Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Ginny, I have always typed it distention and had never questioned it until you sent this message. My Webster's dictionary, which actually is quite old, published in 1982, only lists distention. When I checked Dorland's, I only saw distention. My GI & GU Words book does list both, with distention listed first, which would not be the case if they were listing them in alphabetical order, which suggests to me that distention is the most accepted spelling. Also, Stedman's Surgery words only lists distention. So, I believe distention is correct. Just my 2 cents. Margaret >>> " Ginny Frey " 03/14/01 08:05PM >>> Help! This one always throws me when I come across it. Is it distension or distention? Is one the " Americanized " spelling and one the " British " spelling? All of my references show both. When I do an internet search, I find oodles of sites with both spellings. Any opinion on which is more common or does it depend on the doctor? To my mind, " distension " seems to be correct, but I'm open for suggestions. Thanks! Ginny TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 In a message dated 03-14-01 8:38:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, garfy@... writes: << Help! This one always throws me when I come across it. Is it distension or distention? Is one the " Americanized " spelling and one the " British " spelling? All of my references show both. When I do an internet search, I find oodles of sites with both spellings. Any opinion on which is more common or does it depend on the doctor? To my mind, " distension " seems to be correct, but I'm open for suggestions. >> I've only ever used distention.. I thought distension was a misspelling. Hope this helps Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 In a message dated 03-15-01 8:35:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, garfy@... writes: << disc and disk....it's never the big things that throw me, just those little picky things. >> Oh now here's another major discussion LOL. I was taught it's disc for eyes and disk for the back... and every eye surgeon and orthopedic doctor I've worked for has said the same thing.. But I'm told they are supposed to be interchangeable, and even that some MTs are being taught the opposite. This week and last week I've been working on a special project for Edix editing a new ophthalmology account they've recently acquired. These ophthalmologists INSIST on disc for their account. Soo.. I say the rule of thumb is: AAMT BOS is fine and dandy, but he/she who signs the paycheck makes the rules Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Margaret, Your 2 cents are worth a lot! I bow to your superior knowledge. :-) Thanks for the help; now I won't have to stop every time I get to that darn word and think " t " or " s? " I used to do the same thing with disc and disk....it's never the big things that throw me, just those little picky things. Ginny Re: Distension/Distention Ginny, I have always typed it distention and had never questioned it until you sent this message. My Webster's dictionary, which actually is quite old, published in 1982, only lists distention. When I checked Dorland's, I only saw distention. My GI & GU Words book does list both, with distention listed first, which would not be the case if they were listing them in alphabetical order, which suggests to me that distention is the most accepted spelling. Also, Stedman's Surgery words only lists distention. So, I believe distention is correct. Just my 2 cents. Margaret >>> " Ginny Frey " 03/14/01 08:05PM >>> Help! This one always throws me when I come across it. Is it distension or distention? Is one the " Americanized " spelling and one the " British " spelling? All of my references show both. When I do an internet search, I find oodles of sites with both spellings. Any opinion on which is more common or does it depend on the doctor? To my mind, " distension " seems to be correct, but I'm open for suggestions. Thanks! Ginny TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Yes that is what I learned (disc for eyes and disk for back), but the docs I transcribe for want " disc " for both. It's all in who you work for wants! Oh the joy of being an MT! Holly ) In a message dated 3/15/01 3:19:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, dlvernon@... writes: << The first hospital I ever worked for six years ago wanted disc for eyes and disk for the back. It gets pretty confoozling sometimes. Diane >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 In a message dated 03-15-01 3:25:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, HollyBerry1295@... writes: << Yes that is what I learned (disc for eyes and disk for back), but the docs I transcribe for want " disc " for both. It's all in who you work for wants! Oh the joy of being an MT! >> Yup.. the rule of MT is " whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules " Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 You know, I contacted my boss at DTS and she said that, for their account at Vanderbilt, it's disc all the way. Disks are floppies. So, at least I got that cleared up. The first hospital I ever worked for six years ago wanted disc for eyes and disk for the back. It gets pretty confoozling sometimes. Diane At 08:42 AM 3/15/01 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 03-15-01 8:35:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, >garfy@... writes: > ><< disc and > disk....it's never the big things that throw me, just those little picky > things. >> > >Oh now here's another major discussion LOL. I was taught it's disc for eyes >and disk for the back... and every eye surgeon and orthopedic doctor I've >worked for has said the same thing.. But I'm told they are supposed to be >interchangeable, and even that some MTs are being taught the opposite. This >week and last week I've been working on a special project for Edix editing a >new ophthalmology account they've recently acquired. These ophthalmologists >INSIST on disc for their account. Soo.. I say the rule of thumb is: AAMT >BOS is fine and dandy, but he/she who signs the paycheck makes the rules > >Jan " Typing is my life " > > >TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to >nmtc-unsubscribe > >PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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