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but Dorlands Dictionary says

Posted By: smurf on 2008-08-27
In Reply to: See what Sted's Dictionary says about this. - Txczech

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


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heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm
Subject: heloma molle per Dorlands Medical Dictionary. nm

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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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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


It was in the Dorlands Medical
Subject: It was in the Dorlands Medical

Dictionary. I have an old one but want to invest in a new one but I think it costs a bunch and your welcome. No problem
It's fine. Bet it's in dorlands. besides - sm
Subject: It's fine. Bet it's in dorlands. besides - sm

I figure even if they made it up, if I can figure out what it means, and this one's obvious, then everyone else can too. Every single medical word is not in stedman's electronic dictionary. but this one's fine.
Dorlands dicttionary defines as--sm
"the production of two-dimensional images of the distribution of radioactivity in tissues after the internal administration of radionuclide, the images being obtained by a scintillation camera"
it's moyamoya - one word - according to Dorlands nm
Subject: it's moyamoya - one word - according to Dorlands nm

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Dorlands Cardiology book has it as III. nm
Subject: Dorlands Cardiology book has it as III. nm

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Amyeloidopathy? MRA brain. Not in Dorlands or Stedmans
Pt. has hemorrhage on MRI/MRA brain. Cannot locate in reference books. s/l amyeloidopathy. Thank you!
parascapular or periscapular region? (Neither one is in either Stedman's or Dorlands :P)
Subject: parascapular or periscapular region? (Neither one is in either Stedman's or Dorlands :P)

Dictator states it both ways: "She has guarding of the upper extremity with parascapular, levator scapular, and trapezius insert at the occiput area tightness with some spasm in the periscapular region on the left."
Both Stedman's and Dorlands defines vasectomy as surgical removal of the vas deferens
Subject: Both Stedman's and Dorlands defines vasectomy as surgical removal of the vas deferens

or a portion of it specifically to induce sterility.  It absolutely is not correct to leave vasectomy in a female patient's report.  It is wrong!  Nowhere in any of my reference books can I find vasectomy referring to anything other than the vas deferens for male sterility, NOWHERE.  I don't care how you break up the word, you can not change its meaning as a whole.


The QA person who filled it in is a boob who is simply filling in blanks for the sake of sending a report with no blanks.  The report simply should have been sent with the blank and a note drawing the physician's attention to the discrepancy.


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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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."
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
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).
In your dictionary, start with phal -
Subject: In your dictionary, start with phal -

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I can't find keratinaceous in any dictionary...
Subject: I can't find keratinaceous in any dictionary...

but I can find keratinous.    Weird one...new on me!


not OP but in Webster's Dictionary since 1980
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.


 


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
Found this on AudioEnglish dictionary...
Subject: Found this on AudioEnglish dictionary...

"MODERATE-SIZED used as an adjective is very rare." Hope this helps.




glucosuria according to OneLook Dictionary.
Subject: glucosuria according to OneLook Dictionary.

nm.
Pan- is listed in the dictionary as all or entire, so
Subject: Pan- is listed in the dictionary as all or entire, so

and it is a combining form so I would think it would be pandiverticulosis.