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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Post-mortem studies report a prevalence of 12% ³. It is most common in women over the age of 65, with 87% of severe hyperostosis frontalis interna occurring in this cohort of patients ³."

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Strong List Colon Position

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"type A: endocranial frontal bone elevations less than 10 mm in diameter"

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"type B: nodular bony formations occupying less than 25% of the frontal bone"

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"type C: nodular bony formations occupying up to 50% of the frontal bone"

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"type D: continuous nodular bony formations involving more than 50% of the frontal endocranium"

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"type E: severe hyperostosis frontalis interna with soft tissue expansion"

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En Dash

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"It was first described in 1719 by Italian anatomist Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682–1771) as a pathology accompanying virilism and obesity ^3,4."

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List Caps

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"Frölich syndrome"

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