Re: OB:Home Births in Australia - fetus or foetus

From: John Robertson M.D. (john.robertson@obgyn.net)
Fri Aug 28 14:26:58 1998


I think this is actually where I got the spelling from, as I did my Family Medicine Residency in Montreal prior to doing the specialty. I do know how to spell oestrogen, and I even know how to spell Haematology. Also check the address, I'm Canadian. It's a bit like calling an Aussie a Kiwi. John

At Fri, 28 Aug 1998, andrelat@vega.ivic.qc.ca wrote: >
>At 10:12 98-08-28 -0500, you wrote:
>>Unlike oestrogens, oesophagus, and all the other English words that
>>Americans cannot spell correctly, the word fetus does not have a
>>classical derivative. The nearest to it is foetor which means 'bad
>>breath'. It is FETUS not FOETUS.
>
>In french the word spell is FOETUS:
>
> "Chez les animaux vivipares,produit de la conception encore renfermé dans
>l'utérus,lorsqu'il commence à présenter les caractères distinctifs de
>l'espèce. Dans l'espèce humaine, produit de la conception à partir du
>troisième mois dans l'utérus"
>
>Le nouveau petit Robert, 1993, french dictionary
>
>That's for the french culture!!
>
>Dr Paul-André Latulippe
>111 Rang 9
>St-Christophe d'Arthabaska
>Québec,Canada
>G6P 6S1
>
>andrelat@ivic.qc.ca
>
>tel:(819) 357-1784

--
J.G.M.Robertson MD, 109-9181 Main St. Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 4M9 Canada
(604) 793-9988 e-mail john.robertson@obgyn.net
Who is wise and understanding among you?  Let him show it by his good life,
by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.  James 3 vs 13, NIV




use when must restrict search to only the ob-gyn-l forum...
Enter search keywords:
Returns per screen: Require all keywords:

Return to  OB-GYN-L Mail a New Message to the Forum: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
Forum Administrator: geffrey.klein@obgyn.net
Report Technical Problems: webmaster@obgyn.net
Last Updated: Mon Nov 2 05:28:35 2009

The American Medical Association is no longer designating CME hours for AMA Category II CME credit. However, physicians themselves may self designate learning activities as Category II CME credit hours if they feel it is of sufficient educational merit and meets the formal definitions of continuing medical education. OBGYN.net believes these interaction in this forum meets these criteria. For further information see the AMA web site.