Developmental Biology

Here was the question: Do you have a dictionary of terms in developmental biology?

Well, I needed more information so I could assess the situation and see which of our sources, if any, would be of some assistance.

She was taking a class in developmental biology at Ferris State (Biology 370), and she had a list of terms she had to define. Her textbook had no glossary (or index, so she claimed), and Webster’s was of no help and neither was a medical dictionary she consulted. When I asked if she had checked our science dictionaries, she told me she wasn’t very familiar with our collection. So I took her over to the area. After looking some of the terms up in a couple of reference books without success, we came across the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. A satisfactory definition was given for the first three terms, and she was off with the book complete her assignment.

Further investigation revealed that we have The Facts on File Dictionary of Biology, a source with longer, less technical definitions. She was grateful for it as well, since there were terms the other dictionary didn't cover.