I am transcribing an ENT clinic letter and the dictator says "Gait and posture were normal.
s/l HUNTERBUR'S stepping test did not show a fall to one side". I can't make out the word at all as he says it so fast and I have searched everywhere and can't find anything that sounds even close to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated....

Alexis,

This was was bugging me!! I have Stedman's Plastic Surgery/ENT/Dentistry Words book and it wasn't in there, either. However, I did a google search and got Unterberger Stepping test. Check it out for yourself--just go to Google.com and type Unterberger stepping test. I learned something new, too!!

I don't know how many people are aware that eponyms are no longer to be typed in the possessive form (per AAMT and other references)--therefore it would be Unterberger, not Unterberger's. I've had docs question me about this and I just photocopy the AAMT page and any other reference (Stedman's word books, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, AMA Book of Style, etc.) to show document this. A lot of them do look weird (Crohn disease, Alzheimer disease), but I guess I'm getting used to it!

kkb

Hi kkb,
Yes, you are right! That is exactly what it was, and I agree with you about the eponyms, but some of those words do look strange without being typed in the possessive form.
Thanks again for your help....
Take care.....Alexis