A Dictionary of Biomedicine: Edition 2
John Lackie
Oct 2019 · Oxford University Press
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This second edition of A Dictionary of Biomedicine fills the need to define the specialist language used within an evolving field by offering clear, concise definitions of even the most complex biomedical terms. It includes more than 10,000 A-Z entries on all areas of biomedicine, focusing on areas that have developed since the first edition, such as genomics and biomedical science. Entries are authoritative and wide-ranging, covering terms from the related areas of anatomy, genetics, molecular bioscience, pathology, pharmacology, and clinical medicine. Supplementary material includes appendices on the Greek Alphabet, SI Units and single letter codes for Amino Acids. Fully cross-referenced, the dictionary also features useful navigational entries for types of diseases and disorders--for example renal disorders--that list all related entries in the dictionary so the reader can find them quickly. Aimed primarily at molecular bioscientists, clinicians, and students of biomedical courses, the dictionary is also a useful resource for patients and journalists wishing to research a particular disease.
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Brian Nation CSci FIBMS is a medical scientist with broad-based laboratory medicine training and experience, subsequently specializing in histopathology. Over the past 30 years, editorial experience has included previous stewardship of the British Journal of Biomedical Science and The Biomedical Scientist. Currently he is editor of Pathology in Practice, and is Editorial Specialist Advisor to the Institute of Biomedical Science. Book publishing experience includes editorship (with Dr Guy Orchard) of two volumes of the OUP Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series, Histopathology (first and second editions) and Cell Structure and Function. Work on Cellular Pathology, another title in this OUP series, is currently in progress. Dr John Lackie was formerly Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology at the University of Glasgow, then Director & Director of Research at the Yamanouchi Research Institute, Oxford (which sought new targets for drugs) and then Principal & CEO of the Westlakes Research Institute in Cumbria before setting up an independent consultancy company, Plumbland Consulting Ltd. He has edited five editions of the Dictionary of Cell & Molecular Biology (4th Edition, 2007) and was Chief Editor of the Chambers' Dictionary of Science and Technology (2007). He is currently Chair of Cumbria GeoConservation.
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