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The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary. A new and complete dictionary 

 of the terms used in medicine, surgery, dentistry, pharmacy, chemistry and 

 the kindred branches, with their pronunciation, derivation, and definition, 

 including much collateral information of an encyclopedic character. Fourth 

 edition, revised and enlarged. Limp morocco. Pp., 836; 18 illustrations 

 in the text and 29 plates, 28 of which are colored. Price, $4.50. Philadel- 

 phia and London: W. B. Saunders Company, 1906. 



The present revised edition of this work is, like its predecessors, 

 thoroughly up to date. It furnishes to the student in portable form just 

 what he needs and saves the busy practitioner much valuable time. So 

 far as we have been able to ascertain all the new terms have been included 

 and the semi-encyclopaedic character of the work combined with its com- 

 pactness leaves little to be desired. The author's wide experience both 

 as teacher and physician has enabled him to appreciate what is most 

 needed, and with infinite labor he has condensed the information usually 

 only available in an encyclopedia of medicine into 836 octavo pages. 

 The tables and illustrations are such as are of practical value, and printing 

 and binding are in accordance with the general excellence of the work. 



E. C. S. 



Stbhr's Histology Arranged upon an Embryological Basis. By Dr. Frederick T. 

 Lewis. From the twelfth German • edition by Dr. Philipp Stohr. Sixth 

 American edition. Cloth; 450 illustrations in the text, 45 of which are 

 colored. Pp., ix + 434. Price, $3.00. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's Son & 

 Co., 1906. 



Dr. Lewis has proved very successful in continuing Dr. Shaper's Amer- 

 ican edition of Stbhr's Histology. 



The arrangement of the book is good. Following a brief but clear 

 description of the structure and vital phenomena of the cell, 134 pages 

 are devoted to general histology and 248 pages to the special systems. 

 A chapter on technique and an excellent index complete the volume. The 

 distinctive feature of the book is the arrangement upon an embryological 

 basis. The description of the adult tissue, or organ, is preceded by a 

 review of the embryogeny, thus enabling the student to gain a compre- 

 hensive grasp of the subject and to form a logical conception of the 

 significance of the part studied. The value of the book has been further 

 enhanced by the adoption of the newer anatomical nomenclature. The 

 illustrations, of which there are 450, are in general satisfaetoiw, manjr 

 presenting early stages in development. It may be suggested that the 

 study of the brain would be simplified by adding a few illustrations at 

 different levels through the medulla, pons, and crura cerebri. 



The printing is clear, the size of the volume convenient, and the book 

 can be highly recommended to the student. 



H. T. M. 



