Taber’s 25 unlocks the language of healthcare with over 75,000 terms, vivid illustrations, and streamlined entries on diagnoses, treatments, and patient care. Designed for both classroom and clinical use, it integrates audio pronunciations and online resources to support professional practice.
Taber’s brings meanings to life.
 
The all-in-one, go-to source for classroom, clinical, and beyond.
Put the language of nursing, medicine, and the healthcare professions at your fingertips—anywhere and everywhere, Taber’s 25 is the all-in-one, go-to source in the classroom, clinical, and beyond.
 
Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, a team of expert consulting editors and consultants representing nearly every health care profession ensures that the content reflects today’s most current and relevant information.
 
See what students and practitioners are saying about the previous edition…
Five Stars! “What every medical student, student nurse, paramedic student, and medical professional should have.”—Kelly, Online Reviewer
 
Five Stars! Best medical dictionary!
“I absolutely love this medical dictionary! It is worth the price. I bought the other cheaper one and have to say compared to this one it is disappointing. Spend the money and get this! You won’t regret it!!!”—Online Reviewer
 
Great book! “The Taber’s medical dictionary is the best out there. It's good to know that I can look in the dictionary and get the information that I need on a medical condition. Thank you Taber’s.”—Marilyn H., Online Reviewer
 
Everything a Nursing Student Needs “My school did not recommend this book, but I remembered this book from LPN school and how much it helped with care planning. It’s much easier to carry than all the textbooks to clinicals too! Love this newest version too!!”—Melissa A. B., Online Reviewer
 
Nursing school life saver. “This book has been a great for my clinical experience databases. I love how it's broken into sections for easy access and understanding. My school offers an electronic edition for free to us, but I like hard copy books.”—P.M., Online Reviewer
 
Gotta Have It! “I have thoroughly used this dictionary already in my schooling! I am sure it will help me in many days to come.”—Christina M., Online Reviewer
 
Great book. “I use it for nursing school during my clinicals and it is perfect.”—Online Reviewer
 

• 75,000+ terms—Put the language of health care at your fingertips in class, clinical, and practice.
• Full-color illustrations—Make often complex concepts easier to understand with detailed illustrations of anatomy and physiology, and photographs of diseases and disorders that focus on their distinguishing features.
• Tools for clinical success—Integrate must-have information when you need it.
• Patient Care Statements—Summaries detailing assessment, treatment, and patient teaching requirements
• Caution/Safety Statements—An easy-to-find icon highlighting information critical to safe patient care
• Disease/Disorder Entries—Concise descriptions summarizing diagnosis, signs and symptoms, etiology, treatments, and prognosis
• Resources online at FADavis.com—Tap into a wealth of learning resources and professional tools.
• 30,000 Audio pronunciations—Your source for building speaking confidence
• Appendices—Rarely memorized information, including normal reference laboratory values and prefixes, suffices, and combining forms, as well as abbreviations, symbols, and units of measurement, documentation system definitions, and translations of common healthcare terms and phrases in English, French, and Spanish