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

Posted By: wanderer on 2005-09-05
In Reply to: Mononucleosis - Capitalize or not?

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

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pontile comes up in the Dorland's & Stedman's
Subject: pontile comes up in the Dorland's & Stedman's

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Stedman's and Dorland's both list
Subject: Stedman's and Dorland's both list

pelvicaliceal as the preferred spelling, the other option being pelvicalyceal, but not pelvo-...
Dorland and Stedman state differently SM
Subject: Dorland and Stedman state differently SM

ostiomeatal (osˇtioˇmeˇaˇtal) (os”te-o-me-a´təl) [ostium + meatal] pertaining to an opening (ostium) and a meatus, especially in the nasal cavity.

I respect your link, but I can find many words spelled incorrectly on the 'net. One must go with trusted sources.

I made this mistake for years and was never corrected until... well, thats another story!
Dorland's, Stedman's, Webster's--take your pick.
Subject: Dorland's, Stedman's, Webster's--take your pick.

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birefringent crystals, crystalline birefringence (Dorland's/Stedman's). nm
Subject: birefringent crystals, crystalline birefringence (Dorland's/Stedman's). nm

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dictionaries
Can anyone suggest a good medical dictionary?
which eventually DO get into med dictionaries..nm
Subject: which eventually DO get into med dictionaries..nm

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Medical dictionaries
Subject: Medical dictionaries

show them capitalized but the BOS does have crazy rules. ;-)
dictionaries are great for these type
Subject: dictionaries are great for these type

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!


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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I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4
Subject: I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4 others) this is the one I use the most. Just my preference.


Dorland's on the Net
Merck is giving away Dorland's for free...at least for now: Go to http://www.mercksource.com, and click on "Resource Library" for Dorland's.


Dorland's too
Subject: Dorland's too

"F" capitalized in Dorland's, no hyphen. "6 French", abbreviation: F6

Can we get more confused?


Per Dorland's --
Subject: Per Dorland's --

tympany
From Dorland's
Subject: From Dorland's

deciliter(dL)  (desLĭ-letәr)   one tenth (10minus;1) of a liter; 100 milliliters


 


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Hi, Tracy, Stedman's had "postinflammatory", but I have seen it without, I go with Stedman!
Subject: Hi, Tracy, Stedman's had "postinflammatory", but I have seen it without, I go with Stedman! NM

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Link for Dorland's
Here's the link for free Dorland's at Merck's:

http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a-b_00zPzhtm

It still works, at least for now!

Under "ring" in Dorland's.
Subject: Under "ring" in Dorland's.

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Here's what Dorland's says about "calvarium"
Subject: Here's what Dorland's says about "calvarium"

calvarium (calˇvaˇriˇum) (kal-var´e-əm) incorrect term for calvaria.


inferomedial...It's in Dorland's..nm
Subject: inferomedial...It's in Dorland's..nm


Mohs' per Dorland
Subject: Mohs' per Dorland


Ritgen - it's in Dorland's if you have one.
Subject: Ritgen - it's in Dorland's if you have one.

Dorland's is good about listing delivery maneuvers.
According to Dorland's(*), it is distention (nm)
Subject: According to Dorland's(*), it is distention (nm)

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Per Dorland's there is no plural. It's just meatus. nm
Subject: Per Dorland's there is no plural. It's just meatus. nm

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intra-articular per Dorland's
Subject: intra-articular per Dorland's

:)

Although my spellcheck takes it as one word.
two words in Dorland's Med Dict also
Subject: two words in Dorland's Med Dict also

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Think it's Kernig's per Dorland's definition. nm
Subject: Think it's Kernig's per Dorland's definition. nm

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It's true that Dorland's defines that way, but
Subject: It's true that Dorland's defines that way, but

that doesn't mean the surgical excision of a lymph or any blood vessel could not correctly be referred to as a vasectomy. It may not be common, and it may not be the textbook definition, but the term does not have to exclusively apply to the vas deferens. If you were going to refer to the surgical excision of a lymphatic or other general vessel in a single word, what word would you use? Anyway, I'm not arguing whether or not the dictation was accurate, I'm just saying if that is what was truly said and context did not support a more general use of the term, then the real boob is the physician who dictated it, and if that is what he/she said, and it is clear that is what was said, then I would send it through as well and let the physician confront his/her own potential error in proofing the report and correct it then if it truly needs to be corrected. Patient safety is not involved in this case, so if it is an error and the physician does not take the time to do their job and proof read the report and correct it, then the egg is on their face, which is where it belongs anyway.
it's not pus-like, it's pus or pussy. Dorland's confirms nm
Subject: it's not pus-like, it's pus or pussy. Dorland's confirms nm


More probably cheilectomy. Def inside from Dorland's. nm
Subject: More probably cheilectomy. Def inside from Dorland's. nm

cheilectomy (cheiˇlecˇtoˇmy) (ki-lek´tə-me) [cheil- + -ectomy]  1. excision of a lip.  2. the operation of chiseling off the irregular bony edges of a joint cavity that interfere with motion.
found rheumatosis in my old Dorland's. sm
Subject: found rheumatosis in my old Dorland's. sm

Maybe trying to say something like palmar arthro/rheumatosis? I have typed ortho for years too, and some of them just kind of describe things as best they can.
Dorland's has vasa as being plural of vas. nm
Subject: Dorland's has vasa as being plural of vas. nm

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Antizol is listed in Dorland's as a
Subject: Antizol is listed in Dorland's as a

trademarked drug.  New one on me.


 


Also fabere is with a small "f" according to Dorland's
Subject: Also fabere is with a small "f" according to Dorland's


Oh yes, indeed. It is in Dorland's. I have heard it many times.
Subject: Oh yes, indeed. It is in Dorland's. I have heard it many times.


Can't find that in Google or Dorland's
Subject: Can't find that in Google or Dorland's

Strange....
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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Dorland's does show "epitympanic" as a word also.
Subject: Dorland's does show "epitympanic" as a word also.

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Dorland's spellcheck shows it ceruminotic nm
Subject: Dorland's spellcheck shows it ceruminotic nm

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Per Dorland's, a tuft fx is a bursting fx. Guess it's not sm
Subject: Per Dorland's, a tuft fx is a bursting fx. Guess it's not sm

relegated to location, just type. (BTW, that was the only definition for tuft fx).

Never heard of a tucked fracture.
It's per primam (per Dorland's and Vera Pyle). nm
Subject: It's per primam (per Dorland's and Vera Pyle). nm

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neural foramen - per Dorland's Med dictionary NM
Subject: neural foramen - per Dorland's Med dictionary NM

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phyllodes (Dorland's Medical Dictionary) nm
Subject: phyllodes (Dorland's Medical Dictionary) nm


Urk!! I see my old Dorland's 27th has leukocytosis. Sorry. Is it Monday??? nm
Subject: Urk!! I see my old Dorland's 27th has leukocytosis. Sorry. Is it Monday??? nm


Retrolisthesis? Source: Dorland's Dictionary.
Subject: Retrolisthesis? Source: Dorland's Dictionary.


Dorland's just shows hydrosalpinx but doesn't specify
Subject: Dorland's just shows hydrosalpinx but doesn't specify

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pc is correct as my Dorland's also has end point as two words
Subject: pc is correct as my Dorland's also has end point as two words


me again, just found renipelvic MERCK/Dorland
Subject: me again, just found renipelvic MERCK/Dorland

Dorlands Medical Dictionary



renipelvic (reniˇpelˇvic) (ren”ĭ-pel´vik) pyelic. rennet (renˇnet) (ren´ət) a commercial preparation of chymosin (rennin), used to make cheeses and rennet ...
www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzd... - 148k - Cached - Similar pages

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