Black's Medical Dictionary

Black’s Medical Dictionary is neither a textbook of medicine nor a formulary of therapeutic drugs. The many drugs that are included are given their generic title as used in the British Pharmacopoeia. Patients are individuals who react in varying ways to injuries, diseases and their treatments. Appendix 1 explains some basic first-aid procedures, but patients’ own doctors are normally the appropriate source for personal medical advice. The dictionary should, however, help readers to d .