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Information and tips for better medical communications!

On December 16, 2017December 24, 2018 By Raoul Breugelmans

The purpose of LinguaMedica is to provide information and tips related to medical communications and English for medical purposes to medical students and healthcare professionals

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On January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 By Raoul Breugelmans
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Degrees Celsius

On January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 By Raoul Breugelmans

Does °C, the symbol for “degrees Celsius”, consist of one character or two characters? Read more about a common mistake made by Japanese authors when entering °C into an English text.

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Quiz: ‘To biopsy’ or ‘to perform biopsy’?

On January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 By Raoul Breugelmans
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To biopsy or not to biopsy

On January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By Raoul Breugelmans

Which of the following do you prefer?
a. A biopsy of the lesion was performed.
b. The lesion was biopsied.
In other words, is it acceptable to use “biopsy” as a verb?

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Medical spellcheckers

On December 24, 2018December 25, 2018 By Raoul Breugelmans

Modern word processing software programs such as Microsoft Word have powerful built-in spellchecking features. If not used correctly, however, these features can be counterproductive.

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Quiz: What makes an author?

On January 22, 2018 By Raoul Breugelmans
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Qualifications for authorship

On January 18, 2018January 19, 2019 By Raoul Breugelmans

The record for number of co-authors on a published scientific article is held by a physics paper with 5,154 authors! Although nowhere near as extreme, articles in the biomedical field often have long lists of authors as well, and the number of papers with over 50 authors is on the rise.

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ICMJE Recommendations

On January 4, 2018January 18, 2018 By Raoul Breugelmans

The ICMJE Recommendations are a set of guidelines for manuscripts submitted for publication by biomedical journals produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

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On December 28, 2017January 23, 2018 By Raoul Breugelmans
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Comparing lymphocytes and patients

On December 28, 2017December 29, 2017 By Raoul Breugelmans

What is wrong with this sentence? ‘The lymphocytes of treated patients were larger than untreated patients.’ Actually, there’s nothing wrong with it, … that is if you’re describing the situation in this picture.

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