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Title: Merriam-Webster's Medical Audio Dictionary
Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Springfield, MA
Available: January 1998 (Copyright 1997). ISBN: 0-87779-461-8
Price: $39.95
Merriam-Webster Inc. has produced a medical dictionary CD-ROM that includes a single compact disk (CD) compatible with both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. The application is very "user-friendly", and within a matter of minutes it was fully installed and ready to go.
The application is comparable in content to traditional paperback or hardcover medical dictionaries but has the distinct advantage of audio pronunciation. This is a great benefit, especially to the beginning student who might be reticent in classroom discussions because of the fear of mispronouncing these new words in this "foreign" language of medicine. There are at least three different pleasant, professional sounding voices used to demonstrate the pronunciations, which are dear and include multiple forms of the word or phrase. Words are pronounced in American English and words with multiple acceptable pronunciations and variations are also articulated. This helps the listener to understand that there is not necessarily only one correct pronunciation.
The cost of this package is slightly higher than the average paperback medical dictionary, but is actually equal in cost, or less expensive than, some hardcover medical dictionaries. The text is comparable to...