Webster's MEDICAL DESK DICTIONARY

Merriam-Webster's MEDICAL DESK DICTIONARY

leather-bound edition

     Here is a reference that is as beautiful as it is reliable.

     Gryphon Editions has produced the only leather-bound edition of Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. 

     Even if you already have a medical dictionary, we strongly urge you to acquire Webster's because the work is:

• Completely new from cover to cover, not an abridgement of an earlier works.
• The only medical dictionary from Merriam-Webster, the world's largest dictionary publisher.
• The only medical dictionary based on original evidence of actual usage in contemporary medical literature.
• Packed with over 55,000 entries.
• Handsomely bound in genuine, top-grain leather with 22-karat gold decoration.

     In this superb achievement there are short biographies and brief medical history notes on virtually every one of the book's 970 pages. 

     And, special sections abound.  "The History and Etymology of Medical English" is a gem of both clarity and erudition.  "Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms" will be invaluable for anyone who works in the medical setting.  And there are "Signs and Symbols" sections for biology, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, and physics."

• Fully bound in genuine leather and decorated in 22kt. gold.
• The spines are hubbed in the fine European binding tradition.
• Marbelized endpapers grace the volume.
• Page edges are gilded to provide protection against dust and moisture.
• The paper stock is acid neutral, ensuring the volume will last for centuries.
• The page signatures are sewn, not glued.
• A satin ribbon marker is included for your convenience.

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