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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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IN THE MEDICAL SENSE

I would like to know if 'in the medical sense is the correct thing to say and how an English speaker would write the last 2 sentences underlined. Could you oblige?

She is bipolar in the medical sense not like when someone says you're bipolar because you;ve had a change of hear. For a period she's euphoric, for another period she is depressed. She is in her bad period at the moment.

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'Bipolar' is already in the medical sense; it does not mean 'a change of heart'. I think that would be 'ambivalent'. She is bipolar: for a period she's euphoric, and then for another period she is depressed.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Bipolar' is already in the medical sense; it does not mean 'a change of heart'.
  • I think that would be 'ambivalent'.
  • She is bipolar: for a period she's euphoric, and then for another period she is depressed.
  • She is in a depressed period at the moment.
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'Bipolar' is already in the medical sense; it does not mean 'a change of heart'. I think that would be 'ambivalent'.

She is bipolar: for a period she's euphoric, and then for another period she is depressed. She is in a depressed period at the moment.
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Can you give me an example with the use of in the medical sense?

Do people say during a period instead of for a period?
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AnonymousCan you give me an example with the use of in the medical sense?
How about googling for some and posting them here?
AnonymousDo people say during a period instead of for a period?
Not 'instead of' but 'in addition to'.
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