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Lint: sine-qua-non

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"as any experienced clinician knows diseases can rarely present in a previously unreported way. Therefore a sine qua non today, might not be one tomorrow."

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Acronyms
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"The pronunciation of the word 'sine' is SI-NAY; in classical Latin all letters are pronounced, i.e. the 'e' is not silent."

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Commas
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""Sine qua non" is a phrase used in radiology, and more widely in clinical medicine, to refer to a symptom, sign, radiology finding, etc., which is absolutely necessary for a diagnosis to be made."

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Semicolons
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"The pronunciation of the word 'sine' is SI-NAY; in classical Latin all letters are pronounced, i.e. the 'e' is not silent."

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