accent marks

Also known as diacritics or diacritical marks, accent marks serve as a guide to
pronunciation. They are usually omitted in medical transcription because of
technology limitations, the likelihood of misuse, and the fact that they are not
essential to communication.
Use of accents is required rarely, such as in proper names, but even then they
should be omitted if technology does not permit their proper use.
When using accent marks, check appropriate references (dictionaries) to determine
accurate usage. Examples of accent marks encountered in medical transcription
include the following:
accent example
acute Calvé-Perthes disease
cedilla François Chaussier sign
circumflex bête rouge
dieresis Laënnec
grave boutonnière deformity
ring Ångstrom
tilde jalapeño
umlaut Grüntzig catheter
virgule Brønsted acid
Many words once spelled with accents no longer require them, e.g., resume,
facade, cooperation, naive, fiancee. Never enter accent marks by hand.