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Very true, the adverb/modifier explains if there is more than one, for example, decubitus ulcer, etc

Posted By: Cyndiee on 2008-11-05
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Subject: Very true, the adverb/modifier explains if there is more than one, for example, decubitus ulcer, etc

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    Decubitus ulcer
    Subject: Decubitus ulcer

    Howdy,


    I'm stuck on an ointment for decubitus ulcers, sounds like bethane ointment?


     


    Thanks!

    decubitus ulcer
    Subject: decubitus ulcer

    Just a guess, but can you hear Bacitracin ointment?
    decubitus ulcer
    Subject: decubitus ulcer

    My dear ESL speaker s/l he is saying "Patient was hospitalized with a DIE-CUBA-TUS ulcer and she is now on VIE-KIN therapy."


    Anything similar to a decubitus ulcer? And what kind of therapy?


    Have been searching and searching to no avail.


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    Probably sacral decubitus ulcer.
    Subject: Probably sacral decubitus ulcer.

    decubitus ulcer/ vacuum therapy
    Subject: decubitus ulcer/ vacuum therapy

    Looks like my QA wins the prize.


    decubitus ulcer   vacuum therapy


    My ESL speaker's version sounded like DIE-CUBA-TUSS and VY-COM therapy


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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

    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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    I meant Apligraf placement to an ulcer, not of an ulcer
    Subject: I meant Apligraf placement to an ulcer, not of an ulcer

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    effectively is an adverb
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    Subject: This is in BOS II on page 93, adverb with participle or adjective. nm

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    It is actually in the dictionary as an adjective and an adverb both in lower case
    Subject: It is actually in the dictionary as an adjective and an adverb both in lower case

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    Modifier 22?
    Subject: Modifier 22?

     


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    compound modifier.....sm
    Subject: compound modifier.....sm

    Not all words that are placed in front of a noun are compound adjectives or compound modifier and need a hyphen.
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    You hyphenate when it is a compound modifier sm
    Subject: You hyphenate when it is a compound modifier sm

    I know that MT50 says when it is an adjective and she is right, but I think it is better to give you the compound modifier rule instead.

    You hyphenate before the noun in the sentence, but not after.

    So...I used an 18-gauge needle.
    But no hyphen after the noun...The needle I used was 18 gauge.

    Well-preserved left ventricular function.
    Left ventricular function was well preserved.

    Well, gauge, appearing and there are others that you will frequently see as part of a compound modifiers, so that is a clue too for whether you are seeing one or not.

    To be honest, hyphens do not actually change the meaning of the sentence, or at least very rarely do they change the meaning. It is just that right is right and we have to be right. Knowing how to use them properly makes you look good.
    When a multiple-word modifier follows the noun, sm
    Subject: When a multiple-word modifier follows the noun, sm

    it is not hyphenated.  When it precedes the noun, hyphenate. 
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    Subject: Also when used as a compound modifier describing a noun or pronoun, it is follow-up - sm

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    decubitus, maybe
    Subject: decubitus, maybe

    nm
    Decubitus
    Subject: Decubitus

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    ? decubitus
    Subject: ? decubitus

    No it's not. Seems like it should be, but it is not. Always decubitus. nm
    Subject: No it's not. Seems like it should be, but it is not. Always decubitus. nm

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    Decubitus
    Subject: Decubitus

    The plural of decubitus is not decubiti. Being a fourth declension Latin word ending in 'us,' decubitus is both singular and plural.
    Decubitus
    Subject: Decubitus

    I have looked in my Stedman's Medical Dictionary and the plural of decubitus is in fact decubitus not decubiti as I also thought.
    S/L Tegrasore for decubitus? TIA NM
    Subject: S/L Tegrasore for decubitus? TIA NM

    Pleural of decubitus?
    Subject: Pleural of decubitus?

    Pleural of decubitus?  Is it decubiti?


    TIA.


     

    pleural of decubitus
    Subject: pleural of decubitus

    decubiti
    You are correct, always decubitus
    Subject: You are correct, always decubitus

    decubitus view
    Subject: decubitus view

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    decubitus view
    Subject: decubitus view

    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!


    PLEURAL ??????????????decubitus????????
    Subject: PLEURAL ??????????????decubitus????????

    This should be PLURAL !!!!

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    decubitus is not a noun
    Subject: decubitus is not a noun

    it's an adjective. So it doesn't have a plural form.

    In terms of pleural vs plural, it's easy for an MT to make this mistake. Like, the abdominal snowman...It's an occupational hazard.

    d.

    decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm
    Subject: decubitus is an adjective and cannot stand alone...sm

    such as, decubitus position, decubitus ulcer. The plural wof decubitus ulcer would be decubitus ulcers.
    First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm
    Subject: First of all, decubitus is not a noun it is an adjective. sm

    as in decubitus position, decubitus ulcer (which is what you are talking about). the definition of decubitus is "lying down". So decubitus ulcer means an ulcer from lying down in one position causing ischemia to the area.
    nothing sounds right today - is it decubitus ulcers or
    Subject: nothing sounds right today - is it decubitus ulcers or

    decubiti ulcers.  I know pleural is decubiti but when used as adjective is that right?
    Decubitus ulcers would be the proper way to state it but sm
    Subject: Decubitus ulcers would be the proper way to state it but sm

    Stedman's says just "decubitus" is acceptable.


    decubitus (d-kbi-ts)



    1. The position of the patient in bed; e.g., dorsal decubitus, lateral decubitus. See: decubitus film
    2. Sometimes used in referring to a decubitus ulcer.

    [L. decumbo, to lie down]

    Hoo Boy, Could it be cytokine therapy for decubitus ulcers? nm
    Subject: Hoo Boy, Could it be cytokine therapy for decubitus ulcers? 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

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

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    Possibly decubitus? Patient position on table. n/t
    Subject: Possibly decubitus? Patient position on table. n/t

    For decubitus prevention, s/l multi-partis beads while recumbent
    Subject: For decubitus prevention, s/l multi-partis beads while recumbent

    You mean plural, eh? Go to www.onelook.com, type in decubitus, then click on the Dorland's link
    Subject: You mean plural, eh? Go to www.onelook.com, type in decubitus, then click on the Dorland's link

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    ulcer
    Subject: ulcer

    venous ulcer

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