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Uncomparables

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"LASSO: Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator"

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Optional Plurals

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"liver function test(s)"

Line 137:23 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'test(s)'.

Adjectival Hyphens

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"LPCVS: long post-COVID vaccination syndrome"

Line 272:20 · 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-COVID'.

Strong

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"A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - misc"

Line 2:125 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>L</strong>'

List Caps

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"Latin"

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"London Ambulance Service (UK)"

Line 55:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Leu: leucine"

Line 129:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"LTx: liver transplant"

Line 350:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Lys: lysine"

Line 408:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Spinal Level Format

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"L1-L5: lumbar vertebrae"

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Acronyms

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"London Ambulance Service (UK)"

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"LATE: limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy"

Line 66:48 · 'TDP' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Lm: lumen (SI unit of luminous flux)"

Line 209:22 · 'SI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"lux (SI unit of illuminance)"

Line 403:16 · 'SI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Colons

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"LASSO: Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator"

Line 65:13 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Least Absolute'.

"LCC: Leukoencephalopathy with calcification and cysts"

Line 92:11 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Leukoencephalopathy with'.

"LIFT: Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract"

Line 174:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Ligation of'.

"LKB: Lyman Kutcher Burman (in radiotherapy)"

Line 187:11 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Lyman Kutcher'.

"LUMPO II: Liverpool Uveal Melanoma Prognosticator Online, version II"

Line 361:16 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Liverpool Uveal'.

Commas

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"LEOPARD syndrome: lentigines, ECG conduction abnormalities, ocular hypertelorism, pulmonary stenosis, abnormal genitals, retardation of growth, deafness (sensorineural)"

Line 126:39 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

Inline EG

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"lytes: electrolytes (e.g., sodium, potassium, chloride, etc.)"

Line 410:28 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

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