According to Taber's, opposition is the ability to
Posted By: wannie on 2006-03-21
In Reply to: okay you smarter-than-me MTs out there - dummy
Subject: According to Taber's, opposition is the ability to
move the thumb into contact with the other fingers. Apposition is the condition of being side by side or fitted together. 
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in my old Taber's,
Subject: in my old Taber's,
there is proteuria, same thing as proteinuria.
According to my Taber's, it can be either scrota or scrotums. sm
Subject: According to my Taber's, it can be either scrota or scrotums. sm
Of course it is the 1989 edition, but I should think it still applicable.
Look it up again. It's not opposition, it's apposition.
Subject: Look it up again. It's not opposition, it's apposition.
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how do you tell difference between opposition and apposition NM
Subject: how do you tell difference between opposition and apposition NM
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limited IN opposition and abduction nm
Subject: limited IN opposition and abduction nm
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Books are always good. Dorland's is huge and expensive. The Taber's is cheaper and handy. nm
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I agree, I think if you add "in" in front of opposition, the sentence reads just fine.
Subject: I agree, I think if you add "in" in front of opposition, the sentence reads just fine.
No, doc was referring to ability to eat
Subject: No, doc was referring to ability to eat
The previous sentence had talked about having a swallow study and having dysphagia, so I am sure the word did not refer to word-finding or memory impairment. Doc very clearly stated "pneumestic" -- I just cannot find anything that closely resembles that word, and I sure don't know where QA got it from.
my guess is something like replicative ability
Subject: my guess is something like replicative ability
cut off my word - ability to speak...nm
Subject: cut off my word - ability to speak...nm
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s/l *shandus* ability scale...sm
Subject: s/l *shandus* ability scale...sm
Psych patient. Rates herself a 6, 6, and 6 on *_____* ability scale.
THANKS!
I really need to order the Stedman's psych word book.
Perhaps community ability scale -
Subject: Perhaps community ability scale -
anhedonia: The absence of pleasure or the ability to experience it.
Subject: anhedonia: The absence of pleasure or the ability to experience it.
scotopia ? The ability to see in darkness or dim light; dark-adapted vision
Subject: scotopia ? The ability to see in darkness or dim light; dark-adapted vision
Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach's ability to empty its contents is impaired,
Subject: Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach's ability to empty its contents is impaired,
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