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couldn't find compound but

Posted By: Angela Brunson on 2008-12-01
In Reply to: neural foramina is the plural of neural foramen (nm) - luv2cruise

Subject: couldn't find compound but

after reading the above discussion did find neural and the following statement in my office's edition of Stedman's Med Dict.


Avoid forming incorrect compounds, such as neuroformamina instead of n. foramina.


I've been doing it wrong all along.  Thanks for helping me clear this up.




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