• Dictionary Meta Search Tool - DictSearch
  DictSearch, the All-in-One dictionary Search Tool: Search in over 140 different dictionaries.
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: Danish Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: Dutch Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: French Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: German Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: Italian Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: Portuguese Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms: Spanish Dictionary
  
• Medical Expressions (German)
• Medical Online Dictionaries, Glossaries & Resources
  Lists over 780 links to medical resources in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, and other languages. Compiled by translator and interpreter.
  
• Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
  Multiple Languages (European Commission) - Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
• Multilingual Medical Technical Dictionary®
  Contains over 6,400 detailed key words & phrases in English with synonyms in Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and French and 4,000 entries in German. Available for purchase.
• On-line Medical Dictionary (Finland)
  University of Vassa, FInland, Department of Communication Studies
• On-line Medical Dictionaries (French, German, Spanish, and more)
  Find Dictionaries on every topic: Medicine, Internet and, for every language: English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, etc.
• On-line Medical Dictionary (United Kingdom)
  (CancerWEB)

• AMA Health Insight
  American Medical Association, General Health - Medical Glossary
• Glossaries and Dictionaries by Encyberpedia
  The most complete summary of Encyclopedia reference information on the Internet.
  A Five Star Site.
• Harcourt International - Catalogue, Dictionaries
  Information for Purchase
  
• Histiocytosis Association of America Dictionary
  A medical dictionary with emphasis on hemotology and oncology terms and medications.
• Kaiser Permanente's Medical Glossary
  
• Life Science Dictionary
  
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms:
  Available translations in eight languages, easy to use.
• MedFacts SportsDoc
  Provides a discovery learning experience where you play rookie sports medicine doctor diagnosing virtual patients using MRIs, x-rays, and surgical videos.
• MedicineNet.com Medical References
• Medical Dictionaries - Pediatrics
• Medical Dictionary Spell Checking Tool
• Medspeak - The Language of ER
• The Merck Manual
• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  (Inteli-Health, Inc.)
• MPIP Medical Dictionary
• MPIP Medical Glossifier
  The glossifier is a tool to help you understand medical articles. Simply type the URL of an article you wish to "glossify" in the box below. The article will appear in your browser with all the words that are in the dictionary linked to their definition.
• OneLook Dictionaries
  Access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, acronyms versus Internet links to on-line dictionaries or glossaries.
• Resource Central - Dictionaries
  Links and Resources for Dictionaries on the Net.
• Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Information for Purchase)
  Contains 102,000+ medical words and now includes over 1000 images directly from the 27th Edition complete with definitions, audio pronunciations, etymologies, hyphenations, images, tables, and animations.
• StudyWeb: Reference: Dictionaries & Glossaries: Medical
  Provides a comprehensive research resource indexing over 141,000 content rich academic sites. Selected and reviewed for content, approximate grade level, and for visual content - where visual aids are available for use in reports.
• YourDictionary.com
  Linked to 600 dictionaries in over 150 languages. Comprehensive and authoritative language community portal with every resource needed for language study and improvement in more than 200 languages.

Glossaries - International

• Cognitive Science Dictionary, The University of Alberta's (Canada)
• A Dictionary of (Ecological) Epidemiology (United Kingdom)
• Online Dictionary of Mental Health (United Kingdom)
  The Dictionary is an exercise in democratic psychiatry in keeping with the traditions of the host site. Therefore, there are no definitions here; instead there are links to many sites offering different viewpoints on issues in mental health.

Glossaries - United States

• Acronyms for Health Information Resources
• AIDS 101 Glossary
• HON Allergy Glossary: Allergy
• Alphabet Soup of Medicalese
• AFUD Bladder Cancer Glossary
• Bone Marrow Transplantation: Glossary of Terms
• Stanford Bone Marrow Treatment Facility: Glossary
• American Brain Tumor Association - Dictionary for Brain Tumor Patients
  Brain tumor patients will find communicating with your healthcare team easier if you learn key medical phrases. This brain tumor glossary offers explanations of terms in easy-to-understand language.
• Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: Information, Glossary
• Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide
• Glossary of Breast Related Terms: Understanding Breast Changes
• Dictionary of Cancer Terms
• OncoLink: Helping People Cope: Cancer Dictionary
  An excellent guide for families with an adult member with cancer. Resource lists and good advice on all aspects of cancer and cancer care.
• Cancer Glossary
• CancerNet-National Cancer Institute, Current and Accurate Cancer Information
  Credible, current, comprehensive cancer information from the National Cancer Institute, including types of cancer, cancer treatment options, clinical trials, cancer literature, cancer genetics, risk factors, prevention, testing, and more.
• Complimentary/Alternative Medicine Cancer: Mistletoe
  National Cancer Institute
• Complimentary/Alternative Medicine Cancer: Laetrile/Amygdalin
  National Cancer Institute
• Complimentary/Alternative Medicine Cancer: Coenzyme Q10
  National Cancer Institute
• Complimentary/Alternative Medicine Cancer: Cancell/Entelev
  National Cancer Institute
• Complimentary/Alternative Medicine Cancer: 714X
  National Cancer Institute
• Glossary of Medical and Scientific Terms: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Glossary of Climate Change Terms: EPA Global Warming Site
• Glossary of Lay Terms for Use in Preparing Consent Forms
• Dental Terms for Patients: The Internet Health Care Directory
• Dental Terminology
• The Diabetes Dictionary
• Diabetes Dictionary - Children with Diabetes
• Glossary of Epidemiology Terms
  
• The ER Dictionary - Medspeak
  
• Drug List - RxList
  
• IPRC: Dictionary of Street Drug Slang Terms
  
• Terms of Environment
  
• Fertilitext Glossary: Fertility and Reproduction
  
• Glossary of Food-Related Terms
  
• Glossary of Gastrointestinal Terms
  
• Glossary of Genetic Terms
  
• The Heart: A Glossary of Terms
  
• Glossary of Health and Safety Tips - American Red Cross
• Health Topics A to Z - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Hearing and Communication Disorders Glossary of Terms
  
• Hepatitis C: Glossary
  
• Hepatitis C: Treatment Alternatives
  
• Glossary of Terms for Hepatobiliary Diseases
  Describes the services offered at the Liver Study Unit at the University of Chicago
• Hospitals HIV-AIDS Glossary
  
• HIV Vaccine Glossary
  
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Information, Glossary
• Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms
  
• Kidney Stone Fact Sheet: Glossary
  
• LASIK: Glossary of Terms
  
• Medicare Program Glossary
  The Glossary section of the Medicare.gov web site provides definitions to common Medicare terms.
• Harmful Effects of Medicines on the Adult Digestive System: Information, Glossary
  
• Menopause: Treatment Options, Glossary
  
• Behaviorism: Mental Health Glossary
  
• Children's and Adolescents' Mental Health Terms
  
• Dictionary of MSDS Terms
• Multiple Sclerosis Glossary
  
• Glossary of Nuclear Terms
  
• Nuclear Medicine Terms
  
• Glossary of Oncology Terms
  
• A Dictionary of Dental Terms: Orthodontic Terms
  
• FDA Glossary of Pesticide Chemicals
  
• AFUD Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA): Information, Glossary
  
• Prostate Disease: Vital Information for Men Over 40: Information, Glossary
  
• Man to Man, Prostate Cancer Patient Education and Support: Glossary of Terms
  
• Glossary of Psychiatric Terminolog
• Public Health and Health Care Administration, Glossary of Terms
  
• NHLBI, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
  NIH Publication No. 96-3291. 21 pages. Read on-line or purchase.
• CHORUS - Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology
  
• BIDMC Radiology Department: Radiology Terms
  
• Terms and Definitions: A - E - Office of Rare Diseases
  Prepared by (1) U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, (2) National Institutes of Health's Understanding Gene Therapy On-line Glossary, and (3) Genetics Education Center, University of Kansas Medical Center.
• CDC's Reproductive Health Information Source: Glossary, Information
  
• Sarcoidosis: Information, Glossary
  
• Definition of Scoliosis Terms
  
• English-Spanish Glossary of Social Security Administration Terms
  
• MedFacts SportsDoc
  
• MT Desk - Medical Transcription - Surgical Terms
  MTDesk - Medical transcription - terminology, medical transcription books, word lists, sample operative reports, alpha-index of new terms, FDA approvals, drugs, devices, procedures, and multiple HIM message centers.
• Telemedicine Glossary
  
• The Testicular Cancer Resource Center Dictionary
  
• Glossary of Terms - Toxic Substances
  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR)
• Solid Organ Transplantation: Glossary
  
• Glossary of Vision Terms
  
• A Dictionary of Terminology in Vision Research
  Dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and animal vision.
• Water Quality Association (WQA): Glossary of Terms
  

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