Medical Dictionaries & Medical Procedures

Online Medical Dictionary A fairly complete medical dictionary with links to each definition. Sometimes hard to find the word you need.

Medline Plus Link to Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Just type in the word you need and let the search engine do the work.

Medic8 Medical Dictionary Search for a word. More than just a dictionary, this site also has many good links to medical sites.

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary This site doesn't have a complete list of definitions but it is worthwhile seeing.

MedicineNet.com MedTerms Medical Dictionary containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms.

Multilingual Glossary Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages

Cancer Definitions Canadian Cancer Societies' Dictionary of Medical Terms.

Taber's Online Medical Dictionary One of the best medical dictionaries online but unfortunately one has to pay a subscription to use their services.

Diagnostic tests Family Health Guide - A simple explanation about medical procedures.

MT Desk An essential resource primarily for medical transcriptionists

Health Calculators Online calculators for Ideal Body Weight, Basal Metabolism, Target Heart Rate, Calorie Energy Needs, Pregnancy Due Date, Ovulation Calculator, Body Mass Index, Waist to Hip Ratio, Calories Burned, Activity Calculator and Exercise Guide. Tests how at risk you are to Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Breast Cancer, Depression and Osteoporosis.

Health Calculators from Health Status Online calculators including some of the above. Also a calculator to estimate what your blood alcohol level might be if you drink and drive and a smoking cost calculator.

Health Convertors and Calculators Some different online calculators including a children's adult height prediction calculator and exercise calculators.

Age Calculator Insert the date, and time of birth and this nifty little calculator will do the calculations. Great tool when a nurse is brain challenged in the middle of the night!

Language Translator This easy translation website translates simple text to many different languages. It probably doesn't translate a lot of medical terminology but it can help if you have clients that don't speak English.