The new edition of this best-selling dictionary offers maximum definition! Revised and updated to reflect the changes in health care today, the 7th edition features over 5,000 new entries, and approximately 10,000 existing entries have been expanded and revised to keep pace with current knowledge. More than 2,450 illustrations are included, over 800 of which are new. All illustrations have been carefully selected to enhance the definitions of a wide variety of medical terms, especially those pertaining to anatomy, equipment, pathophysiology, skin and eye disorders, and medical procedures. With its large, easy-to-read typeface; strict, alphabetical organization with no subentries; comprehensive definitions; detailed drug entries; and a Colour Atlas of Human Anatomy, Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 7th Edition offers readers easy access to the comprehensive healthcare information they need.