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Medical Dictionary by Farlex app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 7856 ratings )
Reference Medical
Developer: Farlex, Inc.
Free
Current version: 3.5, last update: 9 months ago
First release : 18 Aug 2015
App size: 108.39 Mb

Medical Dictionary - Healthcare Definitions and Terminology is a free, iOS medical dictionary app that gives you instant access to more than 180,000 medical terms, over 50,000 audio pronunciations, and 12,000 images, all from authoritative sources, including McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Elsevier, Mosbys, Saunders, Dorlands, Gale, and more.

Whether you’re a practicing physician, nurse, med student or just plain curious, this free medical dictionary app can help you find clear, in-depth definitions of medical terminology right on your iPhone or iPad. Search from across multiple disciplines - Our medical dictionary app compiles more than a dozen medical dictionary and encyclopedia sources, and includes entries on:

Anatomy
Physiology
Dentistry
Diseases
Drugs
Nursing
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Treatments
Tests and procedures
Medical research topics
Alternative Medicine
+ much more…

FEATURES:

* Search 180,000+ medical terms and definitions.

* Access over 40,000 entries available anytime offline.

* Browse 1,000s of medical abbreviations and acronyms.

* Study more than 4,000 over-the-counter and prescription drugs in our medication guide.

* Add unlimited bookmarks.

* View your recent searches.

* See search suggestions as you type.

* Perform advanced searches, including "Starts with," "Ends with," "Contains," and "Wildcard."

* Listen to 50,000+ audio pronunciations for both American and British speakers in online mode.

* Share definitions via social networks, email, and text (with supported devices).

User-friendly, Comprehensive, and Authoritative: Medical Dictionary - Healthcare Definitions and Terminology is the perfect free medical app for doctors, nurses, medical education students, and health care consumers. This is NOT a preview or a trial version, and there is no "locked" content. Open the app on your iPhone or iPad and immediately access all content — no subscriptions required!

How do we do it?

TheFreeDictionary.com - Farlex apps have been downloaded tens of millions times across multiple platforms, with top ratings after hundreds of thousands of reviews. We work with the best publishers to bring together trusted content in the most comprehensive, authoritative dictionary apps on the market. Our flagship app is The Free Dictionary (TFD), powered by TheFreeDictionary.com. Find our other apps by searching "Dictionary by Farlex" in the App Store.

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I like this app and it will be used by me in a pursuit in medicine as an indigenous American student studying international doctoring, mastery, and bachelors. Rightfully. Thank you all for developing this app!
I highly recommend anyone to have this app. Its great as a reference tool at home or with you wherever you go with your tablet or smartphone.
It is excellent because it help so much when first learn words in medical field
A great reference for a nursing student, even a professional. Love how it reference different sources. Cant study without it. Thank you!!!
I volunteer for a hospice and right down nurses notes during our IDT meetings. I have no medical background what so ever and have a tuff time with all the terms and spellings. This app helps me out a lot. Five stars from me.
I find it easy to use. You only have to enter a few letters and the drop down already shows my word. Good work.

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I use this for my medical classes and its great. Its easy to use and gives descriptive and scientific definitions.
I have not yet entered a medical term or abbreviation into this dictionary that hasnt resulted in a suitable answer. It has been invaluable for my understanding in a Pathology course.
This app helped me pass medical term!!! I love using it just to help with flash cards. Googling everything was very time consuming!! Thank you to whoever came up with this!!!!
I highly recommend this app. Very direct and easy to use. No complaints.
I am taking medical terminology this semester and this app is so helpful no need to waste time writing definitions . Thumbs up
It is a very helpful tool helping me build a medical vocabulary.

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