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Posted By: with definition. on 2009-04-13
In Reply to: is there such a thing as... - stressedoutMT

Subject: See inside for link to medical dictionary

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hypomobility

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is there such a thing as... - stressedoutMT
- See inside for link to medical dictionary - with definition.
- As long as the word makes sense, - SM
  - Right! That's what I meant to say! - MTGirl
- I think it's a word. - MTGirl
  - Thank you to ALL who helped. :-). nm. - stressedoutMT

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Link for medical dictionary
Subject: Link for medical dictionary

http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical

Sorry - but do you have a medical dictionary??
Subject: Sorry - but do you have a medical dictionary??

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Not in my medical dictionary...
Subject: Not in my medical dictionary...

so that means they are "made up."

ON-LINE MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Subject: ON-LINE MEDICAL DICTIONARY

Dorland's has a wonderful on-line dictionary for those who cannot afford their own. I use it all the time and am thrilled to be able to share with you all!

http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a-b_00zPzhtm

You MUST get and USE a medical dictionary for this job. Period. nm
Subject: You MUST get and USE a medical dictionary for this job. Period. nm

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Actually, diskectomy is in the medical dictionary....
Subject: Actually, diskectomy is in the medical dictionary....

xx

Medical Dictionary Online has
Subject: Medical Dictionary Online has

I've never had used the word myself, but when it passed my medical spellchecker, I went searching...

Osteoarthritides:
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.

Medical Dictionary Online

Why not try Google or a Medical Dictionary
Subject: Why not try Google or a Medical Dictionary

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According to Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Subject: According to Stedman's Medical Dictionary

pelvi- and pelvo- are both combining forms for pelvis. Did not find either word in my GI/GU Words, but they do have pelvicaliceal, so my guess would be either one is correct. Google comes up with both.

Dorland's Medical Dictionary will verify it for you NM
Subject: Dorland's Medical Dictionary will verify it for you NM

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Fluctuance: Taken from Stedman's Medical dictionary
Subject: Fluctuance: Taken from Stedman's Medical dictionary

fluctuation (fl

k-t

The act of fluctuating.
A wavelike motion felt on palpating a cavity with nonrigid walls, especially one containing fluid. Syn: fluctuance

phyllodes (Dorland's Medical Dictionary) nm
Subject: phyllodes (Dorland's Medical Dictionary) nm

attenuation...onelook.com or a medical dictionary. nm
Subject: attenuation...onelook.com or a medical dictionary. nm

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The American Heritage� Medical Dictionary
Subject: The American Heritage� Medical Dictionary

ver�te�bra (v�rt-br)
n. pl. ver�te�bras or ver�te�brae

Agree with you have always typed pleural as vertebrae, but just wanted to note what this dictionary states.

New home for online medical dictionary
Subject: New home for online medical dictionary

Not sure if I am posting this in the right place, but it does pertain to words so I'm putting it here. Has anyone seen the new site for the online medical dictionary...it's called mondofacto dictionary. I really like the way it is laid out and seems to have a lot more information.

heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm
Subject: heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm

no such word as decubiti. It is decubitus. Look in your medical dictionary. NM
Subject: no such word as decubiti. It is decubitus. Look in your medical dictionary. NM

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http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/decubitus
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tendinitis, as per Stedmans Electronic Medical Dictionary 7.0
Subject: tendinitis, as per Stedmans Electronic Medical Dictionary 7.0

Tendinitis: Because this word is based on the Latin word tendo, with a genitive singular form of tendinis, and a combining form that is therefore tendin, the spelling tendonitis is irregular.

Per Dorland's Medical Dictionary - plural of orifice is "orificia" NM
Subject: Per Dorland's Medical Dictionary - plural of orifice is "orificia" NM

your diagnosis is spelled wrong -- check your medical dictionary,. nm
Subject: your diagnosis is spelled wrong -- check your medical dictionary,. nm

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According to http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/proud+flesh (sm)
Subject: According to http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/proud+flesh (sm)

proud flesh (proud)
n.
The swollen flesh that surrounds a healing wound, caused by excessive granulation.

Per M-W dictionary, see inside.
Subject: Per M-W dictionary, see inside.

Main Entry: cesarean section
Variant(s): or caesarean section
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized C
Etymology: from the legendary association of such a delivery with the Roman cognomen Caesar
: surgical incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring

Dorlands Medical Dictionary says it's Graves' disease - note the apostrophe after the "s
Subject: Dorlands Medical Dictionary says it's Graves' disease - note the apostrophe after the "s" nm

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bedsore..
Subject: bedsore..

and also Stedman's.

It is correct Latin grammar

decubitus, pl. decubiti

In medical language

decubitus ulcer, pl. decubitus ulcerS

Chordee is correct. Dictionary def is inside.
Subject: Chordee is correct. Dictionary def is inside.

chor�dee (k�r'dē', -dā', k�r-dā')
n.

Painful erection and curvature of the penis in gonorrhea or Peyronie's disease.
Ventral curvature of the penis, most apparent on erection, as seen in hypospadias due to congenital shortness of the urethra.

figure-of-4, sm orthopedic dictionary link
Subject: figure-of-4, sm orthopedic dictionary link

http://books.google.ca/books?id=KZvdy9LPDNgC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=%22figure+of+4%22+test+orthopedics&source=bl&ots=qQSOyOztMU&sig=xSCb72jGx2i6ZtZtosNLF0xfBiA&hl=en&ei=yknJSZvEAejfnQe11fGXAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA125,M1

Here is a link to an online medical
Subject: Here is a link to an online medical

dictationary, that way you can look up the definitions.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com

pleural of decubitus is decubitus in Dorlands Medical Dictionary. I have always been typing decubiti
Subject: pleural of decubitus is decubitus in Dorlands Medical Dictionary. I have always been typing decubiti as the pleural. Oops. nm

Found Versaport in Vera Pyle Current Medical Terminology. See inside
Subject: Found Versaport in Vera Pyle Current Medical Terminology. See inside

a trocar system requiring a smaller incision site, reducing risk of hernation and improving cosmetic results. May be he is making up his own word. They do that a lot.

Lloyd's sign. Look in medical dictionary under sign. NM
Subject: Lloyd's sign. Look in medical dictionary under sign. NM

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link for you inside........sm
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http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/default-home.htm?core/preop2/sutures.htm~right

see link inside......
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see link inside
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http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/labs/labc.html

sometimes doing a Google search on the part you know you hear can reap benefits that can't be gotten by others doing the research for you.

good luck.

See link inside
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=+palmar+mental++palmar+grasp

Here you go, link inside
Subject: Here you go, link inside

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22InSync%22%2B%22Medtronic

see link inside
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See link inside.
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http://www.oralcontraceptives.com/hcp/info_uspi.asp

I did find Alora, but don't know if that if your s/l.

T1c pN0(1+) M0 see link inside
Subject: T1c pN0(1+) M0 see link inside

About half way down it will explain the 1+.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/HealthProfessional/page3

see inside link
Subject: see inside link

you may check this out. it talks a lot about antibiotic prophylaxis.

http://www.premierinc.com/quality-safety/tools-services/safety/topics/scip/downloads/scip-qa-10-26-05.pdf

m/s - see useful link inside.
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I really like this online reference. I do have an abbreviations book, but with this one you can look it up by definition if you don't know the abbreviation.

http://www.medilexicon.com/

see link inside
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Maybe bronchiectasis?

Try Z-Pak - see link inside
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azithromycin

See link inside.
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http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Pr1m4JDT8tEJ:www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec16/ch208/ch208a.html+sweaty+adrenergic&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

see link inside but
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I would just put Sinex if that's all he dictated since I work verbatim, also Saunders shows just Sinex.

See link inside.
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I found this interesting on how to tell if it is follow up or follow-up.
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2006/03/follow_up_on_fo.html

see inside link
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http://www.allegromedical.com/wound-care-c541/tendersorb-wet-pruf-abd-pad-8-x-10-p191429.html

Link inside (sm)
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http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?philtrum

see inside for link
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Maybe this will help

May want to try FDA drugs. See link inside.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

Can't link. Sorry! Cut and pasted inside here. nm
Subject: Can't link. Sorry! Cut and pasted inside here. nm

http://www.breasthealthonline.org/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=48939