Why not try Google or a Medical Dictionary
Posted By: for questions like this. (nm) on 2008-08-18
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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....
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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
Link for medical dictionary
Subject: Link for medical dictionary
http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical
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![](http://216.251.232.159/semdweb/internetsomd/GIFS/subreve.gif") k-t![](http://216.251.232.159/semdweb/internetsomd/GIFS/sumacr.gif") -![](http://216.251.232.159/semdweb/internetsomd/GIFS/samacr.gif") ![](http://216.251.232.159/semdweb/internetsomd/GIFS/sprime.gif") shn)
- 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 (vûrt-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.
See inside for link to medical dictionary
Subject: See inside for link to medical dictionary
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hypomobility
heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm
Subject: heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm
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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
Subject: 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.
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
Google "medical dictionary"
Subject: Google "medical dictionary"
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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
Google shows it both ways in articles from medical journals sm
Subject: Google shows it both ways in articles from medical journals sm
Regarding both the thyroid and the kidneys.
So if it were me, I would put it the way the doctor said it.
google "Currie Medical Specialties" and you will find ALP boots. /nm
Subject: google "Currie Medical Specialties" and you will find ALP boots. /nm
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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Google Xion medical and you'll find the company and products NM
Subject: Google Xion medical and you'll find the company and products NM
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Good question - if you google medical word help there was an entry questioning Gilessa as drug name
Subject: Good question - if you google medical word help there was an entry questioning Gilessa as drug name
I too love Google but be V_E_R_Y careful w/google
Subject: I too love Google but be V_E_R_Y careful w/google
Google is great for retrieving anything faster than the speed of light *lol* - but if the info comes from a nonverifiable medical website, be very wary. There are a few I trust only...the NIH for one (Nat'l Institute of Health) and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and a few others out of the government actually.
As for prescription places, I trusted rx.com for far too long, there are many more reliable drug websites out there... medilexicon.com is a great site and to confirm a proper name of a disease or things like that, there is whonamedit.com which, if you write to the site owner, can be added to (I have done some communication with the site owner so this is 100% true).
When I first started using google in MT work about 8 years ago as google is not that old, (got online 12 years ago, been an MT since 1980), I had looked up Spironolactone, and Google gave the spelling to me incorrectly and (who knew it was wrong?!?!??) I used their spelling and I was wrong.
So, only advice is be VERY CAREFUL what YOU CHOOSE to use as far as websites go regarding MT/ME work because in the end you're the one responsible....not google.
gotta be careful w/Google....I love Google
Subject: gotta be careful w/Google....I love Google
One-Look dictionary
Subject: One-Look dictionary
Go to one-look dictionary and type in testicular cord. If that doesn't work, try testicular chord. You can do this!
FROM DICTIONARY DOT COM *lol*
Subject: FROM DICTIONARY DOT COM *lol*
1 entry found for conversative.
conversative
Con*ver"sa*tive (k[o^]n*v[~e]r"s[.a]*t[i^]v), a. Relating to intercourse with men; social; -- opposed to contemplative.
She chose . . . to endue him with the conversative qualities of youth. --Sir H. Wotton.
You can use One-Look Dictionary
Subject: You can use One-Look Dictionary
site for things like this.
Putting in HCO3 gets a result, while putting in HC03 does not.
http://www.onelook.com/?w=HCO3&ls=a
One-Look dictionary
Subject: One-Look dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/?w=nonproductive&ls=a
see ref #7 from M-W dictionary.
Subject: see ref #7 from M-W dictionary.
Main Entry:2use
Pronunciation:*y*z
Function:verb
Inflected Form:used *y*zd; *used to* usu *y*s-t* ; us*ing
1 : to put into action or service : EMPLOY
2 : to consume or take (as drugs) regularly
3 : UTILIZE *use tact*; also : MANIPULATE *used his friends to get ahead*
4 : to expend or consume by putting to use
5 : to behave toward : TREAT *used the horse cruelly*
6 : to benefit from *house could use a coat of paint*
7 used in the past with to to indicate a former practice, fact, or state *we used to work harder*
–us*er noun
Dictionary says
Subject: Dictionary says
followup is not a word. Only follow up or follow-up.
I think you are right and the dictionary
Subject: I think you are right and the dictionary
supports you. Look here when you are doubting yourself.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlarge
but why wouldn't it be in the dictionary?
Subject: but why wouldn't it be in the dictionary?
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OneLook Dictionary
Subject: OneLook Dictionary
Does everybody already know about this website?
For labile, it shows the quick definition as:
labile - adjective: open to change; liable to change
look in your regular dictionary
Subject: look in your regular dictionary
there is a word syncopize, derivative of syncopate, derivative of syncope.
One Look Dictionary search
Subject: One Look Dictionary search
would have suggested the correct spelling and its definition for you if you typed in your spelling.
One Look Dictionary site
Subject: One Look Dictionary site
has a helpful feature. You could type in l*noid and it would have offered you several choices, among them the one you were looking for. It usually gives definitions, too.
**sorry, dictionary (looks like I need an English one too, lol) (nm)
Subject: **sorry, dictionary (looks like I need an English one too, lol) (nm)
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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
oops - I just went to dictionary.com - see msg
Subject: oops - I just went to dictionary.com - see msg
and there is a disparateness
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=disparateness
and there is disparate.....
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/disparate
former meaning UTTER dissimilarity
oh well, you (and I) did the best we could at the moment - if you still have the report, I'd change it to disparateness (perhaps *LOL*)
It is actually in the dictionary, go figure...
Subject: It is actually in the dictionary, go figure...
a·hold /əˈhoʊld/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-hohld] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Informal. a hold or grasp (often fol. by of): He took ahold of my arm. Grab ahold!
–adverb 2. Nautical Archaic. close to the wind and on a single tack: to keep a vessel ahold.
—Idiom3. get ahold of, Informal. hold (def. 51
ambient - see dictionary.com
Subject: ambient - see dictionary.com
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
am·bi·ent Audio Help /ˈæmbiənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[am-bee-uhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. of the surrounding area or environment: The tape recorder picked up too many ambient noises. The temperature in the display case was 20° lower than the ambient temperature.
2. completely surrounding; encompassing: the ambient air.
Ballotting is not in the dictionary and neither
Subject: Ballotting is not in the dictionary and neither
is ballot or ballotte.
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