Concise dictionary of modern medicine by joseph c segen really liked it 400 rating details 6 ratings 0 reviews this text includes 20000 alphabetized entries for medical acronyms and terms the entries also consist of encyclopedic definitions clinical aspects of medical terms and references to popular medical journals. This compendium features more than 20000 current medical terms many of which are generally not included in ordinary medical dictionaries or only briefly and inadequately defined focusing on the real world language of practice and including coverage of basic science the concise dictionary of modern medicine provides readable comprehensible definitions of terminology jargon acronyms . Concise dictionary of modern medicine item preview remove circle concise dictionary of modern medicine by segen j c publication date 2006 topics medicine dictionaries medicine dictionary english medecine dictionnaires anglais publisher new york mcgraw hill. Concise dictionary of modern medicine this edition was published in 2002 by mcgraw hill in new york. Concise dictionary of modern medicine by joseph c segen 765 pp 2995 isbn 0 8385 1535 5 paper new york ny mcgraw hill 2006 jama 2006296101 102 most lexicographers compile or edit dictionaries joseph c segen md writes them a pathologist with a passion for informatics and an indefatigable collector of stray nuggets and arcane