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Language can make all the difference when explaining a concept.  The new media world constantly invents nonsense terms to describe the latest trends, sites, and applications.  For folks who don’t pay constant attention, this world is confusing.  So, as a public service to our hard-working medical professionals who may want to participate but are confused by the terminology, I offer this glossary to help explain the Twitter service to medical professionals brand new to using Twitter.  Incidentally, Twitter is the service where users enter brief updates about their life and follow other Twitter users in snippets of 140 characters or less.  Not a Twitter user?  This post will make no sense to you. 

Adhesiotweet This sometimes happens when a user enters the message into the box, presses “enter,” and nothing happens.  It just sticks there.  There is no way to know if the message became a tweet.

Amblyotweet Sometimes called an amphitweet.  A tweet entry most people find quite dull.  Amblyotwitterers repeatedly send amblyotweets

Ambulotweet Sending a tweet while walking

Amnesiotweeter Someone who forgets they have a Twitter account, and simply forgets to use the service.

Anectotweet A tweet message of potential significance except it fails to expand with supporting detail

Anisotweet A rare tweet unequaled in comparison to the vast collection of tweets

Anomaltweet A tweet  out of character for a particular  tweeter.

Anterotweets Tweets that appeared prior to sending a tweet.  Could refer to the user’s own prior tweets, as well as tweets from others that appeared before the user’s current tweet.

Antitwitterer Someone against twitterers

Appendotweet A tweet added to an anterotweet (usually by the same user) to complete a message started in the previous tweet, because sending the full message at once is simply untreatable.  Or, the user might have experienced short-term partial amnesiotweeting.  Entering an appendotweet is known as performing twitterplasty on the anterotweet.

Archetweet The first tweet twittered.  Example: “My archeotweet this morning was more optimistic than more recent tweets today.”

Asterotweet Placing a star next to a favorite tweet you read

Auditweet When a user sends a voice recording of their tweet

Benetweet A seemingly positive or beneficial tweet (see @chrisbrogan)

Biotweet A tweet that references some element of the user’s physical condition

Brevitweet A tweet composed of significantly fewer than 140 characters

Catatwitter A tweet that breaks down when attempting to send, because Twitter is momentarily down

Cavotweet A tweet that, to regular twitterers, seems hollow.  

Cerebrotweet Brainy tweet message

Cryptotweet A tweet message that seems to contain a hidden meaning (again, see @chrisbrogan)

Diplotweet When sending a tweet, the services does not respond, a user may press the enter key again only to discover the service duplicated the message.  A decision to perform a tweetectomy might be in order.

Dystweetiasis When a twitterer feels uncomfortable about tweeting

Esthesiotweet Tweeting about a physical sensation.  “Dang, my crotch is itchy today!” would be an example of an esthesiotweet. 

Followmegaly Following a large number of Twitterers  (see @scobleizer)

Fontanotweetic The tendency to produce a little spring of tweets

Gastrotweet Tweet about food or eating (see @foodphilosophy or @chefmark

Maltwitia Bad tweeting (various reasons)

Microtwitia Subscribing to Twitter and following only one or two people.

Paratweet Almost a comprehend able message, but not quite

Paratwitteropathy An unhealthy condition related to twittering. 

Polyfistweetic Splitting a tweet message into multiple tweets

Tachytweetic Pertaining to speedy tweeting

Transtweetic pertaining to tweeting by means of a variety of applications and/or devices

Tweetable  A message of 140 characters or less that can be entered into the box under the question “What are you doing?”  A message exceeding 140 characters is not tweetable.  When sending a tweetable message it becomes a tweet.

Tweetage Pertaining to the content of a Twitter message or tweet

Tweetalgia Pain resulting from the act of tweeting.  Users with carpal tunnel syndrome may experience tweetalgia upon repetitive tweeting, sometimes known as hypertweetalgia

Tweetartresia Bringing closure to a string of tweets, or tweeting the close of a Twitter user’s day upon wearing out from twittering all day (known as attritweeting)

Tweetasthenia Profoundly weak twitter effort.  For example, tweeting “I’m tweeting.”

Tweeticide Killing a tweet after sending it by repeatedly hitting the little garbage can icon until the tweet dies a silent death.

Tweetogenic Something prompting a user to tweet.  Example: Spilling coffee on your lab coat just before rounds, prompts you to tweet the experience.

Tweetoid A phenomenon occurring in normal conversation when a Twitterer unnecessarily limits them self to fewer than 140 characters when not logged on to Twitter (e.g., when telling your spouse good news, or when seeking prior authorization to prescribe an essential drug)

Tweetomania Hypertweeting for extended periods (days or weeks) to the exclusion of work, sex, food, and sleep. Note: Constant tweeting while engaged in work, eating, sex, is the lesser-impaired version known as hypotweetomania.

Tweetopenia Unusual reduction of tweet messages by an otherwise regular tweeter.

Twitiatrist Professional who treats various twitterer conditions

Twitiatry Highly specialized professional practice to treat various unhealthy twitter conditions

Twittercept Receipt by a user of a tweet directed at them

Twitterdote A tweet treat by a twitterer who knows how to give really good tweet.  Follow these folks.

Twitterfuge Rapid departure from the service by a Twitter user (may be temporary or permanent).  Also, when a user stops following a twitterer, they take twitterfuge from the twitter’s maltweeting, or tweetmania.

Twittergraph A tweet

Twitterician An especially skilled twitterer

Twitterition The process of Tweeting

Twitteritis Irritable or inflamed tweeting.  (see @Vaspers on a bad day - he seems more twitterphoric as of this posting)

Twittermetry Measurement of Twitter phenomenon 

Twitterosis Abnormal behavior on the part of the Twitter site

Twitterpexy Correcting tweets through surgical procedure (e.g., using the delete button)

Twitterphobia Aversion to Twitter  (see almost any published piece in the regular press about Twittering)

Twitterphoric Profound pleasure upon twittering  (see almost any blog post by a Twitter user)

Twitterphysis Increased number of Twitter users in the system

Twitterplasm Unusual surge in number of followers

Twitterplegia Twitter service paralysis

Twitterscopy A visual inspection of the Twitter service – usually performed before formulating a prognosis regarding one’s Twitter future. 

Twitterstasis State of balance when Twitter is running smoothly

Unitweeter User that enters one tweet and never returns

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