Articles arranged alphabetically and contain brief bibliographies. Numerous cross references. Volume 12 contains name and subject indexes. A comprehensive encyclopedia covering all branches of science and technology. Cross references lead to related topics.
Bibliographies follow most of the longer articles.
Includes approximately 10,000 entries giving formulas, alternate names, physical properties, uses, toxicity data, journal, and patent references. There are miscellaneous tables of abbreviations, isotopes, standard solutions, conversion factors, prescription notation, all chemical symbols used in biology and botany, etc. Includes a formula index and a detailed cross index to alternate names. Oxford Textbook of Medicine 2 vols. Most entries include a definition or description, etiology, symptoms and signs, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.