3boys4amy Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I see so many terms here that I am not familiar with and I would love to know what these things mean. Is there a good website out there that explains all these things in laymans terms? I know that my dad won't understand them, thus won't be able to communicate what the doctor says clearly, so I would like to be able to understand what he tells me and know how to say it here. Make any sense? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhutch1366 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 This may be more than you want, but it links to the national library of medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html Enter the term you seek to define, select exact term, and search. What it gives you is a table with a number of things, including definitions and links. hope it helps. XOXOX Prayers, always MaryAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stand4hope Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Here are two that I frequently use: Webmed: http://my.webmd.com/hw/index/index-drug_data-A.asp Online medical dictionary: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/ I also have a cable connection and can open two Internet Explorer windows at the same time so I can flip over and look things up that people talk about. You should also be able to open two IE's if you have DSL. I don't think it would work very well with a dial-up. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Amy, Try the Glossary at the top of the page. It's to the right of "Search", above "Documents".... There are quite a few definitions there... Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stand4hope Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Sometime nothing helps. Tonight I was trying to find out what perihilar meant (a term on my husband's ct report). Perihilar cannot be found. Hilar referred me to hilum. Hilum has something to do with a seed attached to a stalk and peri has something to do with a fairy or elf. So, the end result is "elfseed" or "fairystalk" and I KNOW that isn't what the radiologist meant. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Thanks for asking this question and posting it here. I was wondering the same thing and now know where I can go for further information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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