Medical Monday: Achondroplasia
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines achondroplasia as “A genetic disorder disturbing normal growth of cartilage, resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs, and usually inherited as a autonomic dominant trait.”
Writing “achondroplasia” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
/A/KOPB/TKRA/PHRAEU/SHA or /A/KHOPB/TKRA/PHRAEU/SHA or /A/KOPB/TKRA/PHRAEUZ/KWRA or /A/KHOPB/TKRA/PHRAEUZ/KWRA
Dictionary Builder: Microfiche
Microfiche is described as “a sheet of microfilm containing rows of images of printed paper.”
While this word is relatively commonly-known, it wasn’t in my steno dictionary, and it is not a word that I ever recall hearing in any school dictation thus far. Therefore, I happily added it to my dictionary.
Machine Briefs:
Option #1: microfiche= MAOIK/ROE/FIFP
Option #2: microfiche= MAOIK/FIFP
Option #3: microfiche= MAOIK/ROE/FAOERB
Option #4: microfiche= MAOIK/FAOERB
Medical Monday: Bilirubin
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines bilirubin as “a reddish-yellow water insoluble pigment occurring especially in bile and blood causing jaundice if accumulated in excess.”
Writing “bilirubin” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
BIL/LAOE/RAOUB/*IN or BIL/LI/RAOUB/*IN
However, a short cut that can be used is as follows:
BIL/RAOUB
Dictionary Builder: Banal
Medical Monday: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is also known as “white lung.” A person contracts this illness by having hazardous contact with asbestos. Mesothelioma takes approximately 20 to 40 years, after the time of contact, to fully develop. However, it is quickly fatal, and painful, once the symptoms begin to occur.
Relatives of people who have worked with asbestos are also vulnerable to the disease. Children and spouses of asbestos workers have been known to contract mesothelioma from the dusty work clothes of their family member.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines mesothelioma as “a usually malignant tumor derived from the mesothelial tissue.”
Writing “mesothelioma” on the machine, syllable by syllable, would be as follows:
MEZ/A/THAOE/LAOE/OE/MA or MEZ/A/THAOE/LI/OE/MA
However, I write “mesothelioma” in three strokes:
MEZ/THAOE/LAOEM
Dictionary Builder: Nascent
Medical Monday: Cephalic
Dictionary Builder: Diptych
Diptych is a noun that has three different meanings. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Diptych is defined as follows:
“1) A 2-leaved hinged tablet folding together to protect writing on its waxed surfaces.
2) A picture, or series of pictures (as an altarpiece) painted or carved on two hinged tablets.
3) A work made up of two matching parts.”
Machine Brief:
Diptych= DIP/TIK