Biology

Use authoritative reference sources to determine the meaning of terms and concepts. 

• Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
• Concise Encyclopaedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• A Dictionary of Biology - from Oxford Reference
• Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology, 2nd ed.
• Dictionary of Microbiology & Molecular Biology
• MedGen - MedGen, from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, is a portal to information about conditions and phenotypes related to Medical Genetics. Terms and concepts serve as a gateway to gene-related information.
• Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed.
• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 

In addition to the authoritative reference sources listed above you may find explanations of medical terms and biological terms and processes on reputable sites by doing a Google search. Be sure to examine the site for authority and prefer sites that have research areas in health, medicine, the environment, and other areas of biology. Examples: National Institutes of Health, Society for Leukocyte Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.