And you still do not know that in LATIN

Posted By: aw on 2008-11-05
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Subject: And you still do not know that in LATIN

it is

ONE DECUBITUS

TWO DECUBITI.

Your problem is: It start with S and ends with d.

I am not interested in your life story.

It is you who started with the insults.

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Are you sure he isn't just bad at Latin?
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Maybe he is trying to say incontinencia and following it with fluvio, which could be translated stream. But I do not see that this is correct Latin use.

mcg and kg are Latin? nm
Subject: mcg and kg are Latin? nm

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In Latin
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the word feteor means foul, but that is of little help. I will look for my dental dictionary, but it may take a while.

that's most probably it, no Latin there...nm
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Never mix latin with English, no???
Subject: Never mix latin with English, no???

"per os" is the Latin, and
Subject: "per os" is the Latin, and

is abbreviated p.o.

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You do not mix Latin and English, so
Subject: You do not mix Latin and English, so

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Latin abbreviation help
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Doctor dictates "q.Monday, Wednesday and Friday x 6 weeks". Is this the correct way to write this?

Latin abbreviation help
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Thanks so much!

going by my 6 years of latin...
Subject: going by my 6 years of latin...

"sine" means "without"

so herpes "sine" rash might mean herpes without the usual rash that comes along with it... never heard it used in English, but hope this helps...

Or femoralis if they're using the Latin. nm
Subject: Or femoralis if they're using the Latin. nm

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They both mean the same thing. One is Greek, the other Latin. nm
Subject: They both mean the same thing. One is Greek, the other Latin. nm

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Subject: Per BOS, 50 mcg/kg per minute - do not mix Latin and English.

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Sorry that is the Latin, should be transcribed in toto
Subject: Sorry that is the Latin, should be transcribed in toto

Ha ha..it would be very like this doctor to pull some Latin on me :) Thx so much!
Subject: Ha ha..it would be very like this doctor to pull some Latin on me :) Thx so much!

I think mixed Latin and English is becoming more common....see BOS pg 146. I am not sure if it is co
Subject: I think mixed Latin and English is becoming more common....see BOS pg 146. I am not sure if it is correct or now, but it does not seem to be discouraged.

I use it both ways and I have never had a response from QA on either.

Can find aequalis as Latin for even, level, etc. Maybe you can take it from there. nm
Subject: Can find aequalis as Latin for even, level, etc. Maybe you can take it from there. nm

Sulcus is Latin for groove, furrow, or trench
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this is used in medical terminology quite often. Sulci is the pleural form of sulcus.

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Subject: mcg and kg are Latin terms, minute is English word

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Subject: One is Latin (mucous) which is the adjective and one is French (mucus) which is a noun.

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