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Add medical dictionary to iOS?
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MisterEqual
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Jan 24, 2016, 08:39 PM
 
I work in the field of medicine. A large portion of what I write and dictate are medical words that are not in the built-in iOS dictionary. Is there any way to add a medical dictionary at least for spelling? I'm using a lot of my time editing the autocorrect.

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An iOS-loving but frustrated medical person
     
subego
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Jan 25, 2016, 03:52 AM
 
This would be a great feature, but I think you're hosed.

IIUC, Apple doesn't let you poke around the built-in dictionaries, and even if they do, I've found no one who's stepped up to the plate.
     
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Jan 26, 2016, 01:19 PM
 
All I found was threads full of other people asking for the same thing. I also type a lot of medical/code jargon and it's annoying to train the spell check. The other option is also to shut off the autocorrect...
     
subego
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Jan 26, 2016, 03:37 PM
 
I feel that would make the words "duck" and "shot" feel neglected.
     
MisterEqual  (op)
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Feb 2, 2016, 05:47 PM
 
Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your efforts. How do I disable autocorrect and, more importantly, can I disable it just for one or two apps?

Thank you.
     
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Feb 4, 2016, 05:09 AM
 
That is a global setting, and it is in Settings -> General -> Keyboard.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
   
 
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