The Words Of Medicine

Author : Robert Fortuine
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 0398083134
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE WORDS OF MEDICINE written by Robert Fortuine and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a history of the medical vocabulary presented in topical (rather than dictionary) form. While most other books on medical words are arranged as dictionaries, rather than topically, and are much more selective in their presentation, this book entertains a comprehensive and historical approach to the subject. It is written primarily for physicians, biomedical scientists, and medical students, but should also appeal to anyone in the health professions or biological sciences with a 'feel' for medical history and the English language. It will also be useful to some teachers of English or linguistics. The idea of the book developed over at least a decade, and brings together for the author a lifelong interest in words, classical and modern languages, and the history of medicine. The purpose is not only to foster the more precise use of the language of medicine by doctors and biomedical scientists, but also to enhance their enjoyment of the vocabulary they use professionally on a daily basis. Readers will find that the book contains a wealth of knowledge and provides for some very pleasurable reading.

Author : Ellen Drake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1524 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sloane's Medical Word Book written by Ellen Drake and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference tool includes common and uncommon medical terms in a variety of specialties. Comprehensive coverage of anatomy and general terminology as well as separate terminology sections for over 15 specialties make this an essential resource.

Author : Robert B. Taylor
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319503286
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Amazing Language of Medicine written by Robert B. Taylor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the intriguing and often colorful stories of the medical words we use. The origins of clinical and scientific terms can be found in Greek and Latin myths, in places such as jungles of Uganda and the islands of the Aegean Sea, in the names of medicine’s giants such as Hippocrates and Osler, and in some truly unlikely sources. In this book you will learn the answers to questions such as: • What disease was named for an American space flight? • Do you know the echoic word for elephantine rumbling of the bowels? • What drug name was determined by drawing chemists’ notes out of a hat? • What are surfer’s eye, clam digger’s itch, and hide porter’s disease? This book can give you new insights into the terms we use every day in the clinic, hospital, and laboratory. Knowing a word’s history assists in understanding not only what it means, but also some of the connotative subtleties of terms used in diagnosis and treatment. The Amazing Language of Medicine is intended for the enrichment of physicians, other health professionals, students, and anyone involved in clinical care and medical science.

Author : Rawdon Wyatt
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 071367590X
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Check Your English Vocabulary for Medicine written by Rawdon Wyatt and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-05-23 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help learners of English improve their knowledge and understanding of core medical terminology.

Author : George Milbry Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pocket Medical Dictionary written by George Milbry Gould and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Milbry Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 982 pages
Book Rating : 4.NJ/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary written by George Milbry Gould and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
ISBN 13 : 9780877799146
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and published by Merriam-Webster. This book was released on 1995 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise guide to the essential language of medicine. More than 35,000 entries. Pronunciations provided for all entries. Covers brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.

Author : George Milbry Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.Q5/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Medical Dictionary written by George Milbry Gould and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dianne M. Connelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780912381077
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medicine Words written by Dianne M. Connelly and published by . This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Larry Dossey
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0394710916
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space, Time, and Medicine written by Larry Dossey and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1982-04-12 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we call modern physics says something entirely new about the world and how it behaves. For many years, these theories have been accepted as the most accurate descriptions we have ever had about our world. Nevertheless, medicine has been reluctant to incorporate these ideas into itself, continuing to view the body as a clockwork mechanism, in which illness is caused by a breakdown of "parts." Drawing on his long experience in the practice of internal medicine and his knowledge of modern science, Dr. Dossey shows how medicine can and must be updated. Discussing the new theories of Bell, Godel, and others, he opens up startling questions for medicine: Could the brain be a hologram, in which every part contains the whole? Why have ordinary people been able to raise and lower blood pressure at will, control heart rate, body temperature, even one minute blood vessel, in a way no one can explain? What is the role of consciousness in health and illness? Perhaps the most startling of Dr. Dossey's discussions concerns nonlinear time. There is evidence that our obsession with time and our belief that time "flows" (a belief refuted by the new physics) may profoundly affect our health. "Time sickness" is becoming an accepted medical concept, a possible cause of the greatest killer of all—heart disease. Dr. Dossey presents remarkable clinical data showing that by changing their view of time, people have been able to positively affect the course of disease. Just as the clockwork picture of the universe was abandoned in the onslaught of new data, our mechanistic view of health and illness will give way to new models which, too, will be more consistent with the true face of the universe.