THE STUDENTS POCKET MEDICAL LEXICON

When reading a historical account or surveying the records of past ancestors have you ever been stumped by archaic unfamiliar or downright odd pieces of scientific or medical terminology Do you question the authenticity of the jargon used in your favorite works of historical fiction Are you interested in the ongoing development of our collective vocabulary especially with regard to our broadening knowledge of the sciences Fulfill your need to know in all cases with The Students Pocket Medical Lexicon Elias Longleys popular nineteenthcentury reference for doctors surgeons chemists and medical students Inside readers will find over 250 pages of definitions with phonetic spellings to aid in pronunciation for terms relating to anatomy pharmacology diseases mental and emotional disturbances the elements scientific classification and all other terms in general use in medicine and the collateral sciences An appendix includes a list of every fatally poisonous substance then known with reliable or suggested antidotes a list of abbreviations used in writing prescriptions and a brief section on metric conversions with a table of minimum and maximum metric doses for a selection of medications reprinted from Dr Francis H Browns Medical Register for New England A remarkable artifact and a wonderful addition to your research library