Re: [LM_NET] target : medical database

[gary price <gary@RESOURCESHELF.COM>]

MedlinePlus offers free access to M-W Medical Dictionary
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

also available here:
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSRNM000/331/9276.html

Deciphering MedSpeak (via Medical Library Association)
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/medspeaka_d.html

Dictionary of Common Medical Terms
via American Academy of Family Physicians
http://familydoctor.org/x2671.xml

For Kids:
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/word/

I hope these help.

cheers,
gary



as well as the ADAM medical encyclopedia:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html



Quoting CHRISTINE HATAMI <christine_hatami@YAHOO.COM>:

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>   Does anyone know of a free database of medical terminology and data?
>   TIA!
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>   Christine Hatami, LMS
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