Birkhauser Dictionary of Human Biology - Birkhauser Worterbuch der Humanbiologie; English-German/Deutsch-English (Reuter, P., and Reuter, Ch., eds., Birkhauser Verlag AG, Basel-Berlin-Boston, 2000, 1008 p.)

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The “Birkhauser Dictionary of Human Biology” of 2000 is the most comprehensive English-German/Deutsch-English dictionary on the international market. More then 60,000 entries and subentries with some 150,000 translations and an extensive appendix with abbreviations, terminologia anatomica, and important figures provide users with an unrivaled coverage of medical, biological, and related bioscientific areas. The dictionary excels through a harmonious synthesis of biomedical and general bilingual dictionaries, making it the ideal choice for users from both scientific and linguistic fields. Unlike other, more basic technical dictionaries, the “Birkhauser Dictionary of Human Biology” is marked by a first class linguistic and lexicographic treatment and offers additional features, such as syllabification and pronunciation that help in achieving a very high user friendliness and user satisfaction.

Since 1989 the authors have built up the most comprehensive medical and scientific bilingual database. Peter and Christine Reuter, physician and translator by professions, lived and worked in the United Kingdom for ten years before moving to Florida, USA. They have already published more than a dozen dictionaries and CD-ROMs. Reviews of these dictionaries in German and international journals have been outstanding (“Reuter/Reuter volumes will prove indispensible for medical translators...” Per. N. Dohler, American Translators Association, Chronicle) and it is certain that the new “Birkhauser Dictionary of Human Biology” will be the standard for all bilingual biomedical dictionaries.

A. V. Medvedev

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