proper terminology
Kenneth Abramovitch
kenneth.abramovitch at UTH.TMC.EDU
Fri May 16 09:34:35 PDT 2003
To assign a name to a disease process is equivalent to assigning an
adjective to better describe the disease. In this manner, the use of
someone's name is a historical descriptive term. The name is not used to
state that an individual has this particular disease processs.
Therefore, although one may be used to referring to Paget's disease, and
it may initially be cumbersome to refer to Paget Disease, there does not
appear to be a need to use a possessive pronoun.
K. Abramovitch
-----Original Message-----
From: peter hirschmann [mailto:peter.hirschmann at BTOPENWORLD.COM]
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 2:44 AM
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Subject: Re: proper terminology
This is a clear case of how to misuse the English language.
If it is an eponymous condition, then it must by definition be
the disease of ----, ie with an apostrophe. The publisher has a
responsibility to inform authors which reference book is used for
medical terminology as well as more general guides such as e.g. The
Chicago Manual of Style or the MHRA Style Book.
The second issue is to get the eponymous name right. Poor Waters
(sic) : he must be turning in his grave each time he is dishonoured!
----- Original Message -----
From: Laurie C Carter/HSC/VCU <mailto:lccarter at VCU.EDU>
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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: proper terminology
Axel is correct. The same is true for the myriad
syndromes, which no longer use the possessive form, i.e., Down syndrome,
not Down's syndrome.
Think of all the ATP we'll save not having to type all
those 's!
Laurie
Laurie Carter, D.D.S., Ph.D.
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Peter
No. Not away from epynyms, away from possessive forms.
e.g.
Waters view, not Waters' view.
Paget disease of bone, not Paget's disease of bone
Rgds
Axel
>Axel
>
>Or do you mean that there is a trend away from
epononyms ?towards the
>descrptinve term? So how do you describe the Waters's
projection, the 0
>degree
>OM
>
>Peter
>
>Peter Hirschmann
>28 The Crescent
>Adel
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Axel Ruprecht" <ruprecht at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu>
>To: <ORADLIST at listserv.ucla.edu>
>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:33 PM
>Subject: Re: proper terminology
>
>
> > Sharon
> >
> > My understanding is that currently there is a trend
away from the
> > possessive form for projections, diseases, and signs
and tests.
> >
> > But, that is just my understanding. That is what we
do here. I shall
> > be interested in other comments
> >
> > Rgds
> > Axel
> >
> >
> >
> > >What is the preferred terminology for use with
these extraoral
> > >radiographic projections?
> > >
> > >Waters' vs Waters
> > >Towne's vs Towne
> > >
> > >I am reviewing the page proofs of my chapter in the
new edition of
> > >White and Pharoah and the copy editor has
questioned this because
> > >there does not appear to be consistency between
chapters where these
> > >techniques are mentioned.
> > >
> > >I checked several books that I have and Waters
without the apostrophe
> > >seems to be more common, but Towne or Towne's seems
to be more
> > >problematic. I even found it both ways on the same
page of Som, Head
> > >and neck imaging, 2nd ed!
> > >
> > >Sharon
> > >--
> >
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> > >Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial
Radiology
> > >
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Arbor, MI 48109-1078
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> >
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> >
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Axel Ruprecht D.D.S., M.Sc.D., F.R.C.D.(C)
Professor and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial
Radiology
Professor of Radiology
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
(O) 319-335-7341
(FAX) 319-335-7351
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