Download or read book Black’s Medical Dictionary written by Harvey Marcovitch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black's Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. It is invaluable as a home reference and for all who need clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, health care professionals and students, health service management, actuaries, lawyers and journalists. It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams, drawings and colour illustrations. It also provides helpful appendices on common medical tests and procedures, travel and health, measurements in medicine, health economics, complementary and alternative medicine, and an address list of support professional organisations.