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there "are" no masses, distention, hepatosplenomegaly... I question the "fixed" hernia p

Posted By: chickpea on 2007-09-06
In Reply to: Abdomen condition - ry

Subject: there "are" no masses, distention, hepatosplenomegaly... I question the "fixed" hernia part of the sentence

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Crap! I messed that up!!!! ROFL Use "are"!!!
Subject: Crap! I messed that up!!!! ROFL Use "are"!!!

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Subject: distention...........................nm


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(n) a state of dilation.

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Ok, heres my sentence,

I don’t detect any distension of the urinary bladder.


Is it distension or distention. I looked it up and it says the same definition for both, but am wondering which I should use in a medical report.


 


Thanks in advance.


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Subject: According to Dorland's(*), it is distention (nm)

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Subject: Another interesting term is distention. (sm)

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Subject: As was posted earlier, distention is

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