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Re: Prolapsed cordFrom: ainsron (ainsron@sbcglobal.net)Tue Feb 28 18:08:12 2006
You're correct, but not completely correct, according to the on-line Webster's, the 2nd definition would apply to the way I use it in early gestations: viable Pronunciation: 'vI-&-b&l Function: adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, from vie life, from Latin vita -- more at <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/vital> VITAL 1 : capable of living; especially : capable of surviving outside the mother's womb without artificial support <the normal human fetus is usually viable by the end of the seventh month> 2 : capable of growing or developing <viable seeds> <viable eggs> Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of RModugno@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Prolapsed cord In a message dated 2/28/2006 10:56:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ainsron@sbcglobal.net writes: I use the same terms differently in different circumstances. For example, when I do early sonograms for dating, if I see a heart beat, I dictate or write "viable" IUP, meaning it is a living fetus, not that it has a chance of living if delivered at that time. If I have a patient come in at 21 weeks in preterm labor, I would use the term "previable" to describe the fetus, even though it is certainly living in utero. Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG Apparently not entirely correct, Ron. Webster's dictionary says: capable of living; especially : capable of surviving outside the mother's womb without artificial support <the normal human fetus is usually viable by the end of the seventh month. Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG Marietta, GA
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