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Lint: splenogonadal-fusion

Adjectival Hyphens
error

"continuous: gonad linked to spleen by a trans- or retroperitoneal cord of splenic tissue or fibrous cord with nodules of splenic tissue; often associated with other congenital anomalies"

Line 10:65 · 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-'.
Citation Preceding Space
error

"if suspected prospectively, Tc99m-sulfur colloid may be used to identify ectopic splenic tissue in a gonad"

Line 23:45 · Citations must have a preceding space, e.g. needs evidence <sup>2</sup>. '<sup>99</sup>'
Units
error

"if suspected prospectively, Tc99m-sulfur colloid may be used to identify ectopic splenic tissue in a gonad"

Line 23:50 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '99m-sulfur'.
There Is
suggestion

"There are two main types:"

Line 8:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.
Semicolons
suggestion

"continuous: gonad linked to spleen by a trans- or retroperitoneal cord of splenic tissue or fibrous cord with nodules of splenic tissue; often associated with other congenital anomalies"

Line 10:160 · Use semicolons judiciously.