Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0702027898 ISBN 13: 9780702027895

Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

The third edition of Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary continues to provide a unique source of reliable and authoritative information not available from any other source. Extensively updated with the addition of 1,000 new entries this new edition is further enhanced by the introduction of 450 full colour illustrations.

Written by veterinarians for veterinarians, this dictionary remains an indispensable reference for veterinary students, practitioners, animal scientists, biologists and all those who own or work with animals, whether they use it to confirm definitions, research specific topics or merely to check spelling.

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"This massive volume of more that 2,000 pages is a must for any practice library.This book is really more of an encyclopaedia than a true dictionary in many respects. In addition to definitions of words, there is also a large appendix containing information on laboratory services. There is a clinical section with tables for oestrous cycles, sections on important venomous snakes and aquaculture, as well as one on terrestrial animal diseases notifiable to the OIE. The final section of the appendix is a veterinary professional directory that contains much useful information on veterinary schools of the world and the degrees they award, as well as veterinary and related organisations.A section at the beginning of the book, named 'Notes for the use of this dictionary' is excellent, well-presented and sure to be useful in helping many to benefit fully from the book.In the preface the authors do state that, from feedback, it is used extensively by not only veterinary graduates and undergraduates, but also by administrative and technical assistants at all levels. Overall, I think that this is an excellent book.?- Reviewed by Heather Briggs, Veterinary Times, August 2007 Reviewed by Gerald J. Pijanowski, DVM, MS, PhD (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)**Description**This dictionary covers the veterinary technical and scientific terms anyone associated with the veterinary profession will encounter in their work. An extensive appendix includes tables related to laboratory services, anatomy, clinical facts and veterinary professional organizations of the world. The last edition was published in 1999.**Purpose**This book is the most extensive dictionary of words and phrases in the veterinary technical and scientific vocabulary. **Audience**The audience includes anyone directly or indirectly associated with the veterinary profession. The authors have specifically targeted as broad an audience as possible, t

Edition details

• Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0702027898
• ISBN 13: 9780702027895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 2172
• Editor: Blood OBE BVSc MVSc Hon LLD Hon DVSc HonAssocRCVS FACVSc Douglas C., Studdert Virginia P., Gay Clive C.