Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. Ed. 21

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO EDITION 21 ...................................... vii CONSULTING EDITORS AND CONSULTANTS .................. ix TABER’S FEATURE FINDER ............................................. x FEATURES AND THEIR USE ............................................ xi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ................................................ xv Illustration Sources ..................................................... xxix LIST OF TABLES ............................................................. xxxi ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TEXT ..................................... xxxiv VOCABULARY ................................................................. 1 APPENDICES .................................................................. 2519 Table of Contents ........................................................ 2519 Index to Appendices ..................................................... 2521 Nutrition .................................................................... 2522 Complementary and Alternative Medicine ...................... 2540 Normal Reference Laboratory Values ............................. 2553 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms ........................ 2570 Medical Abbreviations .................................................. 2575 Symbols ..................................................................... 2582 Units of Measurement (Including SI Units) ..................... 2583 The Interpreter in Three Languages .............................. 2589 Medical Emergencies ................................................... 2604 Professional Designations and Titles in the Health Sciences ..................................................................... 2632 Standard Precautions ................................................... 2635 General Patient Care Concerns ..................................... 2636 Recommended Immunization Schedules ......................... 2639 Alternative Therapies .................................................. Anatomy .................................................................... vi Documentation System Definitions ................................ Health Care Resource Organizations .............................. Health Professions ....................................................... Latin and Greek Nomenclature ..................................... Manual Alphabet ......................................................... Phobias ...................................................................... Nursing Appendix ....................................................... 2645