English-Japanese Dictionary of Medical Science

With 132,000 terms, this is the most up-to-date English-Japanese dictionary of medical science, with the largest collection of medically-related terms. The dictionary's wide-ranging collection of entries includes not only technical terms from different fields, but also general medical terms, abbreviations, and slang. Each entry has a highly reliable translation, and also includes a concise yet accurate explanation. Because the dictionary includes a Japanese-English cross-reference table, it can also be used as a Japanese-English medical dictionary. The dictionary contains the latest terms, reflecting the progress of medicine, including entries for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Norovirus, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells, prepandemic vaccines, etc.

Chief editor: Ishida Nakao