Using wildcard function with Stedman's CD Dictionary

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I have wanted to do this for a while now, but I have never gotten around

to it. )

Some of you may not be aware of this function, and it is a very useful

tool everyone should know.

Example: You hear the doctor say (with a mouth full of food)

$#* & ^$tabular... Well, you hear " tabular " fairly clear, but just cannot

get a good s/l on the first part.

Go into Stedman's Medical Dictionary>click on " Browse on Index " and

choose " Search on Headword " >type in " *tablular " (quotations marks only

for clarification) and hit enter. You will then see 3 possible

answers: acetabular, postacetablular and tabular. Depending on how

much context the doctor gives, you may find your answer that easy!

Another example: You hear hyper????mic. Follow the steps above and

type in " hyper*mic " (quotation marks only for clarification). You will

then have 7 possible answers. )

You can also do this if you hear the beginning, some middle, and end:

hyper??ol??mic. Type in " hyper*ol*mic " and you will get

hypervolemic. A great way to narrow down the possibilities if there are

a lot of choices. )

Okay, finished with my rambling lesson for the day LOL )

Dawn )

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