Beiks, a publisher of reference and educational software, has created a Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary for BlackBerry handheld devices. The dictionary contains the largest database of medical, pharma, biotech, and agrochemical abbreviations and their meanings in the world.

Features include:

  • English descriptions of over 46,000 medical abbreviations
  • Rich, detailed abbreviation definitions
  • Simple and convenient program interface
  • Offline dictionary database – always in coverage and no data transfer charges
  • Very high dictionary compression ratio
  • Easy installation

The Beiks website says that this is a must have for doctors, pharmacists, scientists, health care professionals, students, and academics.