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Lint: synechiae

Adjectival Hyphens
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"adhesions between the lateral and medial (septal) walls of the nostril and usually occur post-surgery (e.g. FESS) or due to physical trauma"

Line 8:97 · 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-surgery'.

"additional causes include chronic and recurrent nasal infections, nasogastric tube insertions, and post-cauterisation for bleeding"

Line 9:114 · 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-cauterisation'.

"venous synechiae: develop post-deep venous thrombosis following recanalisation and remodelling of the thrombus with the identification of a residual fibrous membrane or band within the lumen"

Line 21:51 · 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-'.
Strong List Colon Position
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"venous synechiae: develop post-deep venous thrombosis following recanalisation and remodelling of the thrombus with the identification of a residual fibrous membrane or band within the lumen"

Line 21:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>venous synechiae: </strong>develop'
Optional Plurals
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"vulvar synechiae: bridge(s) of tissue (skin) uniting the labia minora of the vulva; it is theorised that this condition occurs due to low oestrogen in prepubertal girls; poor hygiene and chronic dermal irritation may also predispose to developing vulvar synechaie"

Line 23:60 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'bridge(s)'.
En Dash
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"While adhesions have a Latin origin meaning 'sticking to' (compare the common English word 'adhesive'), synechiae are essentially the Greek equivalent, where συνέχεια/sunekheia means to hold (ἔχειν/ekhein) together (σύν/sun). Interestingly, the English word synechia is a Latinised version of the original Greek with one of the accepted plurals (synechiae) following the pattern of a first declension female Latin word the actual Greek plural would be synechies (συνέχειες). This is a pattern that can be seen in other terms with non-Latin origins."

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Acronyms
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"adhesions between the lateral and medial (septal) walls of the nostril and usually occur post-surgery (e.g. FESS) or due to physical trauma"

Line 8:119 · 'FESS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Strong
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"vulvar synechiae: bridge(s) of tissue (skin) uniting the labia minora of the vulva; it is theorised that this condition occurs due to low oestrogen in prepubertal girls; poor hygiene and chronic dermal irritation may also predispose to developing vulvar synechaie"

Line 23:42 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong> </strong>bridge(s) of tissue (skin) uniting the labia minora of the vulva; it is theorised that this condition occurs due to low oestrogen in prepubertal girls; poor hygiene and chronic dermal irritation may also predispose to developing vulvar synechaie'
Oxford Comma
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"Asherman syndrome is characterised by dysmenorrhoea, infertility and placental abnormalities and occurs due to uterine scarring and synechiae"

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Semicolons
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"vulvar synechiae: bridge(s) of tissue (skin) uniting the labia minora of the vulva; it is theorised that this condition occurs due to low oestrogen in prepubertal girls; poor hygiene and chronic dermal irritation may also predispose to developing vulvar synechaie"

Line 23:124 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"vulvar synechiae: bridge(s) of tissue (skin) uniting the labia minora of the vulva; it is theorised that this condition occurs due to low oestrogen in prepubertal girls; poor hygiene and chronic dermal irritation may also predispose to developing vulvar synechaie"

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Parentheses
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"While adhesions have a Latin origin meaning 'sticking to' (compare the common English word 'adhesive'), synechiae are essentially the Greek equivalent, where συνέχεια/sunekheia means to hold (ἔχειν/ekhein) together (σύν/sun). Interestingly, the English word synechia is a Latinised version of the original Greek with one of the accepted plurals (synechiae) following the pattern of a first declension female Latin word – the actual Greek plural would be synechies (συνέχειες). This is a pattern that can be seen in other terms with non-Latin origins."

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