Brain & Spinal Injury Definitions

http://www.waiting.com/glossary.html – this is the website with useful information for family members of a person who is in a coma. In addition to this glossary there is much more information on coma and coming out of a coma.

http://www.tr.wou.edu/tbi/glossary.htm – this glossary is on the Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network. This site also has an excellent resource list and bibliography of books available on brain injury.

In addition to these brain injury specific glossaries, there are many medical dictionaries available online that might be a useful resource as well. The two listed below are given as suggested starting points.

http://www.tabers.com/default.jsp – this is the website for Tabers Medical Dictionary. You can register for a free ten day trial, and use the online dictionary for free. Tabers is a commonly used Medical Dictionary.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html – this is an online encyclopedia offered by the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the National Institutes of Health