Homonym sets are listed alphabetically and the words within each homonym set are also listed in alphabetical order. This means that if you can't find your favorite homonym, don't forget to try looking for it alphabetically under its pair-mate. For example, you won't find "wrote" under W; you'll find it under R for "rote", which precedes it lexically.
This database was constructed in a purely automated manner, using a set of heuristics to identify acronyms/abbreviations and their definitions within MEDLINE records.
Medical transcription style guide and references, medical terminology, medical word lists, surgical equipment lists, system-specific information and updates, productivity tips for medical transcriptionists and articles by leaders in the medical transcription industry. The medical transcription style guide wiki is a work in progress intended to be compatible with the accepted medical transcription book of style (BOS). MT Desk has been the #1 online resource for medical transcription since 1998 and continues to serve the online community and the many MTs doing transcription work from home. Coming soon: interactive webinars for medical transcriptionists, including continuing education credits (CEC) for CMTs (Certified Medical Transcriptionist).
Confusing Words is a collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused.
Some of these words are homonyms (words that sound alike but are spelled differently) and some are just commonly confused.
The MT Reference Style Guide is a searchable, wiki-format style guide created by and for medical transcriptionists and designed to be compatible with accepted references.
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