Saunders comprehensive veterinary dictionary
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Saunders comprehensive veterinary dictionary
W.B. Saunders, c1999
2nd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
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: pbk ISBN 9780702020346
Description
"Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary" is the second edition of this superbly successful and highly regarded veterinary dictionary. It serves as an invaluable companion from the first day at veterinary school right through to being an essential reference for any veterinary practitioner. This dictionary offers a student friendly solution to the problem of acquiring a complete professional vocabulary - as with the first edition a major objective has been to include all the technical and scientific words students will encounter during their studies. It is also an essential purchase for any vet practice, who will want to have access to this excellent resource crammed as it is with up-to-the-minute information. Veterinary nurses, technicians, and other members of the practice team will also find it a quick and easy source of reference, whether to look up a definition of an unfamiliar term, or simply for checking spellings. The number of entries in the dictionary has increased from 55,000 to 65,000 and five further tables have been added to the Appendices of useful laboratory and clinical information.
"Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary" in its new edition improves upon an excellent reputation and remains without question the most comprehensive reference of its type.
Table of Contents
Notes of Use of This Dictionary. The Dictionary. APPENDICES: Laboratory Services. Biochemistry. Biochemical Reference Values: Conventional Units. Biochemical Reference Values: SI Units. Haematology. Haematological Reference Values: Conventional Units. Haematological Reference Values: SI Units. The International System of Units: SI Units. Weights and Measures. Weights and Measures Conversion: Avoirdupois/Metric. Weights and Measures Conversion: Apothecaries/Metric Weight. Weights and Measures Conversion: Fluid Measure. Weightsand Measures Conversion: Capacity. Weights and Measures Conversion: Length. Weights and Measures Conversion: Area. Temperature Equivalents: Celsius/Fahrenheit. Chemical Elements. Blood Groups of Domestic Animals. Viruses. A System of Animal Viruses. Tropism of Animal Viruses. Anatomy. Arteries. Bones. Joints. Ligaments. Muscles. Nerves. Veins. Clinical. Causes of Mastitis. Estrous Cycles in Animals. Body Temperature Equivalents.
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: hbk ISBN 9780702024429
Description
This second edition includes 13,000 new entries. For veterinary students it provides a complete professional vocabulary including all the technical and scientific words they will encounter from the first day of their course onwards. In the veterinary practice, it serves as a companion and ready source of reference for practitioners, veterinary nurses and technicians, and other members of the practice team. Five further tables have been added to the Appendices of useful laboratory and clinical information.
Table of Contents
Notes of Use of This Dictionary. The Dictionary. APPENDICES: Laboratory Services. Biochemistry. Biochemical Reference Values: Conventional Units. Biochemical Reference Values: SI Units. Haematology. Haematological Reference Values: Conventional Units. Haematological Reference Values: SI Units. The International System of Units: SI Units. Weights and Measures. Weights and Measures Conversion: Avoirdupois/Metric. Weights and Measures Conversion: Apothecaries/Metric Weight. Weights and Measures Conversion: Fluid Measure. Weightsand Measures Conversion: Capacity. Weights and Measures Conversion: Length. Weights and Measures Conversion: Area. Temperature Equivalents: Celsius/Fahrenheit. Chemical Elements. Blood Groups of Domestic Animals. Viruses. A System of Animal Viruses. Tropism of Animal Viruses. Anatomy. Arteries. Bones. Joints. Ligaments. Muscles. Nerves. Veins. Clinical. Causes of Mastitis. Estrous Cycles in Animals. Body Temperature Equivalents.
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