Re: decubiti

I'm not sure what makes something credible.

Dani

"Bam" <dearcounselor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:41jd9aF1f2ejbU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Then why do the dictionaries say the plural of decubitus is decubitus? :-)
>
> I've *always* typed decubiti. Then today I second-guessed myself.
>
> And no, just because a medical journal spells it that way doesn't make it
> credible.
>
> And I'm not being argumentative, just laughing that I actually spent
> considerable time looking for this today.
>
>
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:z0%sf.78076$aS5.14795@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Aha, Bam, maybe this is what you want. This is from the National
>> Academies
>> of Press. www.nap.edu I think it was:
>>
>> Decubiti
>> The breakdown of skin integrity resulting in an ulcer is known as a
>> decubitus, or bedsore. Decubiti are the result of circulatory failure due
> to
>> pressure; shearing forces cause thrombosis of the microcirculation
> (clotting
>> or blockage of blood in small blood vessels), resulting in tissue
>> necrosis
>> (Barton and Barton, 1981). Most decubiti occur over the sacrum; the hip
> and
>> the heels are also common locations. Although decubiti may be divided
>> into
>> four stages, in general they are either deep or superficial.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dani
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bam" <dearcounselor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:41jbm0F1f3q0mU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I've been looking all day for a CREDIBLE reference that gives the word
>> > "decubiti"
>> >
>> > Plural is decubitus.
>> >
>> > From what I've found today there isn't such thing as decubiti.
>> >
>> > Have I simply lost my way in academia or have I learned something new
>> > to
>> > MT
>> > today?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:gw_sf.61405$ME5.49733@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Maybe she's getting to point is that decubitus probably isn't
>> >> correctly
>> >> used alone. It means "lying down" I'd think if a doctor dictated
>> >> decubiti and you were allowed to edit it would be correctly
>> >> transcribed
>> >> as decubitus ulcers.
>> >>
>> >> By common use one would think "decubitus" was the correct term, but I
>> >> don't believe it really is
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> DJGordon wrote:
>> >> > Well, yes, I'm 100 percent sure that it is the plural for
>> > decubitus.....us
>> >> > translates to i, just as in cactus. But, I'm with Anne, what else
> have
>> > you
>> >> > found for this?
>> >> >
>> >> > Dani
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bam" <dearcounselor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:41j90cF1evhpsU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >
>> >> >>Are you sure? ;-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>Justin had a terrible one on the back of his head from them rolling
>> >> >>>the
>> >> >>>blankets up under his neck in the hospital.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>dani
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>"Bam" <dearcounselor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >>>news:41j6rfF1ek73eU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>What's it mean?
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
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