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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Following are the dictionaries and encyclopedias we have that are useful for research in medicine.

Encyclopedias can be a great source of background information for your topic and can help you find words to use for further research.

You will find books with SEL Ref in front of the call number on the 2nd floor of the library in the reference section, or ask for help at the 2nd floor reference desk.

  • American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia  
    SEL Ref Desk RC81.A2 A497 2003
  • Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution  
    SEL Ref QP 34.5.M24 2005
  • Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development  
    SEL Ref QP 84 .C26 1998
  • Concise Dictionary of Biomedicine and Molecular Biology  
    SEL Ref R 121.J86 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs  
    SEL Ref RM 316.M555 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health  
    UCSB Only
    SEL Ref RA 564.8 .E63 2007
  • Encyclopedia of AIDS  
    SEL Ref RA 644.A25 E5276 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Biostatistics  
    UCSB Only
    SEL Ref RA 409.E53 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Cancer  
    UCSB Only
  • Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects  
    SEL Ref RB 155.5 W96 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Health and Aging  
    SEL Ref RA 777.6.E534 2007
  • Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures  
    UCSB Only
  • Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior  
    SEL Ref R 726.5.E53 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Human Biology  
    SEL Ref QP 11.E53 1997
  • Encyclopedia of the Human Brain  
    SEL Ref QP 376.E586 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Immunology  
    SEL Ref QR 180.4.E53 1998
  • Encyclopedia of Life Sciences  
    UCSB Only
    SEL Ref QH 302.5.E53 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology  
    SEL Ref RA 418.E354 2004
  • Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences  
    SEL Ref RC 344.E52 2003
  • Encyclopedia of Neuroscience  
    UCSB Only
  • Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health  
    SEL Ref RA 784.R646 2003
  • Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders  
    SEL Ref RC 552.E18 C37 2006
  • Encyclopedia of Pain  
    UCSB Only
  • Encyclopedia of Public Health [Macmillan/Gale]  
    SEL Ref RA 423.E53 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Public Health [Springer]  
    UCSB Only
  • Encyclopedic Reference of Molecular Pharmacology  
    SEL Ref RM 301.65.E53 2004
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine  
    SEL Ref R 733.G34 2005
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine  
    SEL Ref RC 41.G35 2006
  • Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology  
    SEL Ref QR 180.4 C78 2003
  • Magill's Medical Guide  
    SEL Ref RC 41.M34 2008
  • Stedman’s Medical Dictionary  
    SEL Ref Desk R 121.A53 2002
  • Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering  
    SEL Ref R 856.A3 W55 2006
  • Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine  
    SEL Ref QH 506.W535 2002
 

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