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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