What's the difference between iotacism and itacism?
Iotacism
Definition:
(n.) The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e in be), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from sounding /, /, /, /, //, etc., like /.
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Itacism
Definition:
(n.) Pronunciation of / (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the pronunciation advocated by Reu/hlin and his followers, in opposition to the etacism of Erasmus. See Etacism.
Example Sentences:
(1) In contrast, ITAC in woodworkers occurs primarily in men, originates almost exclusively in the nasal cavity or ethmoid sinus, and has a better prognosis.
(2) Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses may occur sporadically or as an occupational-related hazard, especially in cases of wood dust exposure.
(3) The clinical and pathologic features of 17 cases of sporadic-type ITAC are presented and compared to those among woodworkers.
(4) Data pooled from 213 cases of ITAC indicate that 53% of patients have experienced local recurrences following therapy, 8% (range 0-22%) have developed cervical lymph node and 13% (range 0-29%) distant metastases, and 60% have died of their disease.
(5) Histologically, five variants of ITAC were recognized: papillary, colonic, solid, mucinous, and mixed.