Cumulative Index Medicus
Cu·mu·la·tive In·dex Med·i·cus
collection of medical literature, published annually, which began in the U.S. Army Surgeon General's office at the end of the U.S. Civil War. It has been taken over by the National Library of Medicine and has evolved into a database called MEDLINE.
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Cu·mu·la·tive In·dex Med·i·cus
(kyūm'yū-lă-tiv in'deks med'i-kŭs)Collection of medical literature, published annually, which began in the U.S. Army Surgeon General's office at the end of the U.S. Civil War in 1865. It has been taken over by the National Library of Medicine and has evolved into a database called MEDLINE.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012