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DICTIONARIES: SUBJECT: MEDICAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES :
DICTIONARIES: ABBREVIATION:
Medical Abbreviation Dictionaries in Publication and on the Internet

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Here is a list of medical abbreviation publications:

Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing.
Author: Stedman, Thomas Lathrop,
Publication: Philadlephia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005

Medical abbreviations and acronyms
Author: Roody, Peter.; Forman, Robert Eugene,; Schweitzer, Howard,
Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1977

Mosby's survival guide to medical abbreviations & acronyms, prefixes &
suffixes, symbols, Greek alphabet
Author: Campbell, Joe Bill, 1941-; Campbell, June Mundy,
Publication: St. Louis : Mosby, 1995

Melloni's illustrated dictionary of medical abbreviations
Author: Melloni, Biagio John.; Melloni, June L.
Publication: New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, 1998

Medical abbreviations & eponyms
Author: Sloane, Sheila B.
Publication: Philadelphia : Saunders, 1997

This is not an abbreviations dictionary, but this source should have
guidance regarding the use and handling of abbreviations in publications
and documents.

AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors.
Author: Iverson, Cheryl.
Publication: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007

Medical terminology for health professions
Author: Ehrlich, Ann, 1938-
Publication: Albany : Delmar Publishers, 1997

Medical abbreviations handbook.
Publication: Oradell, N.J. : Medical Economics Books, 1983

Abbreviations in medicine
Author: Steen, Edwin Benzel, 1901-
Publication: London : Bailliere Tindall, 1978

Common medical abbreviations
Author: DeSousa, Lus R.
Publication: Albany, N.Y. : Delmar Publishers, 1995

The Davis book of medical abbreviations :
a deciphering guide
Author: Mitchell-Hatton, Sarah Lu.
Publication: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., 1991

Dorland's medical abbreviations.
Publication: Philadelphia : Saunders, 1992

The Charles Press handbook of current medical abbreviations.
Publication: Philadelphia : Charles Press, 1997

Medical abbreviations :
26,000 conveniences at the expense of communications and safety
Author: Davis, Neil M.
Publication: Warminster, PA : Neil M. Davis Associates, 2005

Medical abbreviations, symbols, and phrases.
Publication: Springhouse, Pa. : Springhouse Corp., 1993

The consumer's guide to medical lingo
Author: Inlander, Charles B.; Brisco, Paula.
Publication: Allentown, PA : People's Medical Society, 1992, 1990

Dictionary of medical acronyms and abbreviations
Author: Jablonski, Stanley.
Publication: Philadelphia : Hanley & Belfus, 2001

One may also want to try these websites for medical abbreviations and
acronyms.

MediLexicon
http://www.medilexicon.com/

MEDICAL REFERENCE :
DICTIONARIES: SUBJECT: MEDICAL HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES :
DIRECTORIES: MEDICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHIATRY :
REFERENCE TOOLS: MEDICAL HEALTH BIOSCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENT:
MediLexicon
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/18994>

MEDICAL: RESOURCES: Medical Reference Sites and Organizations
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/18539>

Common medical abbreviations
<http://www.globalrph.com/abbrev.htm>

List of medical abbreviations
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations>

Medical Abbreviations Glossary
<http://www.jdmd.com/glossary/medabbr.pdf>

MARTINDALE'S
THE "VIRTUAL" ~ MEDICAL CENTER
MEDICAL DICTIONARIES, ABBREVIATIONS
EPONYMS, MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TESTS
<http://www.martindalecenter.com/MedicalD_Dict.html>

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The most important construct to remember regarding dictionaries is that
while they have a great cast of characters, all of the stories tend to be
rather short usually.