This dictionary incorporates new material on the major developments of the last few years, including public health medicine, genetics and organ transplantation.

Contains entries on all areas of biomedicine, the study of molecular bioscience relating to disease. Includes terms from the related areas of anatomy, genetics,

"Although it has been mooted whether the dramatic technological advances in neurological practice, (i.e., neuroimaging) might render the physical exam redundant

Contains 55,000 alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of terms and phrases related to health science.