Abstract
THE distinctive features of this popular little book, the modest price of which makes it specially suitable for medical students and nurses, are the addition of many new words and the deletion of those no longer current, an appendix on first aid, and an anatomical chart of the human body. We have noticed only one serious mistake, namely, “rotheln” (without an umlaut) stated to be the same as “measles”, while the following words should be inserted in the next edition: “barbiturates”, “erysipeloid”, “erythema infectiosum”, “fourth disease” and “tularæmia”.
A Pocket Medical Dictionary
Compiled by Lois Oakes., assisted by Thos. B. Davie. Fourth edition. Pp. xx + 409. (Edinburgh: E. and S. Livingstone, 1940.) 3s. 6d. net.
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A Pocket Medical Dictionary. Nature 147, 10 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147010c0
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