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Medical dictionary…

Great little find.  For use in applications that allow you to use a custom dictionary, such as MS Word etc.
 
http://rianjs.net/medic/
 
Please visit and download,……

It is nice to see good quality information available. Keep it up . Many thanks.

It is nice to see good quality information available. Keep it up . Many thanks.

We have a list of medical terms at:
http://www.simulconsult.com/support/tablet/index.html

The list of terms was prepared for users of Tablet PCs who are using our medical diagnostic software, but it is fine to add them to MeDic. The terms focus mainly on neurological diseases, but since they comprise about 25% of all diseases this may be helpful to people in many medical areas.

There are many proper names included because many syndromes are named after people.

We have a list of medical terms at:
http://www.simulconsult.com/support/tablet/index.html

The list of terms was prepared for users of Tablet PCs who are using our medical diagnostic software, but it is fine to add them to MeDic. The terms focus mainly on neurological diseases, but since they comprise about 25% of all diseases this may be helpful to people in many medical areas.

There are many proper names included because many syndromes are named after people.

Sure, sign me up for the updates. Thanks for the work.

Oops, sorry. Could you remove these replies? I just wanted to sign up. Guess I need to read the directions better :)

Oops, sorry. Could you remove these replies? I just wanted to sign up. Guess I need to read the directions better :)

You're welcome. :)

I never added any functionality to submit words to the dictionary — completely forgot about it, in fact…

in the meantime, you can email me submissions — the emails in the upper right corner…

You're welcome. :)

I never added any functionality to submit words to the dictionary — completely forgot about it, in fact…

in the meantime, you can email me submissions — the emails in the upper right corner…

Hi Rian

I left a personal note a couple of days ago about possibly using your list of words as a contribution to an OpenOffice.org Medical dictionary.

A major question was the matter of licensing.

Have you had any thoughts about this yet?

Hi Rian

I left a personal note a couple of days ago about possibly using your list of words as a contribution to an OpenOffice.org Medical dictionary.

A major question was the matter of licensing.

Have you had any thoughts about this yet?

tanks

tanks

Thanks for the MeDic wordlist. It's very useful.

I find that OpenOffice OOo specialty user dictionary has a 2000 word limit. How do we deal with that? I've looked in OOo site and found others complaining of this 2000 word limit, but no solution.

Thanks for the MeDic wordlist. It's very useful.

I find that OpenOffice OOo specialty user dictionary has a 2000 word limit. How do we deal with that? I've looked in OOo site and found others complaining of this 2000 word limit, but no solution.

There is another free medical dictionary at:

http://www.e-medtools.com/openmedspel.html

There are versions for openoffice and thunderbird. It says it is based on their $15 purchase version for MS Word that supposedly contains all FDA drug and device approvals up to release date (June 2007) for a total of approximately 50,000 terms. It is released under GPL.

..any chance of a collaborative effort to create a more complete dictionary for users of both?

There is another free medical dictionary at:

http://www.e-medtools.com/openmedspel.html

There are versions for openoffice and thunderbird. It says it is based on their $15 purchase version for MS Word that supposedly contains all FDA drug and device approvals up to release date (June 2007) for a total of approximately 50,000 terms. It is released under GPL.

..any chance of a collaborative effort to create a more complete dictionary for users of both?

basically, i dunno how but my all.dic is now 11megs large with over 400k words…
i think it may have absorbed words off stedmans or something like that…anwyays, would u like me to send it to ya it mite be of some use ;)
thanks for the amazing dictionary btw, it is incredibly useful

basically, i dunno how but my all.dic is now 11megs large with over 400k words…
i think it may have absorbed words off stedmans or something like that…anwyays, would u like me to send it to ya it mite be of some use ;)
thanks for the amazing dictionary btw, it is incredibly useful

Hi again Rian

I just came back and had another look at your list, and it looks very useful. I think I explained that I had developed a (much more limited) Australian medical word list. This is available at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oooau/#Australian_Medical_Dictionary
in case there is anything you may find usable. Unfortunately that is a "munched" version, but I can send a "raw" text version if you wish.

I am just a little concerned about your Creative Commons Licence "not for commercial use." As I think I mentioned earlier, many people like me use their word processor for "commercial" purposes, in the sense of paid work. Some may feel that was not allowed by your licence. I think you probably mean that no one should take your list and sell it, and I am quite happy with that.

If I were to "translate" your list into Australian usage, and give you credit as an important source, would that be OK with you?

Hi again Rian

I just came back and had another look at your list, and it looks very useful. I think I explained that I had developed a (much more limited) Australian medical word list. This is available at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oooau/#Australian_Medical_Dictionary
in case there is anything you may find usable. Unfortunately that is a "munched" version, but I can send a "raw" text version if you wish.

I am just a little concerned about your Creative Commons Licence "not for commercial use." As I think I mentioned earlier, many people like me use their word processor for "commercial" purposes, in the sense of paid work. Some may feel that was not allowed by your licence. I think you probably mean that no one should take your list and sell it, and I am quite happy with that.

If I were to "translate" your list into Australian usage, and give you credit as an important source, would that be OK with you?

Russell,

I will take a look at your words and see about adding them to MeDic.

As for commercial purposes, that's more that I don't want people profiting directly from my work. E.g.: copying the words and selling them as their own payware dictionary product. If you use the dictionary in a commercial environment, that's cool with me. :)

Spread the word. I'd love to see more people use it (and possibly add words, too).

Russell,

I will take a look at your words and see about adding them to MeDic.

As for commercial purposes, that's more that I don't want people profiting directly from my work. E.g.: copying the words and selling them as their own payware dictionary product. If you use the dictionary in a commercial environment, that's cool with me. :)

Spread the word. I'd love to see more people use it (and possibly add words, too).

Wonderful,
Great initiative,
Keep up the good work!!!
(if you will, you can leave a donation link or address. I understand you are not putting this up for money, but that is one way of saying thanks by us users.
HJ

Wonderful,
Great initiative,
Keep up the good work!!!
(if you will, you can leave a donation link or address. I understand you are not putting this up for money, but that is one way of saying thanks by us users.
HJ

Thanks, Rian, I thought that would be your response.

I'm working through your list removing the words I already have, unfortunately I haven't developed a method of eliminating duplicates automatically.

I see a lot of words using the UK/Australian spellings which I have left in, and deleted (most ? some? of) the US versions.

Hopefully over the next week or so I'll merge it with my collection and let you have it. I'll send with it just my own word list separately so you can play with that.

Regards

Russell

Thanks, Rian, I thought that would be your response.

I'm working through your list removing the words I already have, unfortunately I haven't developed a method of eliminating duplicates automatically.

I see a lot of words using the UK/Australian spellings which I have left in, and deleted (most ? some? of) the US versions.

Hopefully over the next week or so I'll merge it with my collection and let you have it. I'll send with it just my own word list separately so you can play with that.

Regards

Russell

Wonderful,
Great initiative,
Keep up the good work!!!
(if you will, you can leave a donation link or address. I understand you are not putting this up for money, but that is one way of saying thanks by us users.
HJ

HJ, that had not occurred to me. I will look into doing so after I get my new theme up and running. :)

Wonderful,
Great initiative,
Keep up the good work!!!
(if you will, you can leave a donation link or address. I understand you are not putting this up for money, but that is one way of saying thanks by us users.
HJ

HJ, that had not occurred to me. I will look into doing so after I get my new theme up and running. :)

did u manage to use that massive list i sent you in october/november 07. i ended up pulling it out of the custom dic list as it was too large for word to process… each time i added a new word it would lock up for 2secs!
ps, the release format you have given does not i think work with word 07, i vaguely remember having to do something to the list to get it to work.

thanks again

did u manage to use that massive list i sent you in october/november 07. i ended up pulling it out of the custom dic list as it was too large for word to process… each time i added a new word it would lock up for 2secs!
ps, the release format you have given does not i think work with word 07, i vaguely remember having to do something to the list to get it to work.

thanks again

Hey nice work dude.
find it very useful.
The dictionary has to be opened by notepad ans saved in a unicode format for it to work with Word 2007 guys.
Keep it up.

Hey nice work dude.
find it very useful.
The dictionary has to be opened by notepad ans saved in a unicode format for it to work with Word 2007 guys.
Keep it up.

Thanks for the site. I am doing Medical Transcription and I am sure this will help a lot.
Sometimes you become braindead when typing reports.

Thanks for the site. I am doing Medical Transcription and I am sure this will help a lot.
Sometimes you become braindead when typing reports.

I have OpenOffice on my U3 Cruzer Scandisk. Is it still possible to install MeDic on my computer and open it up with the OpenOffice on the Scan Disk with U3?

I have OpenOffice on my U3 Cruzer Scandisk. Is it still possible to install MeDic on my computer and open it up with the OpenOffice on the Scan Disk with U3?

Thanks so much for the site, I'm a Med student, and have worn my "right click" out on my laptop with adding words. I have 3 med dictionaries and none have a disc with any type of list to add to word! Thanks a ton! I will try to weed through my custom.dic and send it your way to add to the list.

Thanks so much for the site, I'm a Med student, and have worn my "right click" out on my laptop with adding words. I have 3 med dictionaries and none have a disc with any type of list to add to word! Thanks a ton! I will try to weed through my custom.dic and send it your way to add to the list.

I have uploaded a newer version of MeDic with Unicode encoding for the newer versions of Office (2007 and 2008).

I have uploaded a newer version of MeDic with Unicode encoding for the newer versions of Office (2007 and 2008).

THANK YOU!!!

I have Stedmans, but it doesn't play nicely with my computer. Doesn't install well, and sometimes refuses to work. Plus I'd rather use OpenOffice.

This solves many problems for me.

THANK YOU!!!

I have Stedmans, but it doesn't play nicely with my computer. Doesn't install well, and sometimes refuses to work. Plus I'd rather use OpenOffice.

This solves many problems for me.

Just wanted to say thank you. What an awesome project and thanks for sharing. This helps so much.

Just wanted to say thank you. What an awesome project and thanks for sharing. This helps so much.

Hey… This is awesome – just what I've been looking for. Thanks for making it. It's so easy to install and works perfectly!!

Hey… This is awesome – just what I've been looking for. Thanks for making it. It's so easy to install and works perfectly!!

wonderful work. Nobody needs 500,000 words! My only request. Is it possible to convert it to mac OS X speller so it can be used on all other software of the mac as well i.e. pages, keynote etc. these programs use the OS X dictionaries and custom spellers. At the moment only mac office can use it.

wonderful work. Nobody needs 500,000 words! My only request. Is it possible to convert it to mac OS X speller so it can be used on all other software of the mac as well i.e. pages, keynote etc. these programs use the OS X dictionaries and custom spellers. At the moment only mac office can use it.

Looks to me like you have the word rhonchus but not the plural rhonchi.

Also, pansystolic as in a pansystolic murmur.

I will let you know if I find more.

Looks to me like you have the word rhonchus but not the plural rhonchi.

Also, pansystolic as in a pansystolic murmur.

I will let you know if I find more.

Thanks, I will add those in.

Thanks, I will add those in.

Also, I forgot to say thanks. Amazing tool you gave me for free.

Also, I forgot to say thanks. Amazing tool you gave me for free.

My word suggestions:

tachypneic, bradypneic, nonrebreather, pulseless

Thank you so much for this dictionary; it is a huge help.

My word suggestions:

tachypneic, bradypneic, nonrebreather, pulseless

Thank you so much for this dictionary; it is a huge help.

You are also missing aeruginosa, as in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Thanks again

You are also missing aeruginosa, as in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Thanks again

You have just saved 86 PA students from wasting hours with double checking our spelling in google before handing in assignments. This also fits the bill as we are not yet raking it in. Thanks!!!

You have just saved 86 PA students from wasting hours with double checking our spelling in google before handing in assignments. This also fits the bill as we are not yet raking it in. Thanks!!!

Glad to be of help. :)

Glad to be of help. :)

sitagliptin

sitagliptin

rifaximin / xifaxan

rifaximin / xifaxan

lubiprostone / Amitiza

lubiprostone / Amitiza

This has been a life saver! My computer crashed and I had three years worth of medical terminology and medications on there! Thanks so much! :)

This has been a life saver! My computer crashed and I had three years worth of medical terminology and medications on there! Thanks so much! :)

I must say I agree with you, even though not totally. We are putting together a non-profit website that will include links to useful websites such as yours. It is still under development, if you are interested please take a look http://usmle-usmle.org

I must say I agree with you, even though not totally. We are putting together a non-profit website that will include links to useful websites such as yours. It is still under development, if you are interested please take a look http://usmle-usmle.org

Thanks so much for this! I just stumbled across this. I knew someone, somewhere, had to of thought of doing something like this! I'm just starting out in medical transcription and this is a life saver! Thank you again!

Thanks so much for this! I just stumbled across this. I knew someone, somewhere, had to of thought of doing something like this! I'm just starting out in medical transcription and this is a life saver! Thank you again!

This product is very useful. Thanks.

One suggestion: The utility is very much compromised by the fact you do not list plurals for many words. This still means Word recognises them as potential errors, and they need to be manually checked…

eg: Biguanides, Craniopharyngiomas, etc etc etc

Also: link to Russel Butler's Australian version not working.

Good luck!

This product is very useful. Thanks.

One suggestion: The utility is very much compromised by the fact you do not list plurals for many words. This still means Word recognises them as potential errors, and they need to be manually checked…

eg: Biguanides, Craniopharyngiomas, etc etc etc

Also: link to Russel Butler's Australian version not working.

Good luck!

Thank you kindly :)

Thank you kindly :)

Thank you so much! I am a spelling fanatic so it was really annoying to me that Word underlined medical terms as spelling mistakes. This dictionary worked like a charm and I am forever grateful! Great job!

Thank you so much! I am a spelling fanatic so it was really annoying to me that Word underlined medical terms as spelling mistakes. This dictionary worked like a charm and I am forever grateful! Great job!

Thanks, hero of all medical geeks!
Will endeavor to pass on any extra words to you :-)

Heres a couple:
osteoblasts – you've got 'osteoblast' only
degranulated – as in degranulated platelets

Thanks, hero of all medical geeks!
Will endeavor to pass on any extra words to you :-)

Heres a couple:
osteoblasts – you've got 'osteoblast' only
degranulated – as in degranulated platelets

thienopyridine
thienopyridines

thienopyridine
thienopyridines

Absolutely loved this, saved me constantly trying to update the silly dictionary that comes with word!
Does anyone know if there's a way to use this dictionary in powerpoint's spellchecking? I can't find a way to add a custom dictionary in that program, but as I do presentations often enough, it'd be nice to not have to start adding words to that dictionary…

Thanks,
Anne

Absolutely loved this, saved me constantly trying to update the silly dictionary that comes with word!
Does anyone know if there's a way to use this dictionary in powerpoint's spellchecking? I can't find a way to add a custom dictionary in that program, but as I do presentations often enough, it'd be nice to not have to start adding words to that dictionary…

Thanks,
Anne

Anne,

This link from Microsoft may help.

Anne,

This link from Microsoft may help.

Unfortunately that seems to be geared for the 2007 version…can't seem to make that work in the 2003 version (there isn't a proof tab in the options on 2003). Any other thoughts?

Unfortunately that seems to be geared for the 2007 version…can't seem to make that work in the 2003 version (there isn't a proof tab in the options on 2003). Any other thoughts?

Apparently 2003 doesn't support custom dictionaries the way Word does. You may be able to manually open the PowerPoint main dictionary and paste them there, but if I recall correctly, the built-in dictionary isn't stored in plain text format like custom dictionaries. I don't use Office 2003 anymore, so I can't be sure…

Apparently 2003 doesn't support custom dictionaries the way Word does. You may be able to manually open the PowerPoint main dictionary and paste them there, but if I recall correctly, the built-in dictionary isn't stored in plain text format like custom dictionaries. I don't use Office 2003 anymore, so I can't be sure…

Appreciate your help though…I'm just stuck with what my workplace has right now…*sigh* they'll eventually upgrade.
In the mean time, I'm really thankful that word 2003 does accept custom dictionaries!

Thanks for this!!!

Appreciate your help though…I'm just stuck with what my workplace has right now…*sigh* they'll eventually upgrade.
In the mean time, I'm really thankful that word 2003 does accept custom dictionaries!

Thanks for this!!!

Thank you so much for this. It's very helpful!

Thank you so much for this. It's very helpful!

I don't have an options option in my tool bar for word for mac 2008
Any suggestions on how to add it to the dictionary?
Thanks!

I don't have an options option in my tool bar for word for mac 2008
Any suggestions on how to add it to the dictionary?
Thanks!

Step 4 should help at this link.

Step 4 should help at this link.

thanks. this helps a lot! It's one of those things you didn't know you needed until you get it.

Wow a Medical Transcription Dictionary and more over its free.. Thanks its really Great.

Thanks ma…Good job

Thanks for this article, It was a fantastic read which was extremely helpful.

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This is great! Thanks so much for creating it.

I combined it with the dictionary at http://www.e-medtools.com/openmedspel.html to contain about 80,000 unique words.

I've also formatted it for the mac custom dictionary which is store at ~/Library/Spelling/  (at least for Mac OS 10.6 and English language). To install copy the file 'en' from here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2213236/en to the above directory. This will overwrite any custom dictionary you have. 

Here's the combined list simply as a text file, with one entry per line. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2213236/LexisMed-OpenMedSpel.txt