Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Indexed, Illustrated Edition

If I were to pick any single medical dictionary as my favorite, it would--of course--be a very difficult choice. But Taber's would certainly be in the top 3 IF the search function worked in the version I recently purchased for my Kindle Fire HD 8 (7th generation). Nor can I adjust the font size on the Kindle Fire, but I get around that by positioning the device in landscape mode.If the the search term function cannot be fixed, the table of contents should list more than just A, B, C, D, etc. It should list A, Ab, Ae, Af, Ag, etc., and the same for other letters that the medical terms begin with.I also use the same version on Kindle for PC. The search term function in Kindle for PC works fine, and I can adjust the page/font size easily. But of course, I would like the same thing on my Kindle Fire HD 8 (7th generation). This is the 23rd edition, published in 2017, purchased for Kindle on Amazon.

Bought used and so happy I did. Condition is fine.

The book was new as advertised.

I held off buying the newer editions of Tabers. Mine old book is Edition 16. Edition 16 was published in 1989. It was time. I'm taking RHIT courses. I purchased this edition and as Prime promised, it was delivered on Sunday. I immediately began comparating. The new edition is not necessarily thumb tabbed as the old one. It's thumb colored. I took pictures comparing the 2. The word 'sodium' is on page 1700 in the old book. In the new it is on page 2181. The cover in the 23rd edition is flimsy. The cover in the 16th edition is more like a dictionary. There are more definitions that are updated in the new book. I've taken a picture to demonstrate the definition 'fracture'. The difference is totally improved and updated. The new edition is really improved. The cover already bends slightly and that's why I gave it 4 stars. I've taken pictures of both editions that explains what I am writing about the covers. But I love the fresh improvements, pages, colored pictures. They did a good job with the 23rd edition except the flimsy cover.

I was it was update

Note that the Kindle version is lacking in two regards:First, it is impractical to use the search capability. For a representative example, if you look up 'etiology' you'll have to scroll through 175 hits on definitions that use the word 'etiology' before getting to the main entry, and it will not be distinguished from the other hits except by the fact that the pronunciation follows the entry in parenthesis, so it'll be easy to miss. Searching for 'etiology (' in an attempt to find the main entry followed by the pronunciation in parentheses does no better--punctuation seems to be ignored. The search results need to put the main entry at the top, or there needs to be a special search for main entries. Usually I end up going to the Table of Contents and picking the initial letter corresponding to the word I'm looking up, which is no better than using a hard-copy dictionary.Second, note that none of the cross-references are hyperlinked.

I have had various additions of this wonderful reference going back to 1992. It truly is invaluable with its thorough descriptions suitable for an encyclopedia and for simple dictionary type meanings of medical terminology. Well worth the cost, very highly recommended.

This book is great but I gave it 4 stars because the pages are so so so thin, you can see the words from the other side through it. I’m afraid if I’m not extremely gentle they will rip.

The order came the next day, and the condition of the book was superb!!! Totally satisfied w my purchase.

This is a medical dictionary. The cover is nice. Helpful for school.I cannot say much more.Book.

Ordered on Saturday and it arrived on Monday. I am quite happy with my order and the condition of it. No issues thus far.

Fantastic condition!

As expected