hyphen question..

Some "re" words seem to be pretty well used, such as "readmission" not "re-admission" or "replaced" not "re-placed" but how do you tell when to add the hyphen? I've come across "reexploration" and it doesn't seem right without the hyphen, but I can't find any references that support it either with the hyphen or without. ...

The sentence is " Two and a half years ago she had knee replacement." Should the two and a half be hyphenated? I never know how to write that. Or, should I rearrange the sentence to " She has knee replacement 2.5 years ago." ...

three-days post or three days post???? ...

Sorry don't see a grammar board to post this on at the moment, so posting here. How would you transcribe the bolded phrase? "She does have a small central tear which, again, is likely from an acute on chronic-type/acute-on-chronic-type? injury from work." Thanks in advance!! ...

What is the proper way to hypenate non-weight-bearing? I have found it several ways, just started working for a new company and their dictionary spell check has no hypens at all in it...I sooooo hate hyphens. Thanks in advance for the imput :) ...

The patient is cancer-free. The patient is cancer free. The patient is pain-free. The patient is pain free. ???? ...

Is it well-healed incision or well healed incision? Is it right hand dominant or right-hand dominant? how do i know when to put in a hyphen? i never used to use many hyphens, and all of a sudden QA has started noticing!! ...

Is it ER/PR-positive with the hyphen or ER/PR positive without the hyphen? I can't ever figure this out. ...

Patient with a rash.... sounds like "KOH exam shows positive hyphen budding" does that sound right? thanks for any help! ...

I am transcribing a report for orthopedic surgery. What is the correct way to transcribe chondromalacia grading? Is it grage 1 to 2 or grade 1-2 changes? I have myself confused as teachers always said in school that you use "to or through with numbers. Thanks ...

If using AAMT Second ed, how would you hyphenate 2-3 mm calculus? Thanks ...

How do I create a hyphen for my age macro in AutoCorrect. I need to have a macro formatted as -year-old. I have Word 2007. Thank you so much! ...

she had extreme tenderness on her foot with erythematous color changing changes... I have never used two variations of a word together like this and it is confusing me. ...

Diagnosed with tachycardia, atherosclerotic heart disease, post angioplasty..... Is post angioplasty correct or should it be one word???? I have also found it with a hyphen so any help would be appreciated. Thanks ...

Should we put a hyphen in preop and/or postop? My spellchecker says it is OK without, but it is hard to read w/o one IMO. BOS says to use a hyphen when joining a prefix to an abbreviation, so would this count as an abbreviation in this case? Or is it more like a shortened form of the word? ...

Hello! Having some hyphen trouble. Here is the sentence: ... and the pedicle of the ovary and tube were cross clamped with right-angles. Does right angles need a hyphen. I know if it is "a right-angle clamp," then it needs a hyphen, but what about if it comes later like the sentence before. Is it "clamped with right angles" or "clamped with right-angles?" Is this capitalized? I did not think so! Also, is it supposed to have an "s" on i ...

I used to teach grammar and I now do MT work. One of the most common hyphen errors lies in the short arm cast, long arm cast. This does not get hyphenated. By hyphenating it (short-arm cast), one is actually stating there's also a long arm. It's a short (or long) cast that is worn on the arm, not a cast for a short arm or a long arm. ...

I always have a hard time remembering whether there is a hyphen between "end" and "stage" in end stage renal disease. Anyone? ...

Which way should moderate to severe by typed in this context? 1. moderate to severe trabeculation 2. moderate-to-severe trabeculation I was just dinged by QA (would prefer not to say which one yet), and really need to know. Also, I was always advised when typing a CBC, either all items should be expanded to thousands or none. It must be consistent. Is this also true? Thanks for the consult! ...

Looking for the ADHI / book of style / transcription rules regarding drawer tests. I have found loads of posts on this subject, but they contradict each other. Does anyone know the "true" accepted format when discussing anterior and posterior drawer tests? is it: anterior-posterior drawer anterior/posterior drawer anterior and posterior drawer Along these same lines, is there a generally accepted format for varus-valgus stress testing? hyphen, slash, or and? ...

Is simple appearing ovarian cyst hyphenated after the word simple? ...

Is mild-to-moderate hearing loss correct or should it be mild to moderate without the hyphens? ...

Dr. says: Mild medial femoral tibial articular cartilage thinning. Should it be femoral-tibial, or femoral/tibial, or femoral tibial? ...

Hi all. I would like to know what the best way is to not leave a space after a hyphen when typing an expansion, such as 2-centimeter, etc. I know the formula to make it backspace once, such as with my expansion for -year-old, but thought there might be a better way for this one that I'm not thinking of? Like a way that would work with any hyphen-word combo? Thanks! ...

Plz help me with this sentence regarding the hyphen usage. close to near full thickness rotator cuff tear Thnx in advance for the help, Syd ...

dictated: the wound care required every other week visits. Would it be as typed above? Or stick some hyphens in there for every-other-week visits. This is a narrative report and I have to do it verbatim, cannot reword it. Thanks for any input. ...

Would this be hyphenated or not? Any rules per BOS for this? TIA. "He is Ortolani and Barlow negative." "He is Ortolani- and Barlow-negative." ...

Can anyone ACCURATELY and CORRECTLY answer this question? With any word preceding "appearing", do we always hyphenate, i.e. normal-appearing? Thanks for your reply. ...

hyphen question.. - anon

No hyphen period. - NM

the "straight-leg" part of straight-leg raise is always hyphenated - sm

I have been doing this almost 30 years, have NEVER seen - it hyphenated. NM

Same here. Never seen it - hyphenated NM

Same Here - Old MT

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