"artifact vs artefact"
"echoes vs echos"
"gallbladder vs gall bladder"
"thoracic spine vs dorsal spine"
"artifact vs artefact"
"Artefact is the original British English spelling. Artifact is the American English spelling."
"echoes vs echos"
"Both "echoes" and "echos" are correct plural forms of "echo". Although neither of them is specifically linked to UK or US English spelling and both are technically correct, at Radiopaedia.org we aim for uniformity as much as possible."
"gallbladder vs gall bladder"
"Gallbladder is the preferred form in medical dictionaries and textbooks, as well as the Terminologia Anatomica although strangely in several major English language dictionaries the form "gall bladder" persists 5. Unsurprisingly we prefer our lexical gallbladders to not have a space in the middle of them."
"thoracic spine vs dorsal spine"
"In medical English, some doctors and texts refer to the dorsal spine, D-spine and D1-D12, however, on Radiopaedia the use of the thoracic spine, T-spine and T1-T12 are preferred 4. This is consistent with Terminologia Anatomica, which solely employs the thoracic designator to refer to this part of the spine. In addition, the four parts of the duodenum are conventionally abbreviated to D1 to D4, which could be a further source of confusion."
"fetus (not foetus)"
"fetus vs foetus"
"In both British and American English 'fetus' is the preferred term (and etymologically the correct one) and foetus will only now be seen in the historical literature and out-of-date textbooks. Therefore, in line with modern usage, we use 'fetus', and by extension derived terms are also consistent with this, e.g. fetal, fetoprotein, etc. 3. By the same token, fetor (rather than foetor) is our term of choice (e.g. fetor oris)."
"In both British and American English 'fetus' is the preferred term (and etymologically the correct one) and foetus will only now be seen in the historical literature and out-of-date textbooks. Therefore, in line with modern usage, we use 'fetus', and by extension derived terms are also consistent with this, e.g. fetal, fetoprotein, etc. 3. By the same token, fetor (rather than foetor) is our term of choice (e.g. fetor oris)."
"sulfur vs sulphur"
"sulfur vs sulphur"
"-cele (not -coele)"
"The main exception to the above is that we will allow the 'incorrect' spelling when it is within directly quoted text or within citations of references. However, as discussed in our article on plagiarism copying chunks of text is usually completely unacceptable.The only other circumstance when an incorrect spelling will be purposely used and allowed on Radiopaedia.org is in article title synonyms when it is felt that there is a chance that users entering the 'incorrect' spelling (which is often accidental) into the search box may inadvertently struggle to find the relevant article."
"This is separate to the differences between British (UK) and American (US) spelling and the site now automatically attempts to show users the correct spelling, based on your browser language setting, unless overridden by your chosen language preference in your user profile settings."
"This is separate to the differences between British (UK) and American (US) spelling and the site now automatically attempts to show users the correct spelling, based on your browser language setting, unless overridden by your chosen language preference in your user profile settings."
"Both "echoes" and "echos" are correct plural forms of "echo". Although neither of them is specifically linked to UK or US English spelling and both are technically correct, at Radiopaedia.org we aim for uniformity as much as possible."
"Both "echoes" and "echos" are correct plural forms of "echo". Although neither of them is specifically linked to UK or US English spelling and both are technically correct, at Radiopaedia.org we aim for uniformity as much as possible."
"Outside the US, 'grey' is the preferred spelling and gray is rarely seen, whereas the situation in the US is the exact converse. Thus, on Radiopaedia we prefer the spelling to be grey. However, because the spelling of the SI unit of absorbed dose is gray (named after the British physicist Louis Gray) we have chosen to use the spelling 'grey' across the site and not vary it with user preference."
"Outside the US, 'grey' is the preferred spelling and gray is rarely seen, whereas the situation in the US is the exact converse. Thus, on Radiopaedia we prefer the spelling to be grey. However, because the spelling of the SI unit of absorbed dose is gray (named after the British physicist Louis Gray) we have chosen to use the spelling 'grey' across the site and not vary it with user preference."
"Outside the US, 'grey' is the preferred spelling and gray is rarely seen, whereas the situation in the US is the exact converse. Thus, on Radiopaedia we prefer the spelling to be grey. However, because the spelling of the SI unit of absorbed dose is gray (named after the British physicist Louis Gray) we have chosen to use the spelling 'grey' across the site and not vary it with user preference."
"Many people in the UK continue to spell element number 16 with 'ph'. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the official body with responsibility for the naming of the chemical elements, changed the name to 'sulfur' in 1990. Etymologically, spelling with an 'f' is also more logical 1. At Radiopaedia we have decided to follow the official line and sulfur, and its chemical derivatives, e.g. sulfide, will be used in all contexts."
"disc vs disk"
"grey vs gray"
"grey vs gray"
"Outside the US, 'grey' is the preferred spelling and gray is rarely seen, whereas the situation in the US is the exact converse. Thus, on Radiopaedia we prefer the spelling to be grey. However, because the spelling of the SI unit of absorbed dose is gray (named after the British physicist Louis Gray) we have chosen to use the spelling 'grey' across the site and not vary it with user preference."
"Outside the US, 'grey' is the preferred spelling and gray is rarely seen, whereas the situation in the US is the exact converse. Thus, on Radiopaedia we prefer the spelling to be grey. However, because the spelling of the SI unit of absorbed dose is gray (named after the British physicist Louis Gray) we have chosen to use the spelling 'grey' across the site and not vary it with user preference."
"artifact vs artefact"
"echoes vs echos"
"fetus vs foetus"
"gallbladder vs gall bladder"
"grey vs gray"
"recently and currently"
"sulfur vs sulphur"
"testis vs testicle"
"thoracic spine vs dorsal spine"
"Gallbladder is the preferred form in medical dictionaries and textbooks, as well as the Terminologia Anatomica although strangely in several major English language dictionaries the form "gall bladder" persists 5. Unsurprisingly we prefer our lexical gallbladders to not have a space in the middle of them."
"In medical English, some doctors and texts refer to the dorsal spine, D-spine and D1-D12, however, on Radiopaedia the use of the thoracic spine, T-spine and T1-T12 are preferred 4. This is consistent with Terminologia Anatomica, which solely employs the thoracic designator to refer to this part of the spine. In addition, the four parts of the duodenum are conventionally abbreviated to D1 to D4, which could be a further source of confusion."
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"Words"
"artifact vs artefact"
"echoes vs echos"
"fetus vs foetus"
"gallbladder vs gall bladder"
"grey vs gray"
"recently and currently"
"sulfur vs sulphur"
"testis vs testicle"
"thoracic spine vs dorsal spine"
"Rare exceptions"
"There are a number of words we never use at Radiopaedia.org. This may be the result of an international consensus on correct spelling (see common medical misspellings) while at other times it is a local decision about how we can improve consistency on the site. The term orthography is the formal term for the system of spelling for any language."
"recently and currently"
"recently and currently"
"In both British and American English 'fetus' is the preferred term (and etymologically the correct one) and foetus will only now be seen in the historical literature and out-of-date textbooks. Therefore, in line with modern usage, we use 'fetus', and by extension derived terms are also consistent with this, e.g. fetal, fetoprotein, etc. 3. By the same token, fetor (rather than foetor) is our term of choice (e.g. fetor oris)."
"In both British and American English 'fetus' is the preferred term (and etymologically the correct one) and foetus will only now be seen in the historical literature and out-of-date textbooks. Therefore, in line with modern usage, we use 'fetus', and by extension derived terms are also consistent with this, e.g. fetal, fetoprotein, etc. 3. By the same token, fetor (rather than foetor) is our term of choice (e.g. fetor oris)."