This new edition has been revised and updated to reflect advancements in medical research and practice,while over 250 new entries have been added,including American Medical Association, burden of treatment, gaming disorder, MERS, person-centred care, and Zika virus.

Recommended web links and detailed illustrations complement the text, and extensive appendices offer useful lists and tables on areas such as inherited medical conditions, units ofalcohol, and abbreviations and symbols. Selling over a million copies in previous editions, this is an essential A-Z for students and those working in the medical and allied professions, including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, social workers, hospital administrators, and medical secretaries. It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader.