Customer Reviews
Excellent - By: Paul Trevains, 30 Nov 2006 
I am a Paramedic & find this to be an invaluable reference that is small enough to be carried around. It explains things clearly & simply, so would also be useful for the layperson.
A good introduction but I'm sure there are better out there - By: C. Collins, 16 Aug 2006 
I am presently studying a Pitmans Medical Secretarial & Audio Transcription course & was given this dictionary as part of my course.I already have a knowledge of (human) biology so know a lot of the terminology & their meanings but am obviously coming across a lot of terminology I am not familiar with & which are notin the book but their abbreviations are.This I am finding confusing because I am not sure if the abbreviation has the same meaning as the word I am meant to use & find myself a majority of the time 'googling' for the word & terminology or using an online medical dictionary which at times does not have the words I am looking for either.There are a lot of words missing that I feel should be there such as 'radius' & 'ulna' & other body parts & there are wordsin the dictionary I personally don't think should be there such as 'cyberstalking' & 'e-mail'.The advantage with this book is its size & the hardwearing plastic cover-a good size for both the pocket & bag but I am sure there are other & better medical dictionaries available which I myself will look for.I have given this book 3 out 5 because it is a good introduction if a person is starting out as either a medical secretary orin the medical profession but I would strongly recommend looking for & purchasing a better medical dictionary, even if it is larger than this particular book.Hopefully the 25th edition will be better revised.
Bailliere's Nurses Dictionary - By: , 07 Dec 2005 
As an Occupational Therapist of many years I still constantly come across terminology that leaves my head spinning! This dictionary is invaluablein helping me to understand what problems some of my clients might face thus helping me to help them. I find that my students also find it useful.
A god send! - By: , 02 Jan 2005 I bought this because I am doing a reflexology course & found that some wordsin my anatomy & physiology books just dont make sense! This is an absolute god send, it explains wordsin laymans terms. I dont know what I would have done without it.
Even us scientists need help! - By: , 12 Jul 2004 As a Biomedical scientist workingin a medical laboratory, you will often find yourself coming across terms that are either new to you or which you know but do not fully understand. A copy of Baillierie's Nurses' Dictionary was purchased for me at Christmas & I can trully say that it has been the most useful present, which I have received. There are still some terms missing, which would comein useful but I'm sure will be addedin future editions, but for the size of book has an amazing amount of content with the addition of some useful appendices. Recommended for nurses & anyone who needs to come to terms with medical terminology (including scientists).
