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Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

Medical reference by Elsevier

171 ratings
79 reviews
🏥 Medical
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$19.99

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Released
October 27, 2010
Updated
July 9, 2018

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Developer

MobiSystems, Inc.
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Access a comprehensive medical reference with audio pronunciations for a vast range of terms including anatomy, diseases, and drugs. Enhance your learning with customizable themes, advanced search tools, and personalized study features.

✓Audio pronunciations
✓Customizable themes
✓Advanced search tools
✓Keyword lookup
✓Voice search
✓Favorites and custom folders
✓Word-of-the-day
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What users say about Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

Reviews of Dorland’s Medical Dictionary are mostly positive: the Medical app is rated 4.7/5 from 171 App Store ratings. What users like most: comprehensive definitions, useful for medical students. Top complaints: lacks etiologies, no Latin or Greek roots. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Comprehensive definitions
  • 👍Useful for medical students
  • 👍Great for doctors
  • 👍Always has needed info
  • 👍Clear and full-bodied definitions
  • 👍Excellent resource
  • 👍Good educational app
  • 👍Convenient and accessible
  • 👍Recommended reference tool
  • 👍Fast and intuitive searches
  • 👍Concise yet comprehensive definitions
  • 👍Ability to click on words in definitions
  • 👍Good for organizing entries
  • 👍Worth the money

Negative things

  • 👎Lacks etiologies
  • 👎No Latin or Greek roots
  • 👎Almost no photos
  • 👎Very little pronunciation
  • 👎No verbal pronunciation
  • 👎Definitions can be too simple
  • 👎Not comprehensive enough for practitioners
  • 👎Too many difficult terms in definitions
  • 👎Expensive for limited features
  • 👎Poor quality definitions for some terms
  • 👎Limited number of entries
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What's New in Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

10.0.11

July 9, 2018

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. • Four new colorful themes. • Delete and sort entries with Favorites/Recent list. • General bug fixes and improvements.

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User reviews

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Seems good

I've only had it for a short time but seems to be worth the $.
Jjgaph

Needs etiologies

Accurate and comprehensive. Lacks etiologies, a feature that I consider essential. Cannot find Latin or Greek roots of terms.
MPMemmomadun Ptolmey

Great

This apps is very helpful and useful for all medical students.
Please update it with new informations.
KKkhaleed kurdi

Almost no photos. Very disappointing

Not impressed at all. Almost no photos and very little pronunciation
Kksyladhamilton

Med dictionary

Good, certainly adequate. I can’t even fathom all that it has to offer.
HHSMMD
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

App refused to close with nag screen open

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Nag screen for rating is annoying

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Word of the day dialog box poorly labeled

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App not downloading on iPad

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Requested Features

11 requests

Add etiologies

Feature

Include Latin or Greek roots

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Add more photos

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Improve pronunciation audio

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Update with new information

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Add more medical terms

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Allow sorting of folders and entries

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Allow moving entries from 'Recent' to folders

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Provide user ability to sort the order of folders

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Provide user ability to sort entries in folder, either by the alphabet or custom order

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Provide user ability to move entries in "Recent" into folder as in "Favorites"

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FAQ

What kind of medical information does this app provide?

This app provides a comprehensive medical reference covering areas such as anatomy, physiology, diseases, drugs, tests, and procedures. It offers definitions for a wide range of medical terms.

What are the key learning and search features?

Key features include audio pronunciations for most terms, customizable themes for a personalized learning experience, and advanced search tools like autocomplete, keyword lookup, camera search, and voice search. It also offers a 'Fuzzy filter' for spelling correction and wildcards.

How can I organize my learning with this app?

You can organize your learning through features like 'Favorites' to create custom folders of words, a 'Recent list' to review previously looked-up words, and a 'Word-of-the-day' option to learn new vocabulary daily.

Is this app compatible with my device and how is it priced?

The description does not specify device compatibility. Based on the provided data, this application is a paid app and does not contain in-app purchases or ads.