Random House Webster's Medical Spell Checker

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

The tool that dissects over 35,000 medical terms

Random House Webster's Medical Spell Checker is the compact, accessible reference that is a must for anyone needing the spelling and syllabification of complex medical terms -- medical writers and editors, doctors, administrators, educators, students and laypersons alike.

Inside you'll
Words and phrases not found in regular or electronic dictionaries
The latest terms from medical journals, medical Web sites and press articles
Both technical and common terms for medical conditions, procedures and treatments
Names of medical products, including drugs and devices
Irregular plurals and verb forms as well as comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs
Derived forms of basic words

399 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Dr. Barbara Ann Kipfer (born in 1954) is a lexicographer,as well as an archaeologist. She has written more than 60 books, including 14,000 Things to be Happy About (Workman), which has more than a million copies in print and has given rise to many Page-a-Day calendars. The 25th anniversary edition of the book was published in October 2014. She is the editor of Roget's International Thesaurus.

Kipfer is Chief Lexicographer of the company Temnos. She has worked for such companies as Google, Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, Answers.com, Ask Jeeves, Bellcore/Telcordia, Federated Media Publishing, General Electric Research, IBM Research, idealab, Knowledge Adventure, Textdigger, The Chicago Tribune, and WolframAlpha. Barbara holds a PhD and MPhil in Linguistics (University of Exeter), a PhD in Archaeology (Greenwich University), an MA and a PhD in Buddhist Studies (Akamai University), and a BS in Physical Education (Valparaiso University).

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