Open AccessUsing Latin in diagnoses: a guide for the perplexed
Author(s) -
Ewald
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
north american fungi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.411
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1937-786X
DOI - 10.2509/naf2009.004.002
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , clarity , latin americans , linguistics , noun , natural language processing , computer science , philosophy , medicine , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry
This article describes how diagnoses of new fungal species are composed by using correct Latin. It includes information on how to use the Latin forms correctly, especially how to make adjectives modify nouns, and how to handle differential diagnoses and chemical reactions. Finally, this article offers advice on style and on how to structure a diagnosis for clarity and concision.
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