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They did what you suggested. “Distal phalanges” are the far away phalanges, which are the bones that are in an array like a phalanx in the extremities. The pr
by FakeComments 8y ago
They did what you suggested.
“Distal phalanges” are the far away phalanges, which are the bones that are in an array like a phalanx in the extremities.
The problem is that language changed after that, and the expectation for those words to make intuitive sense changed in the broader culture doctors were pulled from.
They’re then faced with having to rename everything, breaking with the established record and creating confusion or having to explicitly teach the names.
I’m also curious what you think is redundant in math notation.
- Retric 8y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notation_for_differentiation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notation_for_differentiation Taking classes that use different notation for the same thing is annoying.
- robbiep 8y agoYour example is not analogous to medicine - there is consistent and highly specific naming conventions for a reason
- Retric 8y agoIt’s not generally ambiguous in math, and a similar situation exists when a patient describes his symptoms using different words. That said, I started with: ‘Math is arguably worse with redundant notations for the same thing.’ He asked “I’m also curious what you think is redundant in math notation.”