Black's Medical Dictionary (42nd ed, 2010, ISBN978-1-4081-0419-4) is a comprehensive medical dictionary featuring definitions of medical terms, concepts and conditions, published by A & C Black Publishers. It was first published in 1906, and is now in its forty-second edition. It is considered a simplified home reference for medical terms.[1] According to the publisher, It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams.
The latest edition contains new and expanded sections on:
On April 1, 2010, Bloomsbury Academic & Professional became the new U.S. publisher of A&C Black titles. Distribution continues through Macmillan Publishers.[2]