# Dorland’s Medical Dictionary — Medical reference by Elsevier

> Comprehensive medical dictionary with audio pronunciations and advanced search. (iPhone/iPad app by MobiSystems, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dorlands-medical-dictionary/id399741671 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MobiSystems, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/289579214)
- Category: Medical, Reference
- Price: $19.99
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 170 App Store ratings · 66 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 139 MB
- Languages: Catalan, British English
- Released: 2010-10-27
- Data updated: 2026-09-12
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dorlands-medical-dictionary/id399741671/reviews.md

## What is Dorland’s Medical Dictionary?

Areas include anatomy, physiology, diseases, drugs, tests and procedures and much more. You'll find audio pronunciations and other helpful hints on the majority of terms.

LATEST APP UPDАТES: 
 • Learn in style with any of the four colorful new themes – The colorful layout will turn your learning experience into an enjoyable routine. Customize your dictionary and benefit from the cheerful mood your favorite color brings you.
 • Dive right into the intricacies of the language - With new and convenient Home page, sleeker and more intuitive visual layout, as well as innovations in the speed of searches, you can get to the desired entry faster than ever.

SEARCH TOOLS - quickly find words with the clear, functional, and easy-to-use interface.
Designed to provide the most comprehensive search experience, the dictionary combines several search tools to match or predict what  are you looking for, including:
 • Search autocomplete helps you find words quickly by displaying predictions as you type.
 • Keyword lookup allows you to search within compound words and phrases.
 • Camera search looks up words in the camera viewfinder and displays results in seconds.
 • Voice search helps you find an entry when you don’t know how a word is spelled.

Looking for a specific word but don't know how it's spelled? We've got you covered with our automatic ‘Fuzzy filter’ to correct word spelling, as well as ‘Wild card’ ('*' or '?') to replace a letter or entire parts of a word.

LEARNING TOOLS - engaging features that help you further enhance your vocabulary. Designed to give you freedom to structure your studies, the dictionary combines several learning tools to help you be more organized, including:
 • ‘Favorites’ that allow you to create custom folders with lists of words.
 • Recent list which helps you to easily review looked-up words.
 • Swipe-to-delete functionality in the Recent and Favorites menus. 
 • Word-of-the-day option to teach you a new word every day.

Feel excited by the new word or definition you just learned? Share your discovery with friends on social media, email or any other option available on your device.

## Key features

- Audio pronunciations
- Customizable themes
- Advanced search tools
- Keyword lookup
- Voice search
- Favorites and custom folders
- Word-of-the-day

## What do users think of Dorland’s Medical Dictionary?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 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

**Cons**

- 👎 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

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App refused to close with nag screen open
- Nag screen for rating is annoying
- Word of the day dialog box poorly labeled
- App not downloading on iPad

**Most requested features**

- Add etiologies
- Include Latin or Greek roots
- Add more photos
- Improve pronunciation audio
- Update with new information
- Add more medical terms
- Allow sorting of folders and entries
- Allow moving entries from 'Recent' to folders
- Provide user ability to sort the order of folders
- Provide user ability to sort entries in folder, either by the alphabet or custom order
- Provide user ability to move entries in "Recent" into folder as in "Favorites"

## Recent user reviews (10 of 66)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dorlands-medical-dictionary/id399741671/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Needs etiologies

*2025-10-27, version 10.0.11*

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

### 5/5 — Great

*2024-11-20, version 10.0.11*

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

### 1/5 — Almost no photos. Very disappointing

*2024-05-11, version 10.0.11*

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

### 5/5 — Med dictionary

*2023-09-13, version 10.0.11*

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

### 5/5 — Amazing App!

*2023-07-22, version 10.0.11*

Best in the business for medical terminology.

### 5/5 — Recommended for medical students & doctors

*2023-07-05*

Very nice dictionary , recommended for every medical student & doctor.

### 5/5 — Always an answer

*2022-12-30, version 10.0.11*

Thanks

### 5/5 — Excellent resource

*2022-12-10, version 10.0.11*

Very useful

### 5/5 — Educational

*2022-05-21, version 10.0.11*

Very good educational app for medicine.

### 5/5 — Convenient

*2022-01-27, version 10.0.11*

Always has what I need!

## Frequently asked questions about Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.0.11 — 2018-07-09

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.

### 10.0.3 — 2017-10-18

• iOS 11 support!
• Complete visual redesign 
• New Home view for quick access to the most frequently used functions
• Now Swipe to delete entries from the Favorites and Recent menus
• Navigate the Word of the Day entries by swiping 
• Recently viewed entries will appear at the top of the search field  
• Bug fixes

### 8.5.4 — 2017-02-07

NEW! Invite friends - Share the app with your friends and let them know about this great reference tool! 
NEW! Shortcuts for iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S+ and iPhone7 users only:
* invite and share with friends;
* review 'Word of the day' entries;
* access the camera look-up feature; 
* search within the extensive database of the dictionary.

### 8.2.9 — 2016-10-05

* Optimized for iOS 10!
* Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 8.0.5 — 2015-07-09

* Completely redesigned user experience for faster navigation
* New camera search feature looks up words in your camera's viewfinder
* Ability to share word definitions via installed apps on your device
* Fun ‘Word of the Day’ feature
* Performance improvements

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