| Author | Message | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 106 Registered: 2-2009 |
Until about age 13, I had a scrund about a certain medical topic. It makes them sound almost sentient. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 497 Registered: 7-2010 |
It: The name of a medical condition? The name of a germ or other pathogen? The name of a pharmaceutical? The description of a medical condition? The description about a certain body function and/or chemical process within the body? The way the germs infect the body? The way the immune system counteracts the infection? Enzymes in general relevant? They: Enzymes? Germs? Hormones? Cells? Cell parts? Sperms? Pharmaceuticals? The topic: One or more medical conditions? Or (human?) biology in general? If the former is the case, is it about... genetic diseases? infections? illnesses that affect one organ/system in particular (lung? heart? kidney? liver? stomach? bowel? pancreas? thyroid? brain? muscles? bones? skin?)? organ transplants? hormonal disorders? psychological disorders? nervous disorders? Any kind of therapy? If so... conventional medication? Immunization? homeopathic medicine? surgery? anesthesia? psychotherapy? physiotherapy? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12770 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Them" - people? H? A? M? Is the topic related to a disease? To anatomy? To doctors? Hospitals? Medicine? Medical technology? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 108 Registered: 2-2009 |
It: The name of a medical condition? The name of a germ or other pathogen? The name of a pharmaceutical? The description of a medical condition? <b>Close to this<b> The description about a certain body function and/or chemical process within the body? The way the germs infect the body? The way the immune system counteracts the infection? Enzymes in general relevant? They: Enzymes? Germs? Hormones? Cells? Closest to this Cell parts? Sperms? Pharmaceuticals? The topic: One or more medical conditions? Yes Or (human?) biology in general? If the former is the case, is it about... genetic diseases? Could be related to this infections? illnesses that affect one organ/system in particular (lung? heart? kidney? liver? stomach? bowel? pancreas? thyroid? brain? muscles? bones? skin?)? Can be this organ transplants? hormonal disorders? psychological disorders? nervous disorders? Any kind of therapy? If so... conventional medication? Immunization? homeopathic medicine? surgery? anesthesia? psychotherapy? physiotherapy? No therapy involved... "Them" - people? H? A? M? None of these. Is the topic related to a disease? Closest to this. To anatomy? To doctors? Hospitals? Medicine? Medical technology? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 500 Registered: 7-2010 |
Cells... Blood cells? Stem cells? Cancer relevant? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 110 Registered: 2-2009 |
Cells... Blood cells? Stem cells? Cancer relevant? This could be. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 468 Registered: 8-2001 |
So them is the cells? Was your scrund related to something involving only cells? Or cells interacting with something else? Viruses? Is cell reproduction relevant? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 111 Registered: 2-2009 |
So them is the cells? Technically, yes. Was your scrund related to something involving only cells? Noish. Or cells interacting with something else? More like this. Viruses? No. Is cell reproduction relevant? No. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 504 Registered: 7-2010 |
Nutrients/neurotransmitters/hormones/pharmaceuticals or other things that can attach to a receptor relevant? Gene expression relevant? Programmed cell death relevant? Cells interacting with each other? Wound healing relevant? Is it a particular type of cells? Or cells in general? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 113 Registered: 2-2009 |
Nutrients/neurotransmitters/hormones/pharmaceuticals or other things that can attach to a receptor relevant? Gene expression relevant? Programmed cell death relevant? Cells interacting with each other? Wound healing relevant? <n>None of these</b>. Is it a particular type of cells? Particular type by a certain criterion, but beware of FA. Or cells in general? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12782 Registered: 4-2010 |
Tumors relevant? | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 1177 Registered: 7-2001 |
are the terms 'benign' and 'malignant' relevant? did you think that these words, when appiled to tumours, or growths, made them sound as though they had personalities? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 115 Registered: 2-2009 |
Tumors relevant? Yes are the terms 'benign' and 'malignant' relevant? Yes did you think that these words, when appiled to tumours, or growths, made them sound as though they had personalities? No. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 428 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you think benign tumours had some beneficial effect? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 120 Registered: 2-2009 |
did you think benign tumours had some beneficial effect? No. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 511 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did you think that all kinds of tumours require therapy, no matter if they're benign or malignant? Or that benign tumours never do any harm and/or never have to be treated? Or that a benign tumour could never turn into a malignant one? Anything relevant about the structure of the tumour? Or the way they develop? Or their location? Did you misunderstand/misinterpret the terms "benign" and/or "malignant" in some way? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 126 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you think that all kinds of tumours require therapy, no matter if they're benign or malignant? Or that benign tumours never do any harm and/or never have to be treated? Or that a benign tumour could never turn into a malignant one? No to all Anything relevant about the structure of the tumour? Or the way they develop? Or their location? No Did you misunderstand/misinterpret the terms "benign" and/or "malignant" in some way? No, but definitely OTRT. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12797 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you think a tumor could be both benign and malignant? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 135 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you think a tumor could be both benign and malignant? No. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 521 Registered: 7-2010 |
I don't see any connection to the "sentient" part of your puzzle statement here, but I guess it doesn't hurt to ask... Did you think that it the terms really were "benignant" or "malign"? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 972 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think that "benignant" and "malign" were names? Like, Ben Ignant and Ma Line? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 527 Registered: 7-2010 |
Or, while you didn't think that they were names, did you think that they sounded like names? Or did you think that the terms are based on persons' names instead of Latin? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 137 Registered: 2-2009 |
I don't see any connection to the "sentient" part of your puzzle statement here, but I guess it doesn't hurt to ask... Did you think that it the terms really were "benignant" or "malign"? No, but that's a good guess. Misconception is related to naming of tumours... Did you think that "benignant" and "malign" were names? Like, Ben Ignant and Ma Line? no Or, while you didn't think that they were names, did you think that they sounded like names? Or did you think that the terms are based on persons' names instead of Latin? no. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12840 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you think the tumors were named "Malignant" and "Benign"? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 141 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you think the tumors were named "Malignant" and "Benign"? no | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 513 Registered: 8-2001 |
Invasive tumors? Metastasizing relevant? (that word just sounds devious to me...) | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 146 Registered: 2-2009 |
Invasive tumors? Metastasizing relevant? (that word just sounds devious to me...) Pretty much any kind of tumors. I had a misunderstanding about what good and bad tumors were called.... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2478 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did you switch the words malignant and benign? Use similar words in their place? | ||
| Docd (Docd)
New member Username: Docd Post Number: 138 Registered: 12-2004 |
Are the terms carcinoma or sarcoma relevant? Or the suffix -oma in general? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 581 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did you think that certain tumours were always malignant/benign and that calling those cancers "malignant/benign [insert cancer type name]" was therefore either redundant or a contradiction? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1583 Registered: 6-2008 |
Did you think that "benign" and "malignant" meant something other than how harmful the tumor was? or did you not know those terms, and thought that the harm was indicated by something else in the name? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 150 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you switch the words malignant and benign? Use similar words in their place? YES | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 151 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you think that "benign" and "malignant" meant something other than how harmful the tumor was? or did you not know those terms, and thought that the harm was indicated by something else in the name? No. | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 152 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you think that certain tumours were always malignant/benign and that calling those cancers "malignant/benign [insert cancer type name]" was therefore either redundant or a contradiction? No. | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 153 Registered: 2-2009 |
Are the terms carcinoma or sarcoma relevant? Or the suffix -oma in general? no. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2496 Registered: 7-2009 |
Malign? Malicifent (from sleeping beauty, I think)? Malicious? Some other word starting with the root mal? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 156 Registered: 2-2009 |
Malign? Malicifent (from sleeping beauty, I think)? Malicious? Some other word starting with the root mal? This. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13016 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the word you used an actual English word? Or something made up? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 159 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was the word you used an actual English word? Or something made up? English. But the mal- one had a counterpart... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13028 Registered: 4-2010 |
Malevolent and benevolent? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 160 Registered: 2-2009 |
Malevolent and benevolent? ****Spoiler**** Yep. I used to confuse the words "malevolent" and "malignant" and "benign" and "benevolent", especially when used to describe tumors. Thinking back, calling a tumor benevolent makes it sound helpful...and also kind of gives it a personality. There were a lot of words like this that I used to mix up as a kid. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13048 Registered: 4-2010 |
I do like the idea of a benevolent tumor, if there was such a thing. Nice one! |
