Oct 2022
7:16pm, 27 Oct 2022
1,492 posts
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CK2
I’m unsure about “hypertrophy” following an exercise video where the emphasis is on the “per” whereas I’ve always pronounced it with the same emphasis throughout.
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Oct 2022
8:15pm, 27 Oct 2022
17,525 posts
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NDWDave
I was just thinking about that word CK2 but thought it a bit niche to post. Yep - I was diagnosed with Hyper Trophy for a while
But it was Hi pert row fee
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Oct 2022
8:29pm, 27 Oct 2022
26,924 posts
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Rosehip
Mybe the emphasis is put on the ‘per’ in the vids to make it clear it’s per and not ‘po’ ? I would give all syllables equal stress, I think?
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Oct 2022
8:32pm, 27 Oct 2022
60,579 posts
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Velociraptor
Stress on the second syllable.
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Oct 2022
8:33pm, 27 Oct 2022
60,580 posts
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Velociraptor
But on the third syllable in "hypertrophic".
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Oct 2022
11:30am, 28 Oct 2022
19,473 posts
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larkim
[Has the medical world done anything about the fact that hyper- and hypo- are so easily confused and yet so opposite? There must have been medical catastrophes caused by getting it wrong!]
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Oct 2022
12:24pm, 28 Oct 2022
60,588 posts
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Velociraptor
["Atrophy" is used in preference to "hypotrophy" so that isn't an issue, but we're generally encouraged to use clearer terminology. So "overactive thyroid" rather than "hyperthyroidism" and "underactive thyroid" instead of "hypothyroidism", for example.]
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Oct 2022
12:26pm, 28 Oct 2022
35,017 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
OH is very good at that sort of Latin Malarkey on Uni Challenge. Partially medic based, partially public school education....
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Oct 2022
12:30pm, 28 Oct 2022
60,590 posts
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Velociraptor
I didn't do biology at school beyond age 14 because of how the timetable and options were arranged at my school, but Higher Latin and a splodge of Ancient Greek were my salvation in the first couple of years of medical school.
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Oct 2022
12:42pm, 28 Oct 2022
35,019 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
OH sometimes gets the better of me in the uni challenge screaming answers comp. Medical, Crap Reality TV, Pop Music and Classical Music are her specialist subjects.
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