edentia means loss of teeth but . . . sm
Posted By: CeeCee2 on 2008-01-22
In Reply to: Pt with 5 pound weight loss. sm - Jan
Subject: edentia means loss of teeth but . . . sm
in the context of your sentence doesn't make a whole lotta sense. I was originally thinking the patient lost dentures from the transfers, admissions, etc., so could not eat well, but the "sounds like" word you give is too similar to edentia.
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