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Where is a "dictionary" of medical phrases like "end-diastolic dimension"? Searching/texts don't work so far:(

I can often find definitions of single words, but try a search of that term once...all you'll see are scientific papers using the term in a complex setting of way too much jargon. It's hard to find definitions of "phrases" in textbooks too. I'm sure someone has been in the same boat. Where can you get more information on stuff like that without taking a whole heart physiology class or reading a whole textbook cover to cover or finding an expert in the field? I'm sure if I read enough of these papers I'll figure out what it is, but there must be some dictionary or encyclopedia (and I've checked online encyclopedias) that would be able to help understand complex terms like that. Until then I'll keep reading these papers until I find one with a nice diagram or picture that gives me a clue as to what stuff like that is. Thanks a million if anyone has a good idea.

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1. Aaron - some times all you can do is keep reading until you figure out what some words mean. Good Luck!!!
2. uh what?
3. try some of these www.webmd.com www.md.com