• 56,000 definitions - with 2,400 brand new to the 20th edition - almost 50% more than our nearest competitor
• More than 6,000 revised terms
• 700 superior illustrations - with more than 500 in full color
• 100 more Patient Care sections NEW!
• Cautions statements added to almost 350 terms - bold and in a second color
• New and revised appendices, including Nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Health Professions which explains the roles of the health care team members NEW!
• Improved placement of multi-word entries (for example, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease and Irritable bowel syndrome are now listed in natural word order) NEW!
• Almost 30,000 pronunciations of new and current terms
• More colorful interior design NEW!
• Easier to understand definitions NEW!

New and revised terms in Taber's 20th Edition give your students the answers at their fingertips, such as:

• Cephalostat
• Andropause
• Film speed
• Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
• Magnetic resonance angiography

Complementary and alternative medicine definitions keep your students at the forefront of care:

• Stress management
• Flaxseed oil
• Glucosamine

Patient Care Statements offer clinically pertinent information on such conditions as:

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Fracture
• Myasthenia gravis