscellaneous appendixes. 1st ed., 1940; 14th ed., 1981.
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