To replace memorization by understanding in a consistent manner and style, an electronic medical and biomedical thesaurus was complied by a single author (W. Wertelecki, M.D.). The software draws from the extensive contents of an encyclopedic dictionary with and emphasis on etymology and ideas in words drawn from any language, mythology and other sources needed to show the roots and ideas in medical and biomedical nomenclature.

As a strategy to help students gain vocabulary and prep for better verbal scores, the computer search engine displays "a word of the day" or seeks a term at any time. Etymology expanded by ideas in words makes professional life easier and richer. It is also fun for linguaphiles to gaze at unexpected dimensions as for instance found in

media - intermediary - medic - medicine    and related ideas in
measure - meditate - meddler - medium - the goddess Meditrina - medulla
 
Visit Pandora's Word Box and Word Server

• Designed for PC use, and not adopted - adapted from the printed media
• Displays word ideas and roots - at random - at any time
• Edutainment, designed to entertain physicians and biomedical linguaphiles
• An encyclopedic electronic dictionary used by students
• Compiled to build a medical and biomedical vocabulary
• Used to boost verbal scores or to prepare for college exams
• Of interest to medical students and premed students facing an MCAT exam
• For interns, residents, physicians, educators, biologists, geneticists and others

4/Dec/97

February 12, 2001