Stedman's Practical Medical Dictionary of words used in medicine with their derivation & pronunciation including dental, veterinary, chemical botanical, electrical, life insurance, & other special terms.; Oath of Hippocrates; Table of Drugs, etc]

Stedman, Thomas Lathrop (1854-1938) ; Garber, Stanley Thomas.

Published by Baltimore : The Williams & Wilkins Company ; [Waverly Press, Inc], 1939, 1940., 1940

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14th, revised ed. ; "A William Wood Book" ; tabbed edition ; xii, 1303 pp. ; illustrated ; flexible leather covers with gold lettering ; no dustjacket, as issued ; with 23 plates in color ; name of previous owner on front endpaper and selected pages ; "The Basle Anatomical Nomenclature, adopted in 1895, has been slow in winning its way in England and America, but is doing so surely and is now generally taught in the medical schools and is found in the anatomical textbooks. All the words sanctioned by the convention are given the preference in this dictionary, and when they differ from the terms formerly in use and still employed by the majority of older writers, they are indicated by the sign [BNA]." ; foxing to endpapers ; front hinge starting ; textblock in red ; comprehensive, thick, heavy volume ; G. Seller Inventory # 5373

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Title: Stedman's Practical Medical Dictionary of ...

Publisher: Baltimore : The Williams & Wilkins Company ; [Waverly Press, Inc], 1939, 1940.

Publication Date: 1940

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Book Type: Book