Make sense of complex medical terms with this comprehensive reference! Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 12th Edition includes more than 56,000 authoritative definitions along with 2,450 illustrations — that’s twice the number of images found in other medical dictionaries. Appendixes in the book and online make it easy to look up frequently used information, and an enhanced eBook version includes animations, audio pronunciations, and more. Helping you communicate more effectively in the workplace, this dictionary is an indispensable reference for students, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS, INITIALISMS AND ACRONYMS - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. ii 6. CONTENTS - p. ii 7. EDITOR'S FOREWORD - p. ii 8. EDITOR - p. vii 9. PRONUNCIATION KEY - p. x 10. GUIDE TO THE DICTIONARY - p. xv 11. COLOR ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY - p. xiii 12. Chapter 1: A - p. A-43 13. Chapter 2: B - p. 157 14. Chapter 3: C - p. 238 15. Chapter 4: D - p. 437 16. Chapter 5: E - p. 519 17. Chapter 6: F - p. 596 18. Chapter 7: G - p. 655 19. Chapter 8: H - p. 711 20. Chapter 9: I - p. 793 21. Chapter 10: J - p. 868 22. Chapter 11: K - p. 876 23. Chapter 12: L - p. 893 24. Chapter 13: M - p. 962 25. Chapter 14: N - p. 1066 26. Chapter 15: O - p. 1122 27. Chapter 16: P - p. 1173 28. Chapter 17: Q - p. 1347 29. Chapter 18: R - p. 1353 30. Chapter 19: S - p. 1426 31. Chapter 20: T - p. 1564 32. Chapter 21: U - p. 1653 33. Chapter 22: V - p. 1672 34. Chapter 23: W - p. 1707 35. Chapter 24: X - p. 1720 36. Chapter 25: Y - p. 1720 37. Chapter 26: Z - p. 1729 38. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS - p. 1737 39. Appendixes - p. 1750 40. NURSING INTERVENTIONS CLASSIFICATION (NIC) DEFINITIONS - p. 1750 41. NURSING OUTCOMES CLASSIFICATION (NOC) DEFINITIONS - p. 1760 42. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT - p. 1768 43. LANGUAGE TRANSLATION GUIDE - p. 1774 44. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS - p. 1783 45. NORMAL REFERENCE VALUES - p. 1784 46. NUTRITION - p. 1788 47. PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL CALCULATIONS - p. 1794 48. RANGE OF MOTION - p. 1796 49. INFECTION CONTROL - p. 1814 50. IFC - p. 1816 51. Spanish-French-English Equivalents of Commonly Used Medical Terms and Phrases - p. 1816 52. THE JOINT COMMISSION “DO NOT USE” ABBREVIATION LIST - p. 1816
Make sense of complex medical terms with this comprehensive reference! Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 12th Edition includes more than 56,000 authoritative definitions along with 2,450 illustrations — that’s twice the number of images found in other medical dictionaries. Appendixes in the book and online make it easy to look up frequently used information, and an enhanced eBook version includes animations, audio pronunciations, and more. Helping you communicate more effectively in the workplace, this dictionary is an indispensable reference for students, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS, INITIALISMS AND ACRONYMS - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. ii 6. CONTENTS - p. ii 7. EDITOR'S FOREWORD - p. ii 8. EDITOR - p. vii 9. PRONUNCIATION KEY - p. x 10. GUIDE TO THE DICTIONARY - p. xv 11. COLOR ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY - p. xiii 12. Chapter 1: A - p. A-43 13. Chapter 2: B - p. 157 14. Chapter 3: C - p. 238 15. Chapter 4: D - p. 437 16. Chapter 5: E - p. 519 17. Chapter 6: F - p. 596 18. Chapter 7: G - p. 655 19. Chapter 8: H - p. 711 20. Chapter 9: I - p. 793 21. Chapter 10: J - p. 868 22. Chapter 11: K - p. 876 23. Chapter 12: L - p. 893 24. Chapter 13: M - p. 962 25. Chapter 14: N - p. 1066 26. Chapter 15: O - p. 1122 27. Chapter 16: P - p. 1173 28. Chapter 17: Q - p. 1347 29. Chapter 18: R - p. 1353 30. Chapter 19: S - p. 1426 31. Chapter 20: T - p. 1564 32. Chapter 21: U - p. 1653 33. Chapter 22: V - p. 1672 34. Chapter 23: W - p. 1707 35. Chapter 24: X - p. 1720 36. Chapter 25: Y - p. 1720 37. Chapter 26: Z - p. 1729 38. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS - p. 1737 39. Appendixes - p. 1750 40. NURSING INTERVENTIONS CLASSIFICATION (NIC) DEFINITIONS - p. 1750 41. NURSING OUTCOMES CLASSIFICATION (NOC) DEFINITIONS - p. 1760 42. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT - p. 1768 43. LANGUAGE TRANSLATION GUIDE - p. 1774 44. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS - p. 1783 45. NORMAL REFERENCE VALUES - p. 1784 46. NUTRITION - p. 1788 47. PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL CALCULATIONS - p. 1794 48. RANGE OF MOTION - p. 1796 49. INFECTION CONTROL - p. 1814 50. IFC - p. 1816 51. Spanish-French-English Equivalents of Commonly Used Medical Terms and Phrases - p. 1816 52. THE JOINT COMMISSION “DO NOT USE” ABBREVIATION LIST - p. 1816
