Prefixes are not normally hyphenated...sm
Posted By: TechSupport on 2009-03-01
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...except in certain circumstances. See BOS 3rd ed., pp 134-135.
MS Word's "rules" are not reliable nor authoritative.
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BOS under prefixes says to omit the hyphen in most re- words. But..sm
say to use re-cover (to cover again not recover from surgery) and re-create (not recreate, meaning to play). Or use it if the resulting word will be awkward as in re-x-rayed or re-emphasize or re-introduce. This is on page 330 of BOS II.
But even though it's in print, your QA may still disagree with you. :) nm
virtual flashcards are fun...I used MemoryLifter to study medical prefixes, suffixes, etc.
You can download it for free.
Eluting, but it is not hyphenated. nm
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-ly words are not hyphenated. nm
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No more hyphenated follow-up. sm
#1. Follow up (verb): I will follow up with the patient next week.
#2. Followup (noun or adjective): The patient will come in for a followup next week, or the patient will come in for a followup examination next week.
Yes it IS hyphenated, drug-eluting stent...
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Word combinations that modify are hyphenated.
I think of it as words that describe or paint a clearer picture. Things like red-hot poker, or flea-bitten mongrel. Does that help?
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