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Medical jargon made easy

Gita Sankaran
Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8) || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03588.x
Published online: 19 April 2010

The first Australian and New Zealand edition of this popular American dictionary was published in 2006. It was a landmark achievement, with its Asia-Pacific orientation in both content and style. For instance, entries included the “bluebottle jellyfish”, common to Australasian waters. Local spelling and phonetic pronunciation guides were also provided.

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