Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:40:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, gerding7@... writes: > Hi everyone, > I know I have heard this before, but I cannot remember what the answer was. > The wound was pusy? Is that the correct spelling? I can think of another > way, but I really don't want to type that word. > > Thanks for your help! > Jody > Jody, Pussy does appear in the Merrian-Webster dictionary as an adjective. Definition given is " full of or resembling pus. " If the doctor said it, I would use it. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, jantranscribes@... writes: > According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which > is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to > purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have > that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this > helps > > Jan > Hi Jan, That's weird. We must have different Merriam-Webster dictionaries. It appears as pussy in mine and at dictionary.com and on Merriam-Webster online. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 In a message dated 12/16/2002 4:02:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, jantranscribes@... writes: > list it as pussy. Eww.. I don't like that. Margaret, I'm sorry.. in this > case I can't agree with you. If Merriam-Webster says pussy is the correct > form, that's what I have to type because it's a verbatim account. I wish I > had the option to change it to purulent, but I don't Jan, I agree that I don't like it, and agree with you that if the doctor uses it and it is in the dictionary, then that is what he gets. Even though I do not have verbatim accounts, I feel it is not my job to change his words to suit my liking. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Jody, How about the wound had pus, the wound was purulent, or even there was pus present in the wound. Never, never type pussy. Purulence means the formation or presence of pus and purulent is the adjective form of purulence. Margaret >>> " and Jody " 12/16/02 03:39PM >>> Hi everyone, I know I have heard this before, but I cannot remember what the answer was. The wound was pusy? Is that the correct spelling? I can think of another way, but I really don't want to type that word. Thanks for your help! Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this helps Jan jantranscribes@... " Typing is my life. " " Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. " plural for pus Hi everyone, I know I have heard this before, but I cannot remember what the answer was. The wound was pusy? Is that the correct spelling? I can think of another way, but I really don't want to type that word. Thanks for your help! Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Thanks for the help, I did find it eventually in an electronic dictionary as well, but Dorland's wasn't listing it so I thought I get everyone else's opinion. I do have to type verbatim also and the other term " pussy " was not really sitting well with me. Thanks again! Jody Re: plural for pus > In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jantranscribes@... writes: > > > According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which > > is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to > > purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have > > that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this > > helps > > > > Jan > > > > Hi Jan, > > That's weird. We must have different Merriam-Webster dictionaries. It > appears as pussy in mine and at dictionary.com and on Merriam-Webster online. > > > Peggy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 I apologize. I had it in my Lil Red Notebook as pus-y = purulent. I checked again at Merriam-Webster.com and discovered you are right.. they list it as pussy. Eww.. I don't like that. Margaret, I'm sorry.. in this case I can't agree with you. If Merriam-Webster says pussy is the correct form, that's what I have to type because it's a verbatim account. I wish I had the option to change it to purulent, but I don't Again, I apologize for giving out misinformation, and I have fixed it in my Lil Red Notebook. Jan jantranscribes@... " Typing is my life. " " Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. " Re: plural for pus In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, jantranscribes@... writes: > According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which > is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to > purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have > that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this > helps > > Jan > Hi Jan, That's weird. We must have different Merriam-Webster dictionaries. It appears as pussy in mine and at dictionary.com and on Merriam-Webster online. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Hmmmmm, I just sent it in as " pusy " The company I work for has alot of the acceptable medical terms built into their own software and when I did the spellcheck, it accepted it so, I guess I have to just wait and see what comes of it from QA. Interesting. Thanks guys! Re: plural for pus > > > In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jantranscribes@... writes: > > > According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which > > is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to > > purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have > > that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this > > helps > > > > Jan > > > > Hi Jan, > > That's weird. We must have different Merriam-Webster dictionaries. It > appears as pussy in mine and at dictionary.com and on Merriam-Webster online. > > > Peggy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Jan, That's what I was taught back in " the old days. " Guess M-W has changed it, because back then pussy was not in the dictionary. I was taught that purulent is the adjective form of pus and that is what the doctor is trying to say when he says pussy, therefore, that's what I was to type. Guess things must have changed since I was taught that my job was to make the doctor look good. Margaret >>> " Jantranscribes " 12/16/02 04:07PM >>> I apologize. I had it in my Lil Red Notebook as pus-y = purulent. I checked again at Merriam-Webster.com and discovered you are right.. they list it as pussy. Eww.. I don't like that. Margaret, I'm sorry.. in this case I can't agree with you. If Merriam-Webster says pussy is the correct form, that's what I have to type because it's a verbatim account. I wish I had the option to change it to purulent, but I don't Again, I apologize for giving out misinformation, and I have fixed it in my Lil Red Notebook. Jan jantranscribes@... " Typing is my life. " " Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. " Re: plural for pus In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, jantranscribes@... writes: > According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which > is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to > purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have > that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this > helps > > Jan > Hi Jan, That's weird. We must have different Merriam-Webster dictionaries. It appears as pussy in mine and at dictionary.com and on Merriam-Webster online. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 I used to be on a verbatim account. However, my company told us to change " pussy " to pus-like. Just another option! As far as a pleural form (reading subject line), I don't think there is one. I don't think you can have just one pus. hehe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rennie My Home Page: http://www.renesue.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Re: plural for pus Thanks for the help, I did find it eventually in an electronic dictionary as well, but Dorland's wasn't listing it so I thought I get everyone else's opinion. I do have to type verbatim also and the other term " pussy " was not really sitting well with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Pleural? <thud> I already have MT disease, and I've only been at it a year. CRIPES! LOL Re: plural for pus I used to be on a verbatim account. However, my company told us to change " pussy " to pus-like. Just another option! As far as a pleural form (reading subject line), I don't think there is one. I don't think you can have just one pus. hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Margaret, I, too, was taught to make the doctor look good " back in the old days. " The entire 11 years I worked for this same hospital, first in house and then from home, we always changed pussy to purulent. However, now that we have been outsourced to the national, the same hospital has decided they want everything verbatim " within the limits of common sense. " In other words, if the word pussy could not be documented, I could change it to purulent, but since it is a legitimate word at Merriam Webster.com, I have to type it as pussy if it is dictated as pussy. If I don't, QA considers it an error and would drop me one incentive level and would make 1 cent less per line. I suspect it's one of those words that has been used so much it has actually become a word. As I have mentioned before, all dictations are burned to CDs, and if the sound file were ever played back, the transcription had darn well better match the sound file (except for legitimate grammar or he/she-type changes) or I'm in deep you-know-what. My how things have changed. Jan jantranscribes@... " Typing is my life. " " Whoever signs the paycheck makes the rules. " Re: plural for pus In a message dated 12/16/2002 3:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, jantranscribes@... writes: > According to Merriam-Webster, the term you are looking for is pus-y.. which > is the adjective form of pus. I was always taught to change it to > purulent, but if you work on a verbatim account like I do, you don't have > that option. It's nice to know pus-y is a legitimate word Hope this > helps > > Jan > Hi Jan, That's weird. We must have different Merriam-Webster dictionaries. It appears as pussy in mine and at dictionary.com and on Merriam-Webster online. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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