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A Dictionary of New Medical Terms, Including Upward of 38,000 Words and Many Useful Tables, Being a Supplement to "An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine Biology and Allied Sciences."

A Dictionary of New Medical Terms, Including Upward of 38,000 Words and Many Useful Tables, Being... In the progress that is being made in medical science and in the sciences related to medicine new words must be coined to meet new conditions and new things. Gould tells us in the work before us that in a decade over 30,000 new terms have been devised, and this is believable, although he, of course, includes the terms covering all literature. The progress being made in experimental medicine, pathology, bacteriology, etc., makes new terms especially necessary, and those who desire to keep up find one of the stumbling blocks to be the new words that are in many instances meaningless. A critical examination of Gould's book shows that he has incorporated all new terms that relate to medicine, making it a valuable supplement not only to his "Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine," but to all other dictionaries. Not only have the new words been included, but old words which had http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

A Dictionary of New Medical Terms, Including Upward of 38,000 Words and Many Useful Tables, Being a Supplement to "An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine Biology and Allied Sciences."

JAMA , Volume XLIV (5) – Feb 4, 1905

A Dictionary of New Medical Terms, Including Upward of 38,000 Words and Many Useful Tables, Being a Supplement to "An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine Biology and Allied Sciences."

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In the progress that is being made in medical science and in the sciences related to medicine new words must be coined to meet new conditions and new things. Gould tells us in the work before us that in a decade over 30,000 new terms have been devised, and this is believable, although he, of course, includes the terms covering all literature. The progress being made in experimental medicine, pathology, bacteriology, etc., makes new terms especially necessary, and those who desire to...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1905 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1905.02500320072022
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Abstract

In the progress that is being made in medical science and in the sciences related to medicine new words must be coined to meet new conditions and new things. Gould tells us in the work before us that in a decade over 30,000 new terms have been devised, and this is believable, although he, of course, includes the terms covering all literature. The progress being made in experimental medicine, pathology, bacteriology, etc., makes new terms especially necessary, and those who desire to keep up find one of the stumbling blocks to be the new words that are in many instances meaningless. A critical examination of Gould's book shows that he has incorporated all new terms that relate to medicine, making it a valuable supplement not only to his "Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine," but to all other dictionaries. Not only have the new words been included, but old words which had

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 4, 1905

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