You are holding in your hands a unique publication - the modern Great Medical Encyclopedia created in the best traditions of book publishing. Created by an experienced team of specialists, it contains descriptions of more than one and a half thousand diseases, various pathologies, symptoms and syndromes. This well-illustrated book will help you clarify the correct diagnosis, find out the cause of the disease, as well as the need for research, and recommend optimal methods of treatment and prevention. For ease of use, the encyclopedia is equipped with a detailed dictionary of medical terms and an alphabetical index. The publication is intended both for specialists - doctors of various specialties, students of medical institutes, and for the widest range of readers. Our encyclopedia should be in every home!