“Tabers Medical Cyclopedic Dictionary” lists many of the key vocabulary terms about the medical field.
One term is “Myelodiastasis-Destruction and disintegration of spinal cord.”
Another term used was “Strongylus- A genus of parasitic nematodes.”
“It’s very useful,” said Nurse Cintron, the Senior Practical Nurse (SPN) and Medical & Surgical units’ teacher.
The book has a feature finder where people can find the caution of something, the abbreviations, the synonyms, symptoms, treatment, and more.
All of these are used to help students find medical answers.
According to Donald J. Venes on Goodreads, the Tabers medical book is a good way to start.
“Why is TABER’S 20th Edition the ONLY CHOICE for your students? Because for more than 65 years, Taber’s has provided students and practitioners with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their 56,000 definitions with 2,400 brand new to the 20th edition almost 50% more than our nearest competitor More than 6,000 revised terms700 superior illustrations with more than 500 in full color100 more Patient Care sections NEW!Cautions statements added to almost 350 terms bold and in a second color New and revised appendices, including Nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Appendix 13, which explains the roles of the Health Professions health care team”
The Taber’s official website also allows people to view words, pictures, and definitions to medical words and terms.
“Students can look up medical conditions, symptoms, or even diagnoses they aren’t familiar with.” said Nurse Cintron.
“It has handy resources for nursing students or anyone with any kind of interest in medical. You could learn basic medical terminology and definitions in this book.”
“I think it is a good way to start in medical,” said Ayesha Williams, a pre-med student. “It has everything you need to help you learn. It has connections with every field in medical and it helps the person reading elevate. I would recommend this to another student or teacher.”
“I think this could be very useful towards students like me who struggle to understand the meaning of big medical terms” said Jessica Bureau, in the Pre-medical Academy.
“It would definitely help someone in need who has a hard time comprehending.
