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no such word as decubiti. It is decubitus. Look in your medical dictionary. NM

Posted By: not me on 2007-04-08
In Reply to: nothing sounds right today - is it decubitus ulcers or - fuzzy

Subject: no such word as decubiti. It is decubitus. Look in your medical dictionary. 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


bedsore..
Subject: bedsore..

and also Stedman's.

It is correct Latin grammar

decubitus, pl. decubiti

In medical language

decubitus ulcer, pl. decubitus ulcerS


http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/decubitus
Subject: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/decubitus

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It is decubitus/decubiti. if you want or not.
Subject: It is decubitus/decubiti. if you want or not.

LIKE THE DOCTORS SAY.

The OP said.....'Docs will inevitably dictate this as decubiti..'
And this is RIGHT!

All doctors, not only one!

I believe more what the doctors say who studied a decade, than the BOS of the AAMT with changes every year.

WHAT IS THE PLURAL OF DECUBITUS?

ACCORDING TO YOU ALSO
DECUBITUS ?

Don't make me laugh!



The singular and plural forms are decubitus. No decubiti. And
Subject: The singular and plural forms are decubitus. No decubiti. And

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It is the plural form of decubitus so type plural decubiti
Subject: It is the plural form of decubitus so type plural decubiti


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 (flk-t-shn)


  1. The act of fluctuating.
  2. 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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The American HeritageŽ Medical Dictionary
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.
New home for online medical dictionary
Subject: New home for online medical dictionary

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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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tendinitis, as per Stedmans Electronic Medical Dictionary 7.0
Subject: tendinitis, as per Stedmans Electronic Medical Dictionary 7.0

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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.
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No such word as decubiti.
Subject: No such word as decubiti.

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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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wrong - they ALL dictate decubiti...no such word
Subject: wrong - they ALL dictate decubiti...no such word


Dorland's says the plural of decubitus stays as decubitus. nm
Subject: Dorland's says the plural of decubitus stays as decubitus. nm

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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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It's a legitimate word. Look in Dorland's Med dictionary or
Subject: It's a legitimate word. Look in Dorland's Med dictionary or

go to Onelook.com.  The word is pussy, not pus-like and not purulent


use as one word per Sted neurology and dictionary.com
Subject: use as one word per Sted neurology and dictionary.com


Sted's Ortho Words and their on-line dictionary show it as one word. nm
Subject: Sted's Ortho Words and their on-line dictionary show it as one word. nm

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Dr. states no emolliation used on itchy skin - I cannot find this word in dictionary only emollient
Subject: Dr. states no emolliation used on itchy skin - I cannot find this word in dictionary only emollient


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Subject: not a medical word but . . .

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not a medical word but . . . sm
Subject: not a medical word but . . . sm

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Subject: Maybe non-medical word

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Thanks. Just found it in my Medical Word Book.
Subject: Thanks. Just found it in my Medical Word Book.

I usually never look in there because I can never find anything, but there is was.
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Subject: Medical spell check and word expander

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Subject: Thanks, must be a made up combination word, as not in any medical book or on onelook and only 195 sm

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Subject: Neurapraxia. My Sloane Medical Word Book and Vera Pyle's

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Subject: It is appropriate to use the word fixated as in the medical description of "To make fixed, stable, or stationary."


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Subject: Good question - if you google medical word help there was an entry questioning Gilessa as drug name


decubiti?
Subject: decubiti?

Is this a word?  Spell check doesn't have it.  What would be the pleural of decubitus ulcer?  Thanks for any help.
decubiti
Subject: decubiti

this is a direct quote from mtstars "sound Alikes Search:" Decubitus vs Decubiti - VLC Forums
Decubiti is the plural of decubitus, therefore either way is acceptable when
there are more than one. It certainly looks and reads better as multiple ...