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Medical acronyms and abbreviations offer convenience, but can often be confusing and difficult to decode. This handy, portable new 6th edition features thousands of new terms from across all medical specialties. Its alphabetical arrangement makes reference a snap, and expanded coverage of symbols makes more of them easier to find. The included CD-ROM provides electronic access featuring the entire content of the book, making it fully searchable for added usability.

• Includes a searchable CD-ROM for easy and quick reference.
  
• Contains more entries than any other portable reference, making it the most comprehensive resource of its kind.
  
• Uses a convenient, alphabetical format so you can find the entry you need more intuitively.

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Jablonski's Dictionary Med Acronyms & Abbrev.
This is a really handy reference for transcription and medical coding.Has a very comprehensive list of abbreviations and surgery names.Could't live without it!Has a CD ROM with it for the more computer literate, which I have not tried yet but should be a very handy resource. ... Read more

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The dictionary contains an alphabetical listing of approximately 30,000 (thirty thousand) acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and symbols covering approximately 2,000 fields and subfields ranging from Pelagic Ecology to Anthrax Disease, Artificial Organs to Alternative Cancer Therapies, Age-related Disorders to Auditory Brainstem Implants, Educational Web Sites to Biodefense, Biomedical Gerontology to Brain Development, Cochlear Implants to Cellular Phones, Constructed Viruses to Copper Metabolism, Drug Discovery Programs to Drug-resistant Strains, Eugenics to Epigenetics, Epilepsy Drugs to Fertility Research, Genetically Modified Foods/Crops to Futuristic Cars, Genetic Therapies to Glycobiology, Herbicide-tolerant Crops to Heritable Disorders, Human Chronobiology to Human gene Therapies, Immunization Programs to Lunar Research, Liver Transplantation to Microchip Technology, Mitochondrial Aging to Molecular Gerontology, Neurodegenerative Diseases to Neuropsychology of Aging, Neurosurgery to Next Generation Programs, Obesity Research to Prion Diseases, Quantum Cryptography to Reemerging Diseases, Retinal Degeneration to Rice Genome Research, Social Anthropology to Software Development, Synchrotron Research to Vaccine Developments, Remote Ultrasound Diagnostics to Water Protection, Entomology to Chemical Terrorism and hundreds of others, as well as abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms relating to European Community and U.S., Japanese and International Programs/Projects/Initiatives from year 2000 up to 2010 as well as World Bank Programs. ... Read more

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Less than what I expected, but still okay.
I was expecting a bigger book, about the size of my Roget's Thesaurus. This dictionary of abbreviations is only 5.75" tall and 4.25" wide, small enough to fit into a front pocket of my jeans. It has 20,000 entries and 294 pages.

Pros: Easily stored, easily portable, eye-pleasing green cover (matches amazon's image), inexpensive, has been somewhat useful
Cons: This is not a definitive dictionary of abbreviations. It has not included a number of abbreviations that I have encountered. On the other hand, it has had some entries that I did not expect it to have.

I thought about buying a dictionary of abbreviations while reading Jeffrey Deaver (the author of Bone Collector, which was made into a Denzel Washingtong movie). For an author of fiction, he uses an unusual number of abbreviations, though I suppose you don't need a dictionary for most of them. Either he explains them, or you get the gist of their meaning from the context. Some of his abbreviations are included in this dictionary, some are not. But some of Deaver's abbreviations are rather private (or maybe the word "esoteric" is appropriate), and I really don't expect any dictionary of abbreviations to include them.

I suspect that no single volume will have all the abbreviations that everyone is looking for, but I think there are bigger dictionaries of abbreviations that have many more entries than this small one has. But then you wouldn't want to try to carry those around in your pocket or your purse.

Test Your Abbreviation Skills
I always wondered what AT&T stands for and when I bought THE AMERICAN HERITAGE ABBRIVIATIONS DICITIONARY I found out what it meant, American Telephone & Telegraph Business.These and other everyday abbriviations you come accross can be disphered by this small interesting dictionary.I truly recommend it. ... Read more

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This best-selling portable resource provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter in medicine today. The new, 5th Edition features 10,000 completely new entries reflecting the most recent developments in health care-including new clinical trials, new technologies, and new advances. Highlights include the latest virus nomenclature, computer technology, medical informatics, and molecular biology, along with more from the ever-expanding list of organizations and associations.
It also includes a CD-ROM that makes the content accessible via computer. What's more, a handheld software version is available on CD-ROM-sold separately, or in a money-saving package together with the book.

• Features a concise, pocket-sized format that is easy to carry, easy to consult, and easy to afford.
  
• Delivers all of the authority readers expect from the publisher of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.

Customer Reviews (5)

I own it, I love it!! Could not code without it!!
This book has been a big help to me in my coding career. I use it almost everyday depending on how the doctors write their orders. I went without it for a few years and when I finally bought it I wondered what was I doing without it.

I recently purchased Medical Abbreviations ISBN 9780931431135 which has only 28,000 medical abbreviations because I thought I lost my Jablonski book. However, when I found the Jablonski medical abbreviations book in my desk drawer at work, I wish I could send the one with 28,000 medical abbreviations back because Jablonski has over 55,000 abbreviations. However, I am keeping them both and hoping that the one by Neil M. Davis will be useful somehow.

good all around reference
I researched many different books and choose this one.It is the most comprehensive acronym/abbreviation book that I have been able to find.I've been waiting for the latest version to be published and have not been dissapointed.It is all that I expected and is among the best.

Cutting It Short
I do not think that I will ever outgrow the need for Jablonski's book despite how medicine will evolve through the years. There will always be someone writing a medical term either as an acronym or abbreviation, and I will refer to Jablonski in order to understand what was written.

That's the positive side of this book. On the other side there are a couple of things that need to be mentioned. One is that for all of the definitions that Jablonski gives, there are still others that he left out. For example, take the acronym RAD. Jablonski gives about ten meanings, but "reactive attachment disorder" is not one of them.

The second is that Jablonski does not explain his definitions. If one does not understand that "reactive attachment disorder" refers to a malfunction in the bonding between a parent and a child, one will have to seek another source.

This book is great at explaining acronyms and abbreviations. But as far as what they mean, this book is cutting it short.

Comprehensive and up-to-date reference for MTs
This book just came out, so it's really up-to-date; the info is thorough and comprehensive, and I've only run across a couple of unusual abbreviations/acronyms that haven't been in here.Well worth the purchase price and invaluable to MTs and anyone dealing with medical documents!

Very Helpful
I use this book in my work every day and find the information well presented and easy to find. ... Read more

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Dictionary of Internetworking Terms and Acronyms is a comprehensive reference to thousands of technical terms that networking students and professionals refer to on a daily basis. The book is organized in dictionary fashion, with alphabetized entries and concise, to-the-point definitions. This paperback book will feature a trim size smaller than usual for Cisco Press titles, enabling it to be a portable reference for students and professionals.Dictionary of Internetworking Terms and Acronyms will solve terminology problems affecting any individuals within the internetworking industry. As presented by the experts at Cisco Systems, this book is an expert reference to terms and definitions used throughout the industry. Readers will find its simple organization, concise definitions, and portability easy to use and invaluable in day-to-day business. Students will gain a most important reference and study tool, and can be certain of accuracy and quality with Cisco Systems as the author. ... Read more

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Quite good, but a few typos here and there
This book would turn out to be a great book without the TYPOS... It has extensive coverage on ATM, Frame Relay and other telecommunication-only terms... Many "NEW" Terms and Acronyms are included for example 3G Mobile stuff... which isnt much of a surprise since it was first published in January 2001...
My advice? wait for the Second Edition.

For your mom, maybe!
This book has failed to define anything useful for me. It has very few terms for the number of pages, and the two sentence long definitions seem to be written for people outside of the computer industry. Not helpful at all.

Needs more information to really be usefull.
This book is a handy reference manual to have around. With over 400 pages of terms, the information is a surface type of format, only giving the basic amount necessary.

From A to Z there are terms like ANSI, CDR, ELAN, ISDN, MUX, NAM, POTS, SMB, UDP and XID. Also there is a section strictly devoted to Cisco terms from CID, CNSI, EIRGP, FSIP, ISL, SDLC, TRIP and IRGP are but as few of the terms.

There could be a whole lot more added to this book including pictures of some things, a cd rom with an e-version of the book. Overall the value may not be worth the price. ... Read more

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A survey of around 50,000 abbreviations, acronyms and designations of the German, American, British and Soviet armies. ... Read more

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The words in your vocabulary represent the building blocks of your thought, and they are essential to your ability to understand a communicate. Today, modern technologies influence has catapulted mankind s ability to communicate into new frontiers. An engaging discussion about expression is all set to begin in FOETM (Freedom of Expression): Text Message Acronym Dictionary, a new book released through Xlibris, written by Holly J. Telford aka (HW) Hollywood.



FOETM (Freedom of Expression) is a smart guide written to help you learn what others are saying to you, as well as be acquainted with new ways to say what you want to express in a shortened, cryptic message. This book will bring a new life into your technology-oriented communication skills with its hand, easy-to-understand resource that include selections like WYP (what s your problem), LOL (laughing out loud), OMGTM (oh my god) and more. By completing the book, readers will become fully prepared to communicate effectively and understandably through technology. ... Read more

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This book draws definitions from diverse bodies of knowledge involved in the creation of multimedia, includingcomputer programming, computer graphics, digital publishing, audio, video, telecommunications, networking, Web design, and Internet development. It helps specialists from differing disciplines communicate effectively. ... Read more

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WOW!!! Everything is here. Totally covers web development.
This is a complete reference for web developers. Extended definitions of MPEG, MIDI, DVD, Java, DSL, VRML, and telecommunications terms. The appendices include tutorials on HTML 4.0, Cascading Style Sheets,JavaScript, Linux commands, RFCs, and the full XML spec. If you are aserious developer, you need this book. ... Read more

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Do you know what ARC, BIRDIE, DAMRUS, FOIA, GEDCOM, OVI, or Xpofer mean? These and many other abbreviations, acronyms, and initials are defined in this essential reference guide.

All genealogists and historians encounter abbreviations and acronyms in the course of their work. But even the most experienced researcher would be hard-pressed to know the meaning of all of them. In Abbreviations & Acronyms, the compiler presents an exceptionally detailed list of meanings for abbreviations, alphabetic symbols, initials, contractions, and shortenings of words--those that are found in original records and in printed sources. The listings, along with a brief explanation or description of each entry , are arranged alphabetically and appear just as they would in the original documents. For genealogist, historians, reference librarians, and others who often work with documents that contain abbreviations or acronyms, this work is an ideal reference source. ... Read more

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Very helpful medical related student resource.
This is a very helpful resource for any medical related student.It is a very widely used medical book.It has helped me tremendously in my medical coding course.

Stedman's Medical Abbreviations Acronyms and Symbols
Very interesting book, I am going back to school to become a Medical Transcriber, and this is one of the books I needed to do my second semester.This book has been a very big help with the school work, and Amazon saved me money on it!!!!

Perfect!
This is exactly what I was looking for.It makes it so much easier to figure out what the docs are trying to say.Especially since they don't always use the correct abbreviations.Highly recommend.

Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols
Excellent reference for any medical transcriptionist!I've been doing transcription for many years and this book has been a wonderful addition to my reference books. The slang references outlined in red have been especially helpful, which were not available in an earlier edition.I agree with a previous reviewer in that getting updated versions is necessary.

Stedman Medical Abbrev
This is an excellent reference book.It was highly recommended.It was also received quickly and in excellent conditon.

Thanks Again!! ... Read more

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This handy Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations contains a listing of all the acronyms, abbreviations and truncations that recreational boaters encounter in nautical magazine articles, books, instruction manuals and Coast Guard reports. A reference such as this has never been published before. Part I, with 550 entries with 28 illustrations, is an alphabetical listing of abbreviations, along with an explanation of each. Part II, with 500 entries lists all the abbreviations used on the governments nautical charts. ... Read more

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This desktop resource identifies the acronyms, initials, symbols, and abbreviations currently being used in more than 40 areas of business, including accounting, advertising and marketing, banking, trade, economics, statistics, investment, management, insurance, and retailing and sales, among many others. The Dictionary includes all the latest terms that have recently come into use as a result of the introduction of new financial instruments and the rapid globalization of business markets. ... Read more

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This dictionary was produced in response to the rapidly increasing amount of quasi-industrial jargon in the field of information technology, compounded by the fact that these somewhat esoteric terms are often further reduced to acronyms and abbreviations that are seldom explained. Even when they are defined, individual interpretations continue to diverge.

Until now the codes have been reproduced in separate (language) publications: there is no universal listing in alphabetical order that covers the English, French, Spanish and German languages. This dictionary sets out the English, French, Spanish and German alternatives as a single, merge-sorted whole.

Today, most of the codes have passed into the public domain, simply because they exist in most of the telecommunications systems installed throughout the developed (and developing) world and are largely known to most of those who work in that particular area. However, foreign variants often defy even the most astute observer. This dictionary seeks to clarify this bewildering situation as much as possible. The 26,000 definitions set out here, drawn from some 16,000 individual cybernyms, cover computing, electronics, telecommunications (including intelligent networks and mobile telephony), together with satellite technology and Internet/Web terminology.

Annex I lists some of the innumerable file types found in the filing systems of computers using powerful desktop managers and Annex II lists the abbreviations of country names found in universal resource locators (URL).

Elsevier's Dictionary of Cybernyms is a useful tool for translators, students, universities and computer enthusiasts.
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Description: Over 10,000 abbreviations are added to this second edition of the dictionary, the first edition of which was published in 1999. The new edition contains over 30,000 abbreviations of terms used in the field of anatomy, bacteriology, biology, chemistry, medicine (human and veterinary), pathology, pharmacology, etc., with especially detailed itemization of the chemical elements, hormones, insulins, kidney function tests, pulmonary function tests, serological tests for syphilis, symbols used in various disciplines, such as biology, calculation, chemistry, Greek alphabet, medicine and pharmacy, numeration and signs of the zodiac, the vitamins , etc. ... Read more

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Good but the price is incomprehensible
You would think that at $200 this is some kind of spectacular abbreviations dictionary. Not so! While it is quite good and was clearly compiled carefully - more so than many of the other similar dictionaries - I cannot understand what the publisher was thinking to price it at at least $150 more than any other similar reference. It has an enormous number of entries and is pretty accurate in terms of the correct formatting of abbreviations and symbols. One thing I found peculiar is that repeatedly, the author forgets that it is an abbreviatins dictionary and suddenly includes long lists of the meanings of words, like a regular word dictionary. For example, for the word "phobia" -- nothing to do with the abbreviation for phobia -- there are 3 single-spaced, double-columned pages of different kinds of phobias and what they mean. Also, for abbreviations that have multiple definitions, the author uses such strange and complicated punctuation that it is hard to understand where one definition ends and the next begins. On the whole, this is a good dictionary but there are others that are just as good for $170 less ... Read more

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Containing approximately 2,000 everyday shortened words used in American English, this unique collection defines the acronym or abbreviation and explains its context. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review
For the TV viewer frustrated by all those arcane medical abbreviations like ER, MI, ALS, CBC, OR, EEG and EKG; the amateur sleuth who doesn't know an ADW from a CCW, or a 10-78 from 10-99; courtroom addicts who'd like to know what pleading NOLO really means; military-history buffs who can't tell a CINCPAC from a JSTAR; the novice computer owner who is venturing into the realm of NETSPEAK, CPUs and CD-ROMS; the simply curious who want to know the difference between a CAT SCAN and a CT SCAN, and what DEFIB and ATHEROSCLEROSIS mean; and everybody who's mystified by the endless stream of bureaucratic initializing that infests our world today. ... Read more