Black's Medical Dictionary

{{Short description|Medical reference book}}

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| name = Black's Medical Dictionary: 42nd Edition

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| caption = 29th edition 1971

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| editor = Harvey Marcovitch

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| genre = Medical, Dictionaries & Terminology

| published = 1906

| media_type = Print (hardcover)

| pages = 848 pp (42nd edition)

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| isbn = 9780713689020

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Black's Medical Dictionary (42nd ed, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-0419-4}}) is a comprehensive medical dictionary featuring definitions of medical terms, concepts and conditions, published by A & C Black Publishers. It was first published in 1906, and is now in its forty-second edition. It is considered a simplified home reference for medical terms.{{cite web|title=Black's Medical Dictionary|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/blacks-medical-dictionary-9780713689020/|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing Plc|accessdate=February 10, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144456/http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/blacks-medical-dictionary-9780713689020/|url-status=dead}} According to the publisher, It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams.

The latest edition contains new and expanded sections on:

• HPV vaccine
• Monoclonal Antibodies
• Fibroid treatment
• Endoscopy and laparoscopy
• Coronary angioplasty
• MRSA and stem cell research

On April 1, 2010, Bloomsbury Academic & Professional became the new U.S. publisher of A&C Black titles. Distribution continues through Macmillan Publishers.{{cite web|title=ATTENTION BOOKSELLERS: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING A&C BLACK|url=http://us.macmillan.com/splash/bookseller/documents/2010/ACB_Statement_retail.pdf|publisher=Macmillan|accessdate=February 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223184804/http://us.macmillan.com/splash/bookseller/documents/2010/ACB_Statement_retail.pdf|archivedate=February 23, 2014}}