e.g. vs i.e.

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 20 May 2022

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Luijkx T, Bell D, Murphy A, et al. e.g. vs i.e.. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-31071

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-31071

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/31071

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31071

Article created:

18 Sep 2014, Tim Luijkx ◈

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Last revised:

20 May 2022, Daniel J Bell ◉

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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