John Crerar Library
Medicine | Dictionaries




Electronic Medical Dictionaries
and Reference Books


The library provides access to several medical dictionaries and other reference books, but they are not always easy to find in the library catalog. In addition, there are quality resources available for free on the web. Links that are marked "free" are available to anyone. All other works are available to University of Chicago users only.

Medical Dictionaries

Baillière's Midwives' Dictionary

Black's Medical Dictionary

Churchill Livingstone's Dictionary of Nursing
Collin's Dictionary of Medicine
Diabetes Dictionary (free)
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
International Dictionary of Homeopathy
Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology
Medlineplus Medical Dictionary
Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary
Mosby's Dental Dictionary
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary
Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary
Stedman's Dictionary
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

General Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Reference Online (links to over 120 language & subject dictionaries)


Medical Reference Books

Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations
Medically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing
Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health (link broken)
Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
The Royal Society of Medicine Health Encyclopedia
The Royal Society of Medicine: Medicines


General Reference Books

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and World Almanac


If you have any questions about resources or services available to the biomedical sciences community please contact Deb Werner, Biomedical Reference Librarian or Christa Modschiedler, Biomedical Bibliographer & Reference Librarian. You may also email the Crerar Reference Staff.

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