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Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (Soft Cover) |  | Creators: Douglas C. Blood OBE BVSc FACVSc HonLD(Sask) HonARCVS HonDVSc HonLLD(Guelph), Virginia P. Studdert BS DVM HonDVSc, Clive C. Gay DVM MVSc FACVSc
Publisher: Saunders Ltd.
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 147283
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 2172
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.9 x 2.6
ISBN: 070202788X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780702027888
ASIN: 070202788X
Publication Date: August 28, 2006
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Product Description
The third edition of Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary continues to provide a unique source of reliable and authoritative information not available from any other source. Extensively updated with the addition of hundreds of new entries this new edition is further enhanced by the introduction of over 400 full color illustrations. Written by veterinarians for veterinarians, this dictionary remains an indispensable reference for veterinary students, practitioners and all biologists, whether they use it to confirm definitions, research specific topics or merely to check spelling. * Well over 65,000 main and sub-entries * Comprehensive coverage of all large and small animals, including exotics * Specialist entries compiled by 18 expert consultants * Extensive appendices on clinical and laboratory data plus revision of the appendices * Updated taxonomy in virology and bacteriology * Includes American English as well as UK English spelling * Definitions of all major poisonous substances
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 Make sure you get the 3rd edition! (or later) October 28, 2009
Uakari Monkey (Amazon rainforests and the city of Belém, Brazil)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
- I used to have the previous edition of this Dictionary (2nd ed., 1998) and would consult it only sporadically. Now that I purchased the 3rd edition, I usually read at least one definition per day. Call me superficial, but I find this new edition much more appealing!
- What has changed:
*Illustrations! You'll find them about once every 5 pages or so. I think the authors should have featured more illustrations/photographs, but the ones you find in the text are not gratuitous (they give you a better understanding of the definition).
*On a lighter note, my previous edition was in Portuguese (I am a Brazilian monkey). My present one (3rd ed, 2007) is the original American English version, and I think it reads better. I can only conclude that translating dictionaries is a dangerous task.
*Superior paper quality (glossy-more suitable for viewing illustrations), pages have a prettier design.
*Anatomical charts in the appendix are more organized and looking sharper.
*New definitions (not many, though).
- I kindly disagree with the user who mentioned Stedman's Medical Dictionary as a better option. Sure, Stedman's definitions are more authoritative, but I took two definitions (namely, abscess and anemia) for comparison and don't think one would be at much loss by going with Saunders Vet Dictionary. Plus, there are many important references to veterinary species in this Dictionary (associating common diseases, breed predispositions etc.), and that is something one will not find in Stedman's.
- I like this text better than Black's Student Veterinary Dictionary (Black's Veterinary Dictionary). Black's is not a bad Dictionary, in fact many of its definitions are longer (two paragraphs or more) and really comprehensive. However, it's not nearly as complete as Saunders Vet Dictionary (sometimes I can't find very simple terms in Black's, no mention to the more specific definitions which are lacking). Also, I feel there is a tendency in Black's to emphasize large animal species, sometimes not acknowledging the very existence of small animals/zoo species/exotics/myself. The horse illustration on the cover reflects this bias very well.
 Good Book for Vet school June 23, 2009
Patricia D. Bailey
I purchased this book to use when I start Vet School. The seller was true to his/her description of the book.
Saunders Comprehensive Vet Dictionary - GREAT TOOL May 13, 2009
Laura Yates (Queensland, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a vet student in Australia in my third year and this book is fantastic. Everything I have needed so far I have found in this book. It is great to get simple explainations of overwise difficult consepts and it also has great pictures for some surgical, clinical path, diagnostic signs and parasites in it which may it even better! I don't study without it close by!! Would definately recommend to other vet students or vets - because we can't remember everything - just need to know where to go to look it up!!!!
Great resource; could be better November 17, 2008
L. Clough (Fort Worth, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a vet tech student, I find this dictionary invaluable, with it's complete listings and light weight in my backpack. On the down side, as others have said, the book offered no pronunciation at all...so how do we pronounce these big, new words? That part was HUGE for me. Overall, a great purchase.
Excellent October 16, 2008
Amit K. Sharma (Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Can't complain.I always keep it with me as quick reference... found it better than any other in the market.Will find almost every term in Veterinary terminology.
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