Stedman's medical abbreviations, acronyms & symbols

Identify current abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols quickly and easily. Gain immediate access to medical terms that help you comply with the new JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) mandate for standardized hospital abbreviations. You'll have thousands of new abbreviations for a wide range of specialties, including anatomy, physiology, internal medicine, pathology, laboratory medicine, organisms, infectious diseases, plastic surgery, ENT (ear, nose, and throat), dentistry, alternative medicine, endocrinology, and more, right at your fingertips! You'll also find a wide range of symbols, professional titles and degrees, professional associations and organizations, chemotherapy and other drug regimens, and clinical trials. Now includes highlighted dangerous and error-prone abbreviations, slang terms in red font, and more.