7 JANUARY 1837, Page 23

The Medical Vocabulary is addressed to students and non- professional

persons. Its object is to explain the meaning of medical terms ; to impress them better on the memory by ex- plaining the sense of their derivations, whether simple or com- pound; and by marking the accents and quantities of the sylla- bles, to serve as a guide to the pronunciation of the words. When we consider the number, the strained meanings, the pedantic character, and the daily application of medical terms, the use of such a volume is undeniable : and the present one seems to pos- sess all the qualities to be expected in such a work,—being portable, explicit, and sufficient.