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GLOSSARY OF TERMS Websites
The Library has 299 websites and
4 results for the descriptor "glossary of terms".
- 1. AAOS - Your Orthopaedic Connection
- Provider:American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Keywords: bone , Spanish , patient education , glossary of terms , orthopaedics
- Description: AAOS provides clear information for the public here on orthopedic injuries, syndromes and diseases affecting each skeletal area. Some of the information is available in Spanish. Also provided: a news feature and a glossary of orthopedic terms.
- 2. Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources
- Provider:Marie-Lise Antoun, MSLS, AHIP, RN
- Keywords: veterinary medicine , general medical reference , glossary of terms
- Description: This website provides definitions of acronyms for global information and data resources in health, medical, and veterinary sciences. Some acronyms are also linked to appropriate websites. The entire site offers a French translation alongside the English. This website is created and maintained by an individual rather than an organization or institution, but carries several endorsements, including that of compliance with HONcode standards.
- 3. Eye Pathologist, The
- Provider:Duke University Medical Center
- Keywords: genetics , open access , student , syndrome , physician , images , glossary of terms , eye , ophthalmology , pathology
- Description: This website is the product of a felicitous partnership between two professors, a pathologist and an ophthalmologist, at Duke University Medical Center. This is a web-based instructional environment designed as a teaching and reference tool for health professionals from first-year medical students to ophthalmic pathologists. The Eye Pathologist presents more than 5,000 diseases affecting the eye and other tissues, is illustrated with several thousand high-quality images, and also includes dynamic links to a glossary of over 6,000 definitions. Overview pages on all diseases are accessible without registration, but to see all pages and take full advantage of the program's features, free registration is required. The developers encourage user feedback via a form available from the program's menu.
- 4. Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center
- Provider:Texas Heart Institute
- Keywords: consumer health , images , glossary of terms , cardiology , heart
- Description: This website is an award-winner and has been highlighted in the Internet Scout Report. Its first focus is on patient and consumer education, but it also links to a page of physician-targeted resources and publications. For the consumer there are questionnaires designed to help the user ascertain their own cardiac health and risk behaviors; for patients, there is an extensive glossary of terms and a detailed section explaining heart conditions and surgical procedures designed to correct them.
