The American HeritageŽ Medical Dictionary
Posted By: MT50 on 2008-01-24
In Reply to: Plural of vertebra is vertebrae. - pc
Subject: The American HeritageŽ Medical Dictionary
verˇteˇbra (vűrt-br)
n. pl. verˇteˇbras or verˇteˇbrae
Agree with you have always typed pleural as vertebrae, but just wanted to note what this dictionary states.
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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
Why not try Google or a Medical Dictionary
Subject: Why not try Google or a Medical Dictionary
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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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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
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
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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yes it does, thank you. ps - not offshore, but not American either. nm
Subject: yes it does, thank you. ps - not offshore, but not American either. nm
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is the doctor american?
Subject: is the doctor american?
Finish-American?
Subject: Finish-American?
I swear this doctor had too many pain meds. He says and spells FINISH American. Never heard of it! 
African-American or African American
Subject: African-American or African American
For a long time, ASR was typing African-American. Now, it's typing African American without the hyphen. Does anyone know which way is correct?
Thank you so much in advance. I hope you're having a great transcription day and getting at least some easy docs. I can't believe resident changeover is just a few months away. Oh, how I dread that....
Per google on American Society of
Subject: Per google on American Society of
Clinical Oncology it is Stage IAE.
per Google, American College of.
Subject: per Google, American College of.
Chest Physicians and the Journal of Neurosurgery use the term.
African-American hyphenated?
Subject: African-American hyphenated?
I was always taught African-American was hyphenated, and that's the way it came up on the ASR for the longest time. Now, it comes up without the hypen. Thoughts? We don't hyphenate Caucansian-male.
One thought - if the Indians are using our ASR, they should have to submit corrections before they are changed.
Just call me cornfused and befuzzled. 
You might be right, I will listen for that; she is a slurry spoken American doc. Thank you for your
Subject: You might be right, I will listen for that; she is a slurry spoken American doc. Thank you for your
help.
Standardized by the American Diabetes Association.
Subject: Standardized by the American Diabetes Association.
My guess is that people were probably doing it both ways, and so to just make it easier, they picked the one that was easier to read.
Mucus plug per American Pregnancy
Subject: Mucus plug per American Pregnancy
...a Native American lady. Are the caps correct? TIA, nm
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Tako-Tsubo per American Heart Association.
Subject: Tako-Tsubo per American Heart Association.
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it was changed by the American Diabetes Association years ago to type 2 NM
Subject: it was changed by the American Diabetes Association years ago to type 2 NM
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American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) see message...
Subject: American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) see message...
A = Complete: No motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral
segments S4-S5.
American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
Subject: American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
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See inside for colon cancer staging per the American Cancer Society.
Subject: See inside for colon cancer staging per the American Cancer Society.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer_staged.asp
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
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