medical dictionary

noun

1. a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in healthcare services.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medical dictionary¹

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you’ll find abortion.

From Seattle Times

But the clarity of the output will be dependent on the doctor’s way with words: one specialist might produce a clear and concise report, whereas another might hand over something that is incomprehensible to a patient without a medical dictionary.

From Nature

"Any word that's in a medical dictionary should be used everywhere. It's a valid anatomical term. When you're unable to say a word, the implication is that it's shameful. It's a patriarchal vestige, and I'm done with it," she commented.

From BBC

The Dispensatorium Pharmacorum, a medical dictionary from the mid-16th century, contains recipes that combine wine with ingredients such as the ashes of scorpions, dog excrement, and wolf’s liver.

From Slate

As medical students, we relied on Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, and physician is defined as “a doctor; a person who has been educated, trained, and licensed to practice the art and science of medicine.”

From Scientific American