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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary with Audio

API Product Description

This up-to-date dictionary of medical terms and definitions is designed for health-care professionals or anyone who needs explanations of current medical vocabulary. More than 60,000 entries. Pronunciations provided for most entries. Covers the latest brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.

Data features available in this reference:

• Definitions
• Pronunciation symbols
• Audio pronunciations
• Illustrations
• Spelling suggestions

Formats available:

• XML
• JSON (Coming soon)

Query options:

• Keyword: main headword

API Request URL

XML: http://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/medical/xml/doctor?key=[YOUR KEY GOES HERE]

Example XML Response

<entry id="{h,1}doctor"> <hw> ¹doc&#xB7;tor</hw> <pr> <span class="unicode">&#x02C8;</span>d&#x00E4;k-t&#x0259;r</pr> <sound> <wav>doctor01.wav</wav> <wpr>!d@k-tur</wpr> </sound> <fl>noun</fl> <def> <sensb> <sens> <sn>1 a</sn> <dt>a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD) conferred by a university</dt> </sens> <sens> <sn>b</sn> <dt>a person awarded an honorary doctorate by a college or university</dt> </sens> </sensb> <sensb> <sens> <sn>2</sn> <dt>a person skilled or specializing in healing arts</dt> <sd>especially</sd> <dt>one (as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian) who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practice</dt> </sens> </sensb> </def> </entry>

Documentation

• XML tag description
• DTD
• Example XSL for converting XML to HTML (Coming soon)
• Audio Pronunciations and Illustration APIs

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