Guest guest Posted June 24, 2002 Report Share Posted June 24, 2002 Hi, Doc dictates: Upon removal of the dressings, the incision appears to be well s/l coaptated. No signs of any postoperative infection noted. I keep sending this in flagged and they never send me the correction. Thanks Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2002 Report Share Posted June 24, 2002 Beth, Coaptated may be a correct word. Coapt means " to join or fit together; to make fast, " coaptation means " joining or fitting together of two surfaces, " so coaptated would mean " joined or fitted together. " An online source for the definitions is http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/; another is http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary. On the other hand, I didn't find coaptated per se, so perhaps your dictator made it up and it should really be coapted (analogous to adapt, adapted, adaptation). Anyone know? Valeria At 02:28 PM 6/24/2002, Beth Stoddard wrote: >Hi, > >Doc dictates: > >Upon removal of the dressings, the incision appears to be well >s/l coaptated. No signs of any postoperative infection noted. > >I keep sending this in flagged and they never send me the correction. > >Thanks >Beth > Valeria D. Truitt, Instructor Medical Office Administration Craven Community College Phone 800 College Court vtruitt@... New Bern, NC 28562 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2002 Report Share Posted June 24, 2002 Aah, thank you! There was an interesting article in Perspectives today on the use of English language..actually a couple. One was from Dr. Lederer reacting to Ann Landers. (RIP). I am sure it was written before Ann passed this past week. Aliceanne At 04:37 PM 6/24/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Aliceanne, > >I think you're right. Coapt would be the present tense of the verb and >coapted would be the past tense. Coaptation would be the noun for the joining. > >I suspect that her dictator made up " coaptated, " just as I hear people use > " orientated " for " oriented. " The fact that there is coaptation (or >orientation) does not mean that later a wound has been " coaptated " (or a >student " orientated " ). Heck, I used to work with a high school principal >who every awards day handed out trophies and certificates to numerous > " reciplicants, " and he refused to believe that was not a word (cross > " applicant " with " recipient " and whaddya get? Bibbitybobbityboo!). > >Valeria > >At 04:29 PM 6/24/2002, Alice Sawyer wrote: >>OOPS, I responded telling her to use coapt. This is what my podiatrist >>uses always. >>I guess I am too fast.. >>Aliceanne >> >>At 04:06 PM 6/24/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>>Beth, >>> >>>Coaptated may be a correct word. Coapt means " to join or fit together; to >>>make fast, " coaptation means " joining or fitting together of two surfaces, " >>>so coaptated would mean " joined or fitted together. " An online source for >>>the definitions is >>><http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/;>http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/; another is >>><http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary.>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary\ .. >>> >>>On the other hand, I didn't find coaptated per se, so perhaps your dictator >>>made it up and it should really be coapted (analogous to adapt, adapted, >>>adaptation). >>> >>>Anyone know? >>> >>>Valeria >>> >>>At 02:28 PM 6/24/2002, Beth Stoddard wrote: >>> >Hi, >>> > >>> >Doc dictates: >>> > >>> >Upon removal of the dressings, the incision appears to be well >>> >s/l coaptated. No signs of any postoperative infection noted. >>> > >>> >I keep sending this in flagged and they never send me the correction. >>> > >>> >Thanks >>> >Beth >>> > >>> >>>Valeria D. Truitt, Instructor Medical Office Administration >>>Craven Community College Phone >>>800 College Court vtruitt@... >>>New Bern, NC 28562 >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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