Re: decubiti

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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  • Re: decubiti
    ... This is from the National Academies ... Decubiti are the result of circulatory failure due to ... (Barton and Barton, 1981). ... >>> Dani ...
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  • Re: decubiti
    ... Dani ... Decubiti are the result of circulatory failure due ... >> or blockage of blood in small blood vessels), ... >> (Barton and Barton, 1981). ...
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  • Re: decubiti
    ... He'd explain in detail the word's roots and meanings and why they may have come into incorrect use - like dorsolithotmy which is slurred dorsal lithotomy, which is not a valid phrase regardless of how many doctors use it. ... But I did do some more research and found that if you type the actual search words "is decubiti a word" Bam would have liked her answers a lot more. ... I had never even heard the term before today, it's just when I looked it up to see where Bam was heading and saw so many hits for decubitus ulcers that I did the bad thing and ASS/U/ME D....I didn't mean to cause an argument or even a debate really, or whatever you call this discussion. ... a sore on a buttock and say the patient has a reclining. ...
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