TheFreeDictionarycom Adds The American Heritage Stedmans Medical Dictionary For Instant Medical Reference



April 21 2005 Farlex Inc publisher of leading online reference site TheFreeDictionarycom today announced the incorporation of Houghton Mifflin's The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary Second Edition into TheFreeDictionarycom's collection of reference works With the addition of The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary users can gain free access to authoritative descriptions of medical conditions medications anatomical terms noted medical personalities and much more The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary is intended for use by healthcare consumers students and professionals as well as anyone who wants to keep up with the burgeoning array of terminology found in today's medical news By staying clear of jargon the dictionary offers fast and concise information whether the user is searching for a description of an overthecounter or prescription medication a medical abbreviation a test procedure a medical research topic or an illness Over 45000 entries from all areas of medicine and healthcare are included Adding The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary is one more step to making TheFreeDictionarycom the most comprehensive reference source on the World Wide Web said Nick Simonov president of Farlex Inc This dictionary is totally uptodate with the latest terms from today's medical headlines It brings clarity to even obscure topics making it invaluable to professionals and laypeople alike In its short existence TheFreeDictionarycom has gained considerable popularity by bringing authoritative reference resources to millions of people worldwide and we are pleased that the XML version of The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary will further add to its highquality offering said David Langevin vice president and director of sales and business development for electronic publishing in Houghton Mifflin Company's Trade Reference Division Users of TheFreeDictionarycom can research medical definitions and topics by typing the desired word or phrase into the search box on the site's home page The site's search engine immediately provides definitions of the word or phrase along with pronunciations tables illustrations related terms and sponsored results as appropriate TheFreeDictionarycom also provides a wealth of other free and valuable research information including a legal dictionary computing dictionary as well as the Columbia Encyclopedia and Wikipedia Encyclopedia The Hutchinson Encyclopedia is also available on a subscription basis For more visit wwwTheFreeDictionarycom About TheFreeDictionarycom Launched in the spring of 2003 wwwTheFreeDictionarycom has quickly grown to become one of the best reference sources on the Web From its beginnings as a simple dictionary of everyday terms TheFreeDictionarycom has incorporated medical legal and computer dictionaries a thesaurus an encyclopedia a literature reference library and a search engine all in one place A prime online vehicle for advertisers wishing to reach active information seekers TheFreeDictionarycom was accessed by more than one hundred million visitors in 2004 About Farlex Inc Farlex Inc wwwfarlexcom is an independent privately held provider of online reference products based in Huntingdon Valley PA Founded in 2004 Farlex Inc provides innovative easytouse reference and learning tools Farlex's flagship websites wwwTheFreeDictionarycom and wwwTheFreeLibrarycom contain about one million pages of books and reference information from the world's most respected sources About Houghton Mifflin Bostonbased Houghton Mifflin Company is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States with more than $1 billion in sales Houghton Mifflin publishes textbooks instructional technology assessments and other educational materials for elementary and secondary schools and colleges It also publishes an extensive line of reference works and awardwinning fiction and nonfiction for adults and young readers and offers computeradministered testing programs and services for the professional and certification markets With origins dating back to 1832 Houghton Mifflin combines a tradition of excellence with a commitment to innovation Visit the companys website wwwhmcocom Contact Taryn Roeder Assistant Director of Publicity Houghton Mifflin Company 6173513818 email protected from spam bots Press Contactnbspnbspnbsp nbspnbspnbsp nbspnbspnbsp nbspnbspnbsp nbspnbspnbsp nbspnbspnbsp Heather Kelly SS Public Relations Inc 7196348274 email protected from spam bots



TheFreeDictionarycom Adds The American Heritage Stedmans Medical Dictionary For Instant Medical Reference