Medical Dictionary by Farlex

Name: Medical Dictionary by Farlex
Rating: 4.8 (6851 reviews)
Author: Farlex, Inc.

By: Farlex, Inc. App

Healthcare Terminology

Overview

Version:

6.0.1

Last updated: 2025-11-14

Features & Capabilities

Medical Dictionary by Farlex brings a trusted medical terminology reference straight to Chrome. Access 180,000+ medical terms, 40,000+ offline entries, and 50,000+ audio pronunciations with images from leading publishers, all in one convenient extension.

Powerful search and study tools include advanced search (starts with, ends with, contains, wildcard), unlimited bookmarks, recent searches, and search suggestions. It's designed for doctors, nurses, students, and healthcare consumers who need fast, authoritative definitions, offline when you need them and shareable across apps.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Accessibility

By:

Farlex, Inc.

Rating:

4.80

(6,851) 11 new ratings

Version:

6.0.1 Last updated: 2025-11-14

Version code:

879735624

Creation date:

2015-08-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

35.13MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 22,103 ▼ 113

Other rankings

#16 in reference keyword 33 ▲ 6

Other platforms

Medical Dictionary by Farlex (v6.0)

607,965 4.58

(8,602)

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Farlex, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/medical-dictionary-by-farlex/id1015991271

Website:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com

User Reviews

Overall, reviewers praise the app for deep, comprehensive medical terminology and its usefulness for students and clinicians, with fast, forgiving search, offline access, and handy features like favorites and links. Common drawbacks include ads and paywalls, incomplete term coverage, no audio pronunciation, and poor handling of misspellings. It's a solid reference when internet is unavailable, but monetization and pronunciation features could be improved.

Pros

Comprehensive and depthful: thorough medical terminology with detailed definitions, serving as a trusted medical reference.
Easy to use with fast, forgiving search (partial-word/one-letter search) and helpful features like hyperlinks, sharing, and favorites.
Widely useful for students and professionals (medical education, billing/coding, clinical practice, translations).
Offline access: works off-grid, handy when internet is unavailable.
Broad term coverage and reliability as a reference used in practice.

Cons

Ads are pervasive and disruptive during use.
Some content is paywalled or requires a small in-app payment to access premium features.
Coverage is not exhaustive; not all medical terms are included.
No audio pronunciation feature; pronunciation guidance is missing and requested by users.
Misspellings can disrupt search; limited handling of incorrect/partial spellings.