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Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-surgical"

Line 39:4 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-surgical'.

"post-pancreatectomy"

Line 61:11 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-pancreatectomy'.

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"α-amylase is a digestive enzyme that is predominantly secreted by the acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas. It is also secreted by the salivary glands. Pancreatic amylase is encoded by AMY2, and salivary amylase by AMY1, both genes on chromosome 1 ⁵."

Line 3:190 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>AMY2</em>, and salivary amylase by <em>AMY1</em>'

Acronyms

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"ERCP/EUS: instrumentation of the main pancreatic duct"

Line 16:8 · 'ERCP' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"ERCP/EUS: instrumentation of the main pancreatic duct"

Line 16:13 · 'EUS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Hypoamylasaemia was seen in 5% of samples tested for amylase over a one-year period in a 2015 study from a large academic centre in London in the UK ⁷."

Line 55:150 · 'UK' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

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