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common-medical-misspellings
Cele Suffix
error

"spelling any of these words with "-coele" instead of "-cele" is incorrect; these are not British variants"

Line 7:43 · The suffix is '-cele', not '-coele': 'coele'.
Medical Misspellings
error

"azygous vein is incorrect"

Line 21:8 · This is a misspelling: use 'azygos' rather than 'azygous'.

"diverticulae/diverticuli are incorrect"

Line 28:8 · This is a misspelling: use 'diverticula' rather than 'diverticulae'.

"diverticulae/diverticuli are incorrect"

Line 28:21 · This is a misspelling: use 'diverticula' rather than 'diverticuli'.

"epididymi/epididymises are incorrect"

Line 35:8 · This is a misspelling: use 'epididymides' rather than 'epididymi'.

"epididymi/epididymises are incorrect"

Line 35:18 · This is a misspelling: use 'epididymides' rather than 'epididymises'.

"neuropraxia is a common misspelling"

Line 42:8 · This is a misspelling: use 'neurapraxia' rather than 'neuropraxia'.

"this is commonly misspelt radio-opaque, and historically is seen in some texts, but if you say the word out loud, it is clear that phonetically this is the correct spelling"

Line 47:38 · This is a misspelling: use 'radiopaque' rather than 'radio-opaque'.

"septae/septi are incorrect"

Line 53:8 · This is a misspelling: use 'septa' rather than 'septae'.

"septae/septi are incorrect"

Line 53:15 · This is a misspelling: use 'septa' rather than 'septi'.
There Is
suggestion

"It is important that we avoid misspellings on Radiopaedia to ensure that the site is easy to read and trusted. There are a number of radiology/medical words we find are commonly misspelt, even by native English speakers:"

Line 1:132 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.
Semicolons
suggestion

"spelling any of these words with "-coele" instead of "-cele" is incorrect; these are not British variants"

Line 7:81 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"spelling any of these words with "-paenia" instead of "penia" is incorrect; these are not British variants"

Line 14:82 · Use semicolons judiciously.
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