Dictionary of Biomedical Science

Do you want to know what inherited defect causes thalassaemia? Do you understand the significance of resistance when applied to microbiology? Can you say what a frozen section really is? The Dictionary of Biomedical Sciences answers all these questions and more. This informative practical guide contains over 8000 entries that define all the basic principles of biomedical sciences together with a wealth of other information. It reflects current practice in all aspects of biomedical science and includes variant spellings punctuation abbreviations acronyms symbols nomenclature prefixes and suffixes and covers the field in a concise clear and authoritative manner.