The main source of TheFreeDictionary's Medical dictionary is The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Second Edition, which provides authoritative descriptions of medical conditions, medications, anatomical terms, noted medical personalities and much more.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary is ideal for both medical professionals and anyone who wants to keep up with the burgeoning array of terminology found in today's medical news. By avoiding jargon, the dictionary offers concise and easily accessible information for users searching for descriptions of over-the-counter or prescription medications, medical abbreviations, test procedures, medical research topics, or illnesses. Over 45,000 entries from all areas of medicine and healthcare are included.
The Medical dictionary also draws from The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine,Second Edition, which provides information on nearly 1,700 common medical disorders, tests, and treatments, and bridges the gap between basic consumer resources and highly technical professional materials.
Use this free online medical dictionary search engine to research and learn about medical terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, medical abbreviations and more. You can browse the medical terminology glossary or search medical terms. This medical dictionary displays information that may be available from any of the more than 40,000 publicly. Online medical dictionary of health terms: A-C. 5-alpha reductase: A chemical that changes the sex hormone testosterone into a substance called dihydrotestosterone.This hormone can cause the prostate gland to grow abnormally. MedTerms medical dictionary is the medical terminology for MedicineNet.com. Our doctors define difficult medical language in easy-to-understand explanations of over 19,000 medical terms. MedTerms online medical dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell and often misspelled medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing. Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox! OTHER MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARIES. LEARNER'S ESL DICTIONARY; VISUAL DICTIONARY; SCRABBLE ® WORD FINDER; MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY.
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