e.g. vs i.e.
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Luijkx T, Bell D, Murphy A, et al. e.g. vs i.e.. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 15 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-31071
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18 Sep 2014,
Tim Luijkx
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At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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Synonyms:
- i.e. vs e.g.
The commonly used abbreviations e.g. (for example) and i.e. (that is) are sometimes used incorrectly; e.g. is used to give one or more examples, while i.e. is meant to clarify and elaborate a bit on the preceding text.
- e.g. (Latin abbreviation of "exempli gratia") means "for example"
- i.e. (Latin abbreviation of "id est") means "that is" or "in other words"
Examples
Have a look at the following examples to understand the difference:
- there are many coagulopathies, e.g. thrombocytosis, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease
- there are many coagulopathies, i.e. conditions involving the clotting of blood
- on radiographs we often observe accessory ossicles, e.g. os peroneum, os vesalianum, os trigonum
- on radiographs we often observe accessory ossicles, i.e. extra bones that are not normally present
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