This three-volume set features 215 medical and dental inventions and discoveries that have profoundly changed the way diseases are diagnosed and people are treated. Written in non-technical language, Medical Discoveries explores medical practices such as acupuncture, significant developments in research such as chemotherapy, and instrumentation such as the X-ray machine. Arranged alphabetically, the entries range from 1/4 to 6 pages in length. Accompanying many entries are sidebar boxes discussing related subjects and items of special interests to students, such as the discovery of DNA structure. Entries are cross-referenced, and each volume concludes with a comprehensive general index. 442 pages, with over 150 photographs. Heavy weight will require extra postage. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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