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looking for a good medical dictionary / spell checker - advice needed


Posted: Oct 26, 2010

I know this has been discussed in the past, but my search did not bring up any current threads so I'm asking again, just in case anything has changed, etc., since the old posts. I am looking for a good medical dictionary/spell checker.  What is your preference? THANKS!! 

Medical Dictionary - medtyper

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Stedman's hands down. In fact all I have are Stedman's reference books.

I am referring to a - computer based program

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...but my brain isn't coming up with the word I'm trying to use.

~Tired MT

Medical Dictionary - medtyper

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Stedman's has an electronic dictionary that you add to Word. Like I said, I love it and all of the Stedman's reference books.

my preference - sm

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I prefer to build my own dictionary using the spellcheck function in Word. I never have to worry about what my dictionary knows, because I am the one teaching it. It's free, and it is as accurate as I am.


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