Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, biology, and issues in an easy-to-use A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. In addition to completely new essays in this edition, all entries from the previous edition have been evaluated and updated by a panel of Medical Editors to ensure their currency and accuracy.

Volume I. Abdomen-Chronic wasting disease -- Volume II. Chyme-Gram staining -- Volume III. Growth-Nervous system -- Volume IV. Neuralgia, neuritis, and neuropathy-Shingles -- Volume V. Shock-Zoonoses, Appendixes, Indexes.