This dictionary provides a reference source for a wide variety of symptoms that are currently recognized and commonly referred to throughout the field of medicine. Although medical and surgical syndromes may be described in a wide variety of textbooks and other publications, this text provides a concise, systematic way of locating such descriptions from amongst the many possible publications in which they might appear. From acute nephritis syndrome to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, this book provides detailed descriptions that should be of interest to physicians, medical students and other health professionals.