Quick reference tools

General anatomy dictionaries

  • All medical dictionaries (human and veterinary medicine) can be found in the Reference Collection at AA1a.
  • An Anatomical Wordbook can be found at B4A1 LEW.

Online quick reference tools

  • Online Medical dictionary - from MediLexicon - Stedman's Medical Dictionary -   a searchable dictionary of biomedical terms, acronyms, eponyms and much more

  • Abbreviations - from MediLexicon -  a searchable database of  medical and pharmaceutical abbreviations

  • PubMed Journal Database -  search by topic, journal title or abbreviation or browse by subject terms

  • MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia - includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries plus an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations

 

 

Other anatomy quick reference tools

Item Classmark
Medical abbreviations AA1a1
International statistical classification of diseases and related sciences AA1a INT
Dictionary of Cell Biology A3 DIC
Pharmacopoeias V14c
The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals V14c MER

Quick reference tools available in the Veterinary Science Library

Item/ description Reference number/ location
Veterinary dictionaries SF609 and SF609 (and in the Medical Library at Z)
Directory of veterinary practices in the Library Office
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (R.C.V.S.). Register of Members in the Library Office (and in the Medical Library at Ref. AA1c ROY)
The Veterinary formulary in the Veterinary Science Library Short Loan Collection in the Library Office
confined copy is shelved in the bookroom at SF916.5VET
Atlas of topographical anatomy of the domestic animals (Popesko) Oversize SF761 POP
The Merck veterinary manual SF748