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Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
What it is
Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary is a free web resource for searching medical terms and abbreviations. Readers can also browse entries alphabetically through A–Z and 0–9. Merriam-Webster presents it as a way to build medical vocabulary and become a more informed health-care consumer, describing the content as an up-to-date, comprehensive medical dictionary. Access is available on the web, Android, and iOS. The Dictionary & Thesaurus app provides Medical, Legal, and Kids dictionary definitions through an in-app subscription. Listed app features include offline access, voice search, vocabulary quizzes, favorites, and search history. Users can search by text or voice, and favorites can sync between devices. Merriam-Webster identifies itself as an Encyclopaedia Britannica company supported by professional dictionary editors and writers.
For and against
For
- Free web search for medical terms
- Alphabetical browsing includes A–Z and 0–9
- Available on Android, iOS, and web
- App supports offline and voice search
- Favorites can sync between devices
Against
- Medical, Legal, and Kids access uses subscription
- Third-party advertising is used on services
The verdict
Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary provides free web lookup and browsing, with broader app access through a subscription. Mobile users get additional search, offline, and study tools, but the subscription price is unstated.
Who it suits
This dictionary suits people building medical vocabulary or looking up healthcare terminology. It also suits mobile users who want dictionary access with search and study features.
Plans and prices
Medical Dictionary website
Search and browse medical terms and abbreviations
Read 11 Oct 2026 · merriam-webster.com
Medical Dictionary app access
Available through a subscription in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary app; includes Medical, Legal, and Kids definitions
Read 11 Oct 2026 · merriamwebster.freshdesk.com
On the record
- Advertising
- The privacy policy says Merriam-Webster uses third-party providers to display advertising, including interest-based or behavioral advertising, on its services.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- App access
- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary app provides access to its Medical, Legal, and Kids dictionaries through an in-app purchase.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- App features
- The Dictionary & Thesaurus app lists offline access, voice search, vocabulary quizzes, favorites, and search history among its features.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- App platforms
- The apps page links to the App Store and Google Play, and lists iOS and Android premium versions of its Dictionary & Thesaurus app.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- App search
- The app supports word lookup through its search bar or voice search.merriamwebster.freshdesk.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Browse
- Users can browse medical dictionary entries alphabetically from A to Z and 0–9.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Merriam-Webster says personal information is stored in AWS’s US East region, with backups in US West and Singapore.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Dictionary content
- Merriam-Webster describes it as an up-to-date, comprehensive medical dictionary.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The app can sync favorite words between devices, and its Medical Dictionary definitions are accessed within the app’s word-search results.apps.apple.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The site invites users to build medical vocabulary and become informed health-care consumers.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Merriam-Webster says it is an Encyclopaedia Britannica company and has provided language information for more than 180 years.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Merriam-Webster says its Dictionary & Thesaurus app provides access to its Medical, Legal, and Kids dictionaries with an in-app purchase.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- Merriam-Webster's Help page links to FAQ pages for its iPhone and iPad apps and its Android apps.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The Medical Dictionary subscription price is not stated on the Merriam-Webster pages opened.merriamwebster.freshdesk.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Payment processing
- The privacy policy says payment card information is typically entered directly into a PCI/DSS-compliant payment processor and is not processed or stored by Merriam-Webster itself.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Merriam-Webster says it does not sell personal information and shares it only with third parties facilitating its services as described in its privacy policy.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Publisher
- Merriam-Webster says it is an Encyclopaedia Britannica company and that its products and services are backed by a team of professional dictionary editors and writers.merriam-webster.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The Medical Dictionary lets users search medical terms and abbreviations and browse entries alphabetically.merriam-webster.com · read 11 Oct 2026
