black's medical dictionary black's medical dictionary black's medical dictionary (42nd ed, 2010, isbn 978-1-4081-0419-4) is a comprehensive medical dictionary featuring definitions of medical terms, concepts and conditions, published by a & c black publishers. it was first published in 1906, and is now in its forty-second edition. it is considered a simplified home reference for medical terms. according to the publisher, it contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams. black's medical dictionary: 42nd edition 29th edition 1971editorharvey marcovitchcountryunited stateslanguageenglishgenremedical, dictionaries & terminologypublished1906media typeprint (hardcover)pages848 pp (42nd edition)isbn9780713689020 the latest edition contains new and expanded sections on: hpv vaccine monoclonal antibodies fibroid treatment endoscopy and laparoscopy coronary angioplasty mrsa and stem cell research on april 1, 2010, bloomsbury academic & professional became the new u.s. publisher of a&c black titles. distribution continues through macmillan publishers. list of editors john dixon comrie 1906 (1st edition) – 1942 (17th edition) h. a. clegg 1944 (18th edition) w. a. r. thomson 1948 (19th edition) – 1984 (34th edition) c. w. h. havard 1987 (35th edition) – 1990 (36th edition) gordon macpherson 1992 (37th edition) – 2002 (40th edition) harvey marcovitch 2005 (41st edition) -