Thieme Leximed Compact: Worterbuch Klinische Medizin, Deutsch-Englisch

This outstanding dictionary meets the needs of users working in clinical medicine and features:- Comprehensive, task-specific vocabulary: in more than 55,000 entries and some 125,000 translations LexiMed compact deals with the relevant clinical vocabulary; the appendix contains numerous anatomical plates with a bilingual legend- Outstanding linguistic treatment: American and British medical books as well as international medical journals were analyzed and the selected entries treated in accordance with the highest linguistic and lexicographic criteria- Practicality: features such as the pronunciation of entries, part-of-speech labels, phrasal expressions and restrictive labels are essential tools for translating or studying medical literature- Compact, user-friendly design: two-column setup and proven typography have created a compact dictionary with an easy, fast access to entries- Timeliness: "mad cow disease" is only one of many entries testifying to the currency of LexiMed Compact.