Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the Dorland's series of specialized word books, this effective, time-saving tool is ideal for transcribing, editing, and proofreading documents related to alternative medicine. Dorland's Alternative Medicine Word Book for Medical Transcriptionists offers convenient access to words most often used in alternative medicine, drawn from the latest edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary for accuracy and dependability. It consists of two sections: Terms, a straightforward and easy-to-use list of words; and Resources, which includes an appendix of drugs commonly used in alternative medicine and a full-color insert showing an anatomy orientation.

• Customized for medical transcriptionists by transcriptionists from the latest edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary to make this book uniquely useful and reliable.
• Increases productivity and efficiency by providing information on a full range of alternative medicine words, from common words often used in practice to those that are rare or difficult to find.
• Presents an alphabetical listing of all words associated with: key alternative medicine phrases; acronyms and abbreviations; diagnostic tests and diagnoses; pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic procedures.
• Illustrates relevant concepts with a 16-page, full-color insert showing an anatomy orientation.
• Words are organized in a quick-reference format, including cross-referencing of words, so the reader can find the correct word on the first attempt.