not OP but in Webster's Dictionary since 1980
Posted By: non and re have no hyphens....sm on 2007-04-12
In Reply to: Depends on who you work for.... - mtmomof3
Subject: not OP but in Webster's Dictionary since 1980
In Webster's Dictionary since 1980 (as I know it and have one here), they have been putting non and re together with whatever comes after it....
nonexistent and reexcision for example.....
et cetera........
and so there should be no hyphen medically either but YOU ARE SO RIGHT, depends on who you work for #1, Client profile #2....and all QA personnel because some mark you correct and some mark you incorrect when you don't use a hyphen or use a hyphen in these cases.
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Don't forget Webster's dictionary--sm
Subject: Don't forget Webster's dictionary--sm
you usually don't think to find "medical" words in Webster's but found the following--
Main Entry: in to·to
Pronunciation: in-'tO-(")tO
Function: adverb
Etymology: Latin, on the whole
: TOTALLY, ENTIRELY
I use long-standing per my Webster's dictionary. NM
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it's two words, your mtso is incorrect. Buy a Webster's dictionary
Subject: it's two words, your mtso is incorrect. Buy a Webster's dictionary
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It is binging or bingeing, both ways in Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Subject: It is binging or bingeing, both ways in Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Which is correct? 1980s or 1980's. Without or
Subject: Which is correct? 1980s or 1980's. Without or
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Per E-Medicine: "Prior to 1980, total proctocolectomy with end ileostomy or continent (or Koch) i
Subject: Per E-Medicine: "Prior to 1980, total proctocolectomy with end ileostomy or continent (or Koch) ileostomy was the mainstay of therapy"
Check your Webster's??? nm
Subject: Check your Webster's??? nm
nm
It may be a word in Webster's but
Subject: It may be a word in Webster's but
the BOS states we should use pus-like as 'pussy' (cringe) has more than 1 meaning. Pus-like sounds more professional.
Webster's says pleural form is ...
Subject: Webster's says pleural form is ...
apparatuses or apparatus. Have never seen a doc that didn't try to make up his own form of word from time to time either though...so if your account states strictly verbatim without the ability to correct grammar even when you know it's incorrect then I would type what he says.
Check Webster's Universal - it's in there
Subject: Check Webster's Universal - it's in there
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Link for Merriam-Webster's
Subject: Link for Merriam-Webster's
Here's the link for Merriam-Webster's:
http://www.m-w.com/
The Online Dictionary is free for now.
Typing "wretching" would have taken you to the correct word, "retching." Unfortunately, with all dictionaries, you need to know the basic word to look up the spelling.
Good luck!
My Webster's has it as a word, see link
Subject: My Webster's has it as a word, see link
for definition from googling, I hear it dictated quite often too
The plural is ductus per Webster's
Subject: The plural is ductus per Webster's
Dorland's, Stedman's, Webster's--take your pick.
Subject: Dorland's, Stedman's, Webster's--take your pick.
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no problem. if all else fails with stedman, grab webster
Subject: no problem. if all else fails with stedman, grab webster
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Thank you for the appreciation, decubiti is plural according to Merriam-Webster
Subject: Thank you for the appreciation, decubiti is plural according to Merriam-Webster
laid down. Layed is not a word in Merriam-Webster.
Subject: laid down. Layed is not a word in Merriam-Webster.
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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Per Dorland's, Sloane, Merriam-Webster all neurapraxia; no neuropraxia found.
Subject: Per Dorland's, Sloane, Merriam-Webster all neurapraxia; no neuropraxia found.
Interesting...it is in mine but mine is older..can't argue with Webster though...nm
Subject: Interesting...it is in mine but mine is older..can't argue with Webster though...nm
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.
From One-Look Dictionary site:
Subject: From One-Look Dictionary site:
allodynia
Condition in which ordinarily nonpainful stimuli evoke pain.
Origin: allo-+ G. Odyne, pain
See what Sted's Dictionary says about this.
Subject: See what Sted's Dictionary says about this.
benign prostatic hypertrophy
erroneous term that is often considered a synonym of nodular hyperplasia of prostate.
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
progressive enlargement of the prostate due to hyperplasia of both glandular and stromal components, typically beginning in the fifth decade and sometimes causing obstructive or irritative symptoms, or both; does not evolve into cancer.
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but Dorlands Dictionary says
Subject: but Dorlands Dictionary says
Dorlands Medical Dictionary says benign prostatic hyperplasia, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and nodular hyperplasia of the prostate all mean the same thing!
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051191.htm#000051191
Sorry - but do you have a medical dictionary??
Subject: Sorry - but do you have a medical dictionary??
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Did you find this in a dictionary? (NM)
Subject: Did you find this in a dictionary? (NM)
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neti pot per the dictionary nm
Subject: neti pot per the dictionary nm
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
please check spelling in med dictionary nm
Subject: please check spelling in med dictionary nm
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Let OneLook dictionary settle it.
Subject: Let OneLook dictionary settle it.
Go to OneLook dictionary. Type in mass affect. It will suggest mass effect. Voila!
I thought of that but bulbits in the dictionary..sm
Subject: I thought of that but bulbits in the dictionary..sm
states inflammation of the urethra and on google, mentioned bulb of the penis, so not thinking this could go with the ear.
you found both in a real dictionary?
Subject: you found both in a real dictionary?
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Lain according to the oxford dictionary
Subject: Lain according to the oxford dictionary
According to what I found it would be lain. This is from askoxford.com
— USAGE The words lay and lie are often used incorrectly. You lay something, as in they are going to lay the carpet, but you lie down on a bed or other flat surface. The past tense and past participle of lay is laid, as in they laid the groundwork or she had laid careful plans; the past tense of lie is lay (he lay on the floor) and the past participle is lain (she had lain on the bed for hours).
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