Medical Dictionaries

The same software may be available from more than one vendor

Visit the vendor's websites for information about availability for Palm OS or Windows Mobile.

Stedman's
Definitions more technical and useful than Taber's (Dalhousie)

Skyscape – Stedman's Concise Medical Dictionary (4th edition)
Number of terms: 48,000
Size: Palm OS: 7.9 mb, Pocket PC: 13.0 mb
Price: $39.95 US

Lexi-Comp – Stedman's Concise Medical Dictionary (4th edition)
Number of terms: 48,000
Size: Palm OS: 4.3 mb, Pocket PC: 9.2 mb
Price: $35.00 US

Skyscape – Stedman's Medical Dictionary (27th edition)
Number of terms: 102,000
Size: Palm OS: 14.4 mb, Pocket PC: 21.2 mb
Price: $49.95 US
Larger than many users will require

Stedman's – Book & PDA combination
Number of terms: 102,000
Size: Palm OS: 14.4 mb, Pocket PC: 21.2 mb (Skyscape version)
Price: $64.95 US
Site offers a free online dictionary

Dorland's
Fewer terms than Taber's (user report)

Skyscape – Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary
Number of terms: 55,000
Palm OS: 6.9 mb, Pocket PC: 13.4 mb
Price: $39.95 US

Taber's
Definitions more superficial than Stedman's (Dalhousie); May be more suitable for allied health personnel

Davis – Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (20th Edition)
Number of terms: 56,000
Palm OS: 10.0 mb, Pocket PC: 17.5 mb
Price: $49.95 US
Publishers website offers the Unbound Medicine version (used to be Skyscape)

Unbound Medicine – Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (20th edition)
Number of terms: 56,000
Palm OS: 11 mb, Pocket PC: 11 mb
Price: $49.95 US

Skyscape – Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (19th edition)
Number of terms: 55,000
Palm OS: 10 mb, Pocket PC: 17.5 mb
Price: $49.95 US
Memory Card version: $94.95

Franklin – Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (19th edition)
Number of terms: 55,000
Palm OS: 5.3 mb, Pocket PC: 5.3 mb
Price: $49.95 US
Smaller memory requirements than other vendors – query size accuracy

Beiks

Beiks Medical Dictionary
Number of terms: 38,000
Palm OS: 2.8 mb, Pocket PC: 2.8
Price: $29.95 US
Uses Bdicty reader software
Small size may be suitable for older PDAs with limited memory

Other Medical Dictionaries

Medical Eponyms (Andrew Yee)
List of medical eponyms (medical terms named for a person, such as Alzheimer's Disease)
Free download for Palm OS and Pocket PC

Lexi-Com – Medical Abbreviations
Number of terms: 16,000 abbreviations, acronyms
Palm OS: 1.7 mb, Pocket PC: 2.0 mb
Price: $35.00 US
Seems over-priced compared to other products

Reviews of Medical Dictionaries

Dalhousie – Medical Dictionaries
Review of medical dictionaries