Chinese-English Medical Dictionary, 2nd Edition

Author: Jin Kuihe
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Publishing Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This is a large-scale medical reference book, based on the world-famous medical dictionary Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and using the medical terms published by the National Commission on Terminology of Science and Technology as the naming basis. It has undergone major revisions compared to the first edition. The book contains terminology from over 60 disciplines in the fields of medicine and healthcare, with approximately 200,000 entries, an increase of 30% over the first edition. The original Pinyin section has been removed, allowing the content and information volume to increase by 30% without increasing the word count. The Chinese-English Medical Dictionary is one of five major medical dictionaries compiled by the Ministry of Health, including Chinese-English, Chinese-French, Chinese-German, Chinese-Japanese, and Chinese-Russian editions. Since its publication in 1987, the first edition of The Chinese-English Medical Dictionary has been reprinted multiple times and has received praise from readers. The book has been in print for 16 years, and with the rapid development of medical science and technology, the scope of research has expanded, leading to the emergence of new disciplines, theories, concepts, and technologies, as well as a corresponding increase in new terms. To adapt to the development of medical science and technology and meet the needs of readers both domestically and internationally, the Chinese-English Medical Dictionary (Second Edition) Editorial Committee was established under the leadership of the Ministry of Health in 2000 to begin the revision work on the first edition.