"Stedman's Guide to Idioms brings meaning to the variety of medical language terminology and phrases used in healthcare. It's an essential reference, providing authoritative content with clarity and accuracy for busy medical transcriptionists, students, court reporters, and other professionals who work with medical language. Additionally, this is a must-have resource for those who speak English as their second language, helping readers understand the intricacies of "Americanisms" along with the many informal and slang phrases that are often encountered in medical documentation."--BOOK JACKET