whats the deal with the definitions popping up?
Posted By: sm on 2005-11-08
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Subject: whats the deal with the definitions popping up?
every time i move from page to page on this board now, i get a box with a word/phrase and definition flash up on my screen -- is this to sharpen our skills while we play?
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THis wasnt popping up for me on Google anywhere - thanks. nm
Subject: THis wasnt popping up for me on Google anywhere - thanks. nm
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It could be poking, popping, protruding
Subject: It could be poking, popping, protruding
or anything like that if it "was not." Completely makes sense.
which was preop(eratively) popping through the skin??
Subject: which was preop(eratively) popping through the skin??
wild guess
Whats the right way to type
Subject: Whats the right way to type
Two to three mm. Is it 2-3-mm or do I do 2-3 mm?
sorry you are wrong again. I don't deal with....nm
Subject: sorry you are wrong again. I don't deal with....nm
yep, for some it's a big deal, so learn it...*LOL*
Subject: yep, for some it's a big deal, so learn it...*LOL*
The patient will be seen for followup in a week.
Followup one week.
The patient came in for follow up of her acne. (I believe this can be hyphenated to follow-up.)
The patient will be seen for followup care in a month. (This, too, some MTs hyphenate to follow-up but I do not.)
The BOS has this very issue - Book of Style by the AAMT 2nd edition - discussed in it.
It would seem to fit...good deal!
Subject: It would seem to fit...good deal!
whats the diagnoses?---this ending could be a lot of
Subject: whats the diagnoses?---this ending could be a lot of
diff meds, first one that comes to my mind is
fluoxetine
I meant pointed, and you did help a great deal, thank you!...nm
Subject: I meant pointed, and you did help a great deal, thank you!...nm
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on physical examination his BBI was greater than 1. Whats a BBI???? - nm
Subject: on physical examination his BBI was greater than 1. Whats a BBI???? - nm
Stedman's shows all caps...see just proves nobody knows whats up or down half the time
Subject: Stedman's shows all caps...see just proves nobody knows whats up or down half the time
Did you look up the definitions???
Subject: Did you look up the definitions???
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Definitions -sm
Subject: Definitions -sm
sparing:
1. Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
2. Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent.
3. Forbearing; lenient.
sparring:
1.noun: an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
2. noun: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
here are the definitions
Subject: here are the definitions
build up
Function:verb
transitive verb
1 : to develop gradually by increments
2 : to promote the health, strength, esteem, or reputation of intransitive verb : to accumulate or develop appreciably
OR
buildup
Function:noun
1 : something produced by building up
2 : the act or process of building up
Look at the definitions, then there is no
Subject: Look at the definitions, then there is no
question which to use. Melanotic refers to pigment, i.e., skin; while melena refers to stool, as in black and tarry.
pannus, which also has other definitions,
Subject: pannus, which also has other definitions,
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the definitions are very different and will give the answer.
Subject: the definitions are very different and will give the answer.
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para versus peri definitions
Subject: para versus peri definitions
para- (para-) [Gr. para to, at, or from the side of] 1. a prefix meaning (a) beside, near, (b) resembling, (c) accessory to, (d) beyond, (e) apart from, (f) abnormal. 2. symbol p-; in organic chemistry, a prefix indicating a 1,4-substituted benzene ring, e.g., p-xylene (1,4-dimethylbenzene) or p-nitrophenol (4-nitrophenol).
peri- (peri-) [Gr. peri around] a prefix meaning near or around
I'd send your QA person the word definitions LOL nm
Subject: I'd send your QA person the word definitions LOL nm
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Thanks. I was confused when I looked up the abbreviation definitions. :D
Subject: Thanks. I was confused when I looked up the abbreviation definitions. :D
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