Black's Medical Dictionary (42nd ed, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-0419-4) is a comprehensive medical dictionary featuring definitions of medical terms, concepts and conditions, published by A & C Black Publishers. It was first published in 1906, and is now in its forty-second edition. It is considered a simplified home reference for medical terms.[1] According to the publisher, It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams.
 29th edition 1971 | |
| Editor | Harvey Marcovitch |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Medical, Dictionaries & Terminology |
| Published | 1906 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 848 pp (42nd edition) |
| ISBN | 9780713689020 |
The latest edition contains new and expanded sections on:
- HPV vaccine
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Fibroid treatment
- Endoscopy and laparoscopy
- Coronary angioplasty
- MRSA and stem cell research
On April 1, 2010, Bloomsbury Academic & Professional became the new U.S. publisher of A&C Black titles. Distribution continues through Macmillan Publishers.[2]
List of editors edit
- John Dixon Comrie[3]
- 1906 (1st edition) – 1942 (17th edition)
- H. A. Clegg
- 1944 (18th edition)
- W. A. R. Thomson
- 1948 (19th edition) – 1984 (34th edition)
- C. W. H. Havard
- 1987 (35th edition) – 1990 (36th edition)
- Gordon MacPherson
- 1992 (37th edition) – 2002 (40th edition)
- Harvey Marcovitch
- 2005 (41st edition) -
References edit
- ^ "Black's Medical Dictionary". Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "ATTENTION BOOKSELLERS: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING A&C BLACK" (PDF). Macmillan. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Catalogue record for 1906 ed". British Library. Retrieved May 7, 2014.