Thanks but it sounds like the doc is using this word as an adjective.
Posted By: ss on 2008-10-10
In Reply to: found this for you - Cmsg
Subject: Thanks but it sounds like the doc is using this word as an adjective.
That is why I am questioning the pyodermous? in nature. Pyodermas in nature does not seem right to me. Still not sure. I will send for QA. Thanks again.
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maybe using the word quartet as an adjective?
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Subject: It is possible if doc is just using the word as an adjective describing any associated pain.
Exactly - "You see everyday people every day." One word = adjective. nm
Subject: Exactly - "You see everyday people every day." One word = adjective. nm
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corticated is listed in Webster's Universal as an adjective. So, yes, it is a legitimate word.
Subject: corticated is listed in Webster's Universal as an adjective. So, yes, it is a legitimate word. nm
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it sounds like the word has a S sound it it
Subject: it sounds like the word has a S sound it it
Word help... sounds like ossiate
Subject: Word help... sounds like ossiate
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you need to do a sounds like.. what does the word sound like?
Subject: you need to do a sounds like.. what does the word sound like?
Help with what sounds like a french word to me. sm
Subject: Help with what sounds like a french word to me. sm
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Subject: Word sounds like "Citro-K". Thank you. nm
Any idea of what the word sounds like
Subject: Any idea of what the word sounds like
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Subject: Sounds like a made-up word
Sounds like he means small protein in the urine and is just making up his own word, as they frequently do :-)
Just sounds like a stutter over the word dose to me. nm
Subject: Just sounds like a stutter over the word dose to me. nm
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simply the word "fills" would fit your sounds like... nm
Subject: simply the word "fills" would fit your sounds like... nm
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Subject: word that sounds like de-hiss-ance
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Any idea what the word begins with or sounds like?
Subject: Any idea what the word begins with or sounds like?
the sounds are similar, but the word doesn't fit.
Subject: the sounds are similar, but the word doesn't fit.
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Subject: Word help, sounds like "cautious" IV fluids
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Thanks to all - I always need to remember it could always be an acronym that sounds like a word, so
Subject: Thanks to all - I always need to remember it could always be an acronym that sounds like a word, so
I started typing letters w/o any vowels, and that's how it came up !
I listened again and the second word really sounds like *capping*?? Thanks. nm
Subject: I listened again and the second word really sounds like *capping*?? Thanks. nm
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Subject: I don't *think* that's it...it sounds like a very strong E at the start of the word. Thanks though!
possibly but sure sounds like there is a "th" in the word.
Subject: possibly but sure sounds like there is a "th" in the word.
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it almost sounds like the doc is making up his own word...what is the rest of the sentence? nm
Subject: it almost sounds like the doc is making up his own word...what is the rest of the sentence? nm
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Subject: HELP! skin without active -- sounds like atypee. I can NEVER get this word! does anyone know?
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Thanks. Yes, sounds like a made up word. Just needed a second opinion. nm
Subject: Thanks. Yes, sounds like a made up word. Just needed a second opinion. nm
Yes, sounds like a made up word, but I type it all of the time.
Subject: Yes, sounds like a made up word, but I type it all of the time.
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word help sounds like or but that doesn't sound correct
Subject: word help sounds like or but that doesn't sound correct
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Subject: yes, absence seizures. always sounds like french word (ab sahns or similar pronunciation)
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Subject: Followup when adjective..
As in, "schedule a followup visit."
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follow-up when an adjective.
Subject: follow-up when an adjective.
It is not profanity when used as an adjective
Subject: It is not profanity when used as an adjective
nm
mucousy--it's an adjective. nm
Subject: mucousy--it's an adjective. nm
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everyday - adjective
Subject: everyday - adjective
In the example you posted, I would use 2 words.
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If everyday is used as an adjective, it is one word.
see definition of everyday below
eve·ry·day (ĕv'rē-dā') pronunciation
adj.
1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions: a suit for everyday wear.
2. Commonplace; ordinary: everyday worries.
n.
The ordinary or routine day or occasion: “It was not an isolated, violent episode. It had become part of the everyday” (Sherry Turkle).
possibly as an adjective sm
Subject: possibly as an adjective sm
formed-to-liquid stool
Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g.,
Subject: Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g.,
mucous plug. When used as a noun it is mucus, e.g., "The patient has mucus from her nose."
hypenate since it's being used as an adjective
Subject: hypenate since it's being used as an adjective
Sorry for my spelling, that's adjective.
Subject: Sorry for my spelling, that's adjective.
Yes, because the phrase acts as an adjective, sm
Subject: Yes, because the phrase acts as an adjective, sm
describing the word mom.
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Callous is the adjective form,
Subject: Callous is the adjective form,
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decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm
Subject: decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm
such as, decubitus position, decubitus ulcer. The plural wof decubitus ulcer would be decubitus ulcers.
First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm
Subject: First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm
as in decubitus position, decubitus ulcer (which is what you are talking about). the definition of decubitus is "lying down". So decubitus ulcer means an ulcer from lying down in one position causing ischemia to the area.
Adjective form of sequela, maybe? sm
Subject: Adjective form of sequela, maybe? sm
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Really?? I must really be out of the loop. I through that in this case (adjective),
Subject: Really?? I must really be out of the loop. I through that in this case (adjective),
it would be 2-cm ??
Answered this on other board. It's calculous because it's an adjective. nm
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mucous is adjective, mucus is noun
Subject: mucous is adjective, mucus is noun
mucous plug: a mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods or during pregnancy
mu·cous (myū'kəs) pronunciation
adj.
1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue.
2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance.
mu·cus (myū'kəs) pronunciation
n.
The viscous, slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes.
This is in BOS II on page 93, adverb with participle or adjective. nm
Subject: This is in BOS II on page 93, adverb with participle or adjective. nm
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noun versus adjective .. see inside
Subject: noun versus adjective .. see inside
mucus = noun
mucous = adjective
Mucus is stuff that is secreted by the mucous membranes.
For example: Bronchoscopy revealed thick mucus. We used suction irrigation to lavage out 2 or 3 large mucous plugs from the left bronchial tree.
mucus is a noun and mucous is an adjective nm
Subject: mucus is a noun and mucous is an adjective nm
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ulna is noun, ulnar is adjective
Subject: ulna is noun, ulnar is adjective
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