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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Medical & Dental Studies
Is my reading is correct or ...?
Dear all,
I came up with a sentence whose interpretation I'm not confident in while I was reading an article on tooth decay. Any comments on my reading will be appreciated. Here is the sentece:
"A severely decayed tooth can become abscessed, resulting in purulent drainage directly into the oral cavity or to the development of facial cellulitis."
I wonder what the second part of this sentence starting with the phrase "resulting in" really mean. My first interpretation is:
"abscess caused by decayed tooth can result in one's PURULENT DRAINAGE into the oral cavity or can also result in PURULENT DRAINAGE to the development of facial cellulitis." (Let me call this interpretation "(1)").
However, "PURULENT DRAINAGE to the development of facial celullitis" sounds a little odd to me both in grammatical and intepretitative sense, though I am not a specialist in this field.
GIven this consideration, the alternative interpretation like the one in the below may be better:
"Abscess caused by decayed tooth can result in one's PURULENT DRAINAGE into the oral cavity or can also result in the DEVELOPMENT of facial cellulitis." (Let me call this interpretation "(2)".)
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Thus, my questions are:
(a) Which interpretation, (1) or (2), is actually correct, or looks more plausible?
(b) If (2) is correct or better, is the original preposition "to" before the phrase "the development of facial cellulitis" used in a grammatically correct way?
Thank you very much for your kind attention.
All the best,
Tara
I came up with a sentence whose interpretation I'm not confident in while I was reading an article on tooth decay. Any comments on my reading will be appreciated. Here is the sentece:
"A severely decayed tooth can become abscessed, resulting in purulent drainage directly into the oral cavity or to the development of facial cellulitis."
I wonder what the second part of this sentence starting with the phrase "resulting in" really mean. My first interpretation is:
"abscess caused by decayed tooth can result in one's PURULENT DRAINAGE into the oral cavity or can also result in PURULENT DRAINAGE to the development of facial cellulitis." (Let me call this interpretation "(1)").
However, "PURULENT DRAINAGE to the development of facial celullitis" sounds a little odd to me both in grammatical and intepretitative sense, though I am not a specialist in this field.
GIven this consideration, the alternative interpretation like the one in the below may be better:
"Abscess caused by decayed tooth can result in one's PURULENT DRAINAGE into the oral cavity or can also result in the DEVELOPMENT of facial cellulitis." (Let me call this interpretation "(2)".)
* * *
Thus, my questions are:
(a) Which interpretation, (1) or (2), is actually correct, or looks more plausible?
(b) If (2) is correct or better, is the original preposition "to" before the phrase "the development of facial cellulitis" used in a grammatically correct way?
Thank you very much for your kind attention.
All the best,
Tara
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PS: This is Tara (the one who have posted this) again. I used a wrong phrase "came up with" in my question. I should have used "came across" there.
- PS: This is Tara (the one who have posted this) again.
- I used a wrong phrase "came up with" in my question.
- I should have used "came across" there.
- Thanks.
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PS: This is Tara (the one who have posted this) again. I used a wrong phrase "came up with" in my question. I should have used "came across" there. Thanks.
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First, let me say, "Eeeww."
The writer made a mistake. He meant "resulting in purulent drainage directly into the oral cavity or leading to the development of facial cellulitis."
The writer made a mistake. He meant "resulting in purulent drainage directly into the oral cavity or leading to the development of facial cellulitis."
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A little late, but this is my take on it:
"A severely decayed tooth can become abscessed, resulting in purulent drainage directly into the oral cavity or to the development of facial cellulitis."
A severely decayed tooth can become abscessed, resulting in:
a) purulent drainage [directly] into the oral cavity or
b) [to] the development of facial cellulitis
As you
"A severely decayed tooth can become abscessed, resulting in purulent drainage directly into the oral cavity or to the development of facial cellulitis."
A severely decayed tooth can become abscessed, resulting in:
a) purulent drainage [directly] into the oral cavity or
b) [to] the development of facial cellulitis
As you
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