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Multilingual Medical Dictionaries SEE THE LANGUAGE CENTER FOR LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES & TRANSLATORS SOME SPECIFIC MEDICAL & DENTAL EXAMPLES INCLUDE "ENGLISH-JAPANESE" "JAPANESE-ENGLISH" MEDICAL & DENTAL DICTIONARY - T. Oi, Japan GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL AND POPULAR MEDICAL TERMS IN NINE EUROPEAN LANGUAGES For more information see European Union; Heymans Institute for Pharmacology (English Version) or the Universiteit Gent (University of Ghent), Belgium Medical Dictionaries & Encyclopedias MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA - National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) & adam.com, Inc. For more information see MEDLINEplus; National Library of Medicine; NIH Health Information or NIH MEDICAL DICTIONARY (MERRIAM-WEBSTER) - Merriam-Webster, Incorporated and hosted by National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) For more information see MEDLINEplus; National Library of Medicine NIH Health Information or NIH MEDICAL DICTIONARY (MERRIAM-WEBSTER) - Merriam-Webster, Incorporated & and hosted by Inteli-Health, Inc. - Home to Johns Hopkins Health Information, Johns Hopkins University For more information see Welcome to InteliHealth MEDICAL DICTIONARY - Yahoo! Inc. & adam.com "Costs, Disease, Condition & General Health" For more information see Yahoo Health MEDICAL DICTIONARY: THE ON-LINE - CancerWEB, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. "...contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine,..." For more information see CancerWEB MEDICAL DICTIONARY - MED TERMS - MedicineNet, Inc. For more information see MedicineNet THE MERCK MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS & THERAPY ONLINE - Editors: M.H. Beers & R. Berkow, Merck & Co., Inc. For more information see The Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy Home Page; Merck Publications or Merck & Co., Inc. THE MERCK MANUAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATION HOME EDITION ONLINE (REAL PLAYER, QUICKTIME) - Editor-in-Chief: R. Berkow, Merck & Co., Inc. Multimedia (Text, Images, Animations, Videos, Sound, & Illustrations). For more information see Merck Publications or Merck & Co., Inc. Medical - Disease Management DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT - Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Multimedia Textbook (Text & Images). "...your comprehensive source for practical treatment strategies developed by physicians..." "...current information on treating more than 120 commonly seen diseases..." For more information see Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education or The Cleveland Clinic Medical Abbreviations BECKERS ABKÜRZUNGSLEXIKON MEDIZINISCHER BEGRIFFE (MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS) - H. Beckers, Verlag Arzt + Information Köln In German/Deutsch. "Jetzt über 75.000 Abkürzungen, Akronyme und Symbole." MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS - Pharma-Lexicon "...A dictionary of over 165,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations..." Medical Eponyms EPONYMS A-Z - Whonamedit.com "...a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person..." Medical Tests - Laboratory Tests & Procedures Medical Tests - Consumers & Patient Education LAB TESTS ONLINE (U.S.) - American Association for Clinical Chemistry "...Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you, as a patient or caregiver, to better understand the many clinical lab tests..." For more information see the American Association of clinical Chemistry LAB TESTS ONLINE (U.K.) - American Association for Clinical Chemistry "...Lab Tests Online UK has been designed to help you, as a patient or caregiver, to better understand the many clinical lab tests..." For more information see the American Association of clinical Chemistry MEDICAL TESTS (WITH EMPHASIS ON INFANTS AND CHILDREN) - UCSF Childrens Hospital, UCSF Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), & A.D.A.M., Inc. Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see Health Library or UCSF Childrens Hospital MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TESTS - MedicineNet, Inc. For more information see MedicineNet MEDICAL TESTS - Yale New Haven Health, Yale Unversity Multimedia Atlas, Cases, Course & Tutorials (Text & Images). "...designed to help you have a basic understanding of more than 200 common medical tests and procedures..." For more information see Yale New Haven Health; Web Design & Development; ITS Med or the Yale-New Haven Medical Center MEDICAL TESTS ENCYCLOPEDIA - Discovery Communications Inc. For more information see Discovery Health Medical Tests - Health Providers CHEMICAL SAMPLING INFORMATION - Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor Multimedia Guidelines/Database (Text & Images). "...presents, in concise form, data on a large number of chemical substances that may be encountered in industrial hygiene investigations. It is intended as a basic reference for industrial hygienists..." Includes: Synonyms; Exposure Limits; Health Factors & Monitoring Methods used by OSHA. For more information see Subject Index or OSHA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DATA BANK (HSDB) - TOXNET - Toxicology Data Netowrk (TOXNET), Specialized Information Services Division, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, National Library of Medicine Multimedia Database (Text & Images). Includes: "Human Health Effects, Emergency Medical Treatment, Animal Toxicity Studies, Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics, Environmental Fate & Exposure, Chemical/Physical Properties, Chemical Safety & Handling, Occupational Exposure Standards, Manufacturing/Use Information, Laboratory Methods & Synonyms and Identifiers." For more information see TOXNET SPECIFIC MEDICAL TESTS FOR OSHA REGULATED SUBSTANCES -National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC "This database lists the specific medical tests published in the literature for OSHA regulated substances..." Indexes arranged by: Chemical Names; Chemical Names & Synonyms or Chemicals by CAS Number. For more information see NIOSH Databases; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); CDC Centers, Insititute, and Offices or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Tests & Procedures - Health Providers ARUP GUIDE TO CLINICAL LABORATORY TESTING (CLT) - ARUP Laboratories "...has been updated to reflect new knowledge in the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of human conditions. It includes a number of new tests added to ARUP's test menu since the Second Edition. It has also been expanded to include a number of new diagnostic algorithms, as listed in the Table of Contents. Each entry includes a brief methodological description together with an in-depth, but concise, discussion of clinical significance and test utilization..." For more information see ARUP Laboratories LABORATORY TESTS: RML USERS GUIDE - Rush Medical Laboratories (RML), Rush University Medical Center, Rush University Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see Rush Medical Laboratories or Rush University Medical Center Other Databases include Normal Ranges for Common Laboratory Tests Critical Values for: Clinical Chemistry, Therapeutic Drugs, Clinical Hematology, & Clinical Microbiology LAB TESTING IN NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS - Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see Neuromuscular Disease Index; Neuromuscular Disease Center or the Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis PATHOLOGY LABORATORY HANDBOOK: FIND A TEST - Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical Center Multimedia (Text & Images). For more information see the Department of Pathology or the University of Michigan Medical Center UCSF LABORATORY MEDICINE - Maintained by: E. Terrazas, Department of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF For more information see Department of Laboratory Medicine or UCSF Online Laboratory & Analysis Testing Services include Mt. Zion/UCSF Lab Manual Test Information (Index & Search) Moffit-Long/UCSF Lab Manual Test Information (Search) Medical Health Tutorials for Consumers (Audio & Video) Medical Health Tutorials for Consumers (Audio & Video) INTERACTIVE HEALTH TUTORIALS - National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Multimedia Tutorials (Text, Images, Audio & Video). "...Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language..." Includes over "100" Audio & Video Tutorials in Diseases and Conditions; Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, Surgery and Treatment Procedures and Prevention and Wellness. For more information see MEDLINEplus; National Library of Medicine NIH Health Information or NIH

Dictionaries & Glossaries by Subject

Allergies ALLERGY GLOSSARY - Health On the Net Foundation (HON), Switzerland For more information see HONdossier or Health On the Net Foundation (HON) Anesthesiology, Perfusion & Surgery GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYM EXPANSIONS FOR PERFUSION TECHNOLOGY, OPEN HEART SURGERY AND CARDIOLOGY - ECT/Perfusion Education Program & Life Support Departments, Medical University of South Carolina Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Perfusion at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) MASA HEART SURGERY GLOSSARY - Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates (MASA) Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates SURGERY ENCYCLOPEDIA - Discovery Communications Inc. For more information see Discovery Health Bioscience & Biotechnology Dictionaries & Encyclopedias CYTOKINES ONLINE PATHFINER ENCYCLOPAEDIA (COPE) - Horst Ibelgaufts, Laboratorium Molekulare Biologie - GenZentrum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Includes over : "9,100+ entries/pages; 19,000+ cited references..." & a "fully integrated MiniCOPE Dictionaries on Apoptosis, Cell lines, Chemokines, CytokineTopics, Hematology, Metalloproteinases, V irokines, Viroceptors, Virulence Factors..." For more information see Laboratorium Molekulare Biologie - GenZentrum Glossaries APOPTOPEDIA GLOSSARY - Apoptosis Project, Germany "...definitions for terms in Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death), Cancer and related subjects..." For more information see the Apoptosis Project AUDIO GLOSSARY OF GENETIC TERMS - National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Multimedia (Text, Images & Audio). Includes: "Written Definitions; Phonetic Spellings and Illustrations; Spoken Explanations of Glossary Terms; Information On Each Scientist; Related Terms; etc..." For more information see the Education or the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) GLOSSARY OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - D.M. Glick, Portland Press Ltd., London, U.K. For more information see the Portland Press Ltd. GLOSSARY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TERMS - Author: K.R. Nill, American Soybean Association. and hosted by biotechnology.org, Technomic Publishing Company, Inc. Multimedia (Text & Images). KIMBALL'S BIOLOGY PAGES - J.W. Kimball, Andover, MA Multimedia Glossary & Tutorials (Text & Images). Includes: "Behavior, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Diversity of Life, DNA & RNA, Ecology, Embryonic Development, Evolution, General Science, Genetics, Immunology, Molecules, Physiology & Plant Biology". ONLINE BIOLOGY GLOSSARY - M.F. Farabee, Estrella Mountain Community College, A Maricopa Community College, Tempe, Arizona For more information see the Online Biology Book or Estrella Mountain Community College Cancer CANCER DICTIONARY - National Cancer Institute, NIH For more information see National Cancer Institute Chemistry CHEMISTRY ENCYCLOPEDIA - Eric W. Weisstein and Wolfram Research, Inc. Multimedia Encyclopedia/Dictionaries (Text & Images). For more information see Eric W. Weisstein's Home Page Examples of other Encyclopedias (Dictionaries) include Astronomy Mathematics Physics Diabetes DIABETES DICTIONARY - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, NIH For more information see Diabetes; NIDDK Site Map or NIDDK Dental ORTHODONTICS GLOSSARY - American Association of Orthodontists Multimedia (Text & Images). "...This edition of the Glossary is an update and revision of the 1993 version, adding some new terms, clarifying or shortening some, and omitting others..." For more information see the American Association of Orthodontists DICTIONARY OF ORTHODONTIC TERMS - R. Masel, The Orthodontic Information Page Multimedia (Text & Images). For more information see The Orthodontic Information Page Epidemiology A DICTIONARY OF (ECOLOGICAL) EPIDEMIOLOGY - J. Swinton For more information see Jonathan Swinton's Home Page GLOSSARY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY TERMS - Division of Reproductive Health, CDC For more information see the CDC'S Reproductive Health Immunology GLOSSARY OF IMMUNOLOGY - Convenor: K. Whaley, Department of Microbiology & immunology, University of Leicester, U.K. For more information see Infection & Immunity or the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Leicester Nuclear, Biological & Chemical (NBC) NUCLEAR ENERGY GLOSSARY - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) For more information see Basic References; Electronic Reading Room or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUCLEAR GLOSSARY: THE LANGUAGE OF THE NUCLEUS - Scientific Digital Visions, Inc. Multimedia Glossary (Text & Symbols). "...The database now contains 84,500 terms and 113,000 definitions..." For more information see Scientific Digital Visions Neurology/Neuroscience NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS GLOSSARY - National Institute of Neurological Disorders (NINDS) For more information see National Institute of Neurological Disorders (NINDS) NEUROSCIENCE: BRAIN BRIEFINGS - Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C. Multimedia Tutorials (Text & Images). For more information see Publications or the Society for Neuroscience Pathology GLOSSAIRE D'ANATOMIE PATHOLOGIQUE - Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris "Ce glossaire a été conçu par l'AFECAP, Association Française des Enseignants en Cytologie et en Anatomie Pathologiques." For more information see Anapath Web or Anapath Web (English Version) Pharmacology DICTIONARY OF PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE - Pharma-Lexicon International, East Sussex, U.K. "Thousands of pharmaceutical acronyms and their meanings." GLOSSARY OF DRUGS WITH NATIONAL NOMENCLATURES: ENGLISH, FRENCH/FRANÇAIS, GERMAN/DEUTSCH & NEDERLAND - T.E. Bowen & R. Bellamy, U.S. Army, Department of Defense and and Presented by the Electric Differential Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see the Emergency War Surgery; Virtual Naval Hospital Outline or the Virtual Naval Hospital Some examples from over "14" subtopics include Antibiotics Local Anesthetics Analgesics GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND SYMBOLS USED IN PHARMACOLOGY - E.W. Pelikan, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Resources: Programmed Problem Sets; Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics or Boston University School of Medicine Poisons COMPENDIUM OF PESTICIDE COMMON NAMES - A. Wood, Context Limited, London, U.K. "This electronic Pesticide Common Names compendium is updated each time that new common names are approved." Radiology CHORUS: COLLABORATIVE HYPERTEXT OF RADIOLOGY - Developed by C.E. Kahn, Jr. and C.F. Cheong, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin For more information see The Medical Informatics and Decision Science Consortium (MIDAS) or the Medical College of Wisconsin ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY OF RADIOLOGY: ANATOMY, EXAMINATIONS & PROCEDURES - J.G. Smirniotopoulos, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Multimedia Glossary with Tutorials & Teaching Files (Text & Images). For more information see Educational Pages or Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Toxicology ATSDR TOXICOLOGY GLOSSARY - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) or the CDC GLOSSARY FOR CHEMISTS OF TERMS USED IN TOXICOLOGY - Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP), National Library of Medicine (NLM) Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Toxicology and Environmental Health or National Library of Medicine (NLM) GLOSSARY TERMS OF ENVIRONMENT - EPA Multimedia Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see the EPA Virology GLOSSARY OF VIROLOGY - Convenor: K. Whaley, Department of Microbiology & immunology, University of Leicester, U.K. For more information see Infection & Immunity or the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Leicester Vision THE JOY OF VISUAL PERCEPTION - P. K. Kaiser & R. Potter, Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Course (Text & Images). "The Joy of Visual Perception makes extensive use of graphical displays." For more information see York University

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