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Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-hepatic (or obstructive jaundice)"

Line 30:12 · 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-hepatic'.

"strictures, e.g. post-inflammatory/infectious, primary sclerosing cholangitis, traumatic or operative ⁴"

Line 37:32 · 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-inflammatory/infectious,'.

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"post-hepatic (or obstructive jaundice)"

Line 30:38 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>obstructive jaundice</strong>'

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"strictures, e.g. post-inflammatory/infectious, primary sclerosing cholangitis, traumatic or operative ⁴"

Line 37:27 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. post-inflammatory/infectious, primary sclerosing cholangitis, traumatic or'.

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"parasites (Ascaris, Clonorchis, Fasciola) ⁷"

Line 39:19 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Ascaris, Clonorchis, Fasciola</em>'

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