which eventually DO get into med dictionaries..nm

Posted By: drs are forever making up new words... on 2006-01-27
In Reply to: HELP - ??????

Subject: which eventually DO get into med dictionaries..nm

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HELP - ??????
- which eventually DO get into med dictionaries..nm - drs are forever making up new words...
- gee, anyone else want to give the same answer - for the 4th time??!
  - When I posted my reply below, no one had responded. sm - nm
- "definitely!" Can you hear "diabetologist?" nm - nm
- ???? help - medicmuze
- diabetologist - new slang - nm
  - I guess you learn something new - Thanks

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I hear ya. He/she will get caught eventually
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and I wonder if it is the same one and just changes his/her name. Who knows.

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show them capitalized but the BOS does have crazy rules. ;-)

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questions -- (and taking note of the prefix meaning, word roots, etc)

evulsion -- to forcibly extract

avulsion -- to rip or pull apart accidently or surgically

I don't have the GI/GU book, but it's not in either of my medical dictionaries or my SM
Subject: I don't have the GI/GU book, but it's not in either of my medical dictionaries or my SM

Tessier Surgical Word Book, Third Edition which is the newest edition. Methinks your QA person is wrong (and needs to be brought down a peg or two ). I think some of this QA people get a wee big headed and think they are always right. Doesn't sound like he's/she's bothering to reference it because if she did, she wouldn't be able to find it.

Go get 'em!

the Dorland's and Stedman's dictionaries liste it as no cap. nm
Subject: the Dorland's and Stedman's dictionaries liste it as no cap. nm

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at 1st, couldn't find in any med dictionaries then found online - n/m
Subject: at 1st, couldn't find in any med dictionaries then found online - n/m

lots of words we use correctly aren't in dictionaries, find another excuse. Mucusy is absolutely
Subject: lots of words we use correctly aren't in dictionaries, find another excuse. Mucusy is absolutely acceptable. nm

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