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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Most presentations occur in post-menopausal women with a peak incidence at ~70 years old. It is extremely rare in women under 30 years old."

Line 3:32 · 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-menopausal'.

"The pathophysiology of ascites in Meigs syndrome is speculative. It was initially suggested that irritation of the peritoneal surfaces by a hard, solid ovarian tumour could stimulate peritoneal fluid production. The pathophysiology of the pleural effusion is also speculative with some suggesting ascitic fluid being transferred via trans-diaphragmatic lymphatic channels into the pleural space."

Line 5:337 · 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: 'trans-diaphragmatic'.

"pseudo-Meigs syndrome: benign reversible pleural effusion in the presence of a primary tumour other than solid ovarian tumours, e.g. broad ligament leiomyoma"

Line 25:11 · 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: 'pseudo-Meigs'.

Biographical Date Spacing

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"Named after Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963), an American obstetrician and gynaecologist ⁴."

Line 20:16 · In a biographical citation, the date should be correctly spaced: '<strong>Joe Vincent Meigs </strong>(1892'

List Caps

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"Brenner tumour: rare"

Line 13:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

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