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Old 13-May-2007, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Palomar View Post
Correct.

But as they're speaking (dictating) they often pause to spell out -- letter by letter -- the name of a medication. And they often (verbally) misspell it.
Ah! I wasn't aware of that.

The use of antiseptics for surgury is credited to Joseph Lister of England in 1867.
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