[Histonet] OT: How do you call...

[Jan Shivers]

When taking coursework eons ago, one of my professors addressed this very 
issue.  He said that '-ic' and '-al' were BOTH adjective suffixes... and 
there was no need to include both at the end of a noun to turn it into an 
adjective (redundancy).

So 'anatomic' it is.  And it follows that another correct word spelling is 
'pathologic', not 'pathological'.... though the latter is commonly used.

Jan Shivers
UMN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Breeden, Sara" <sbreeden <@t> nmda.nmsu.edu>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:33 PM
Subject: [Histonet] OT: How do you call...


I've figured out how to fund  my approaching retirement!  A poll!  So...
is the correct term "Anatomical Pathology" or "Anatomic Pathology"?
Send $5.00 with your email  reply and I'll have the down payment for
that tropical island with internet.  Seriously - what is the consensus
and/or the correct usage?  Figure I better get all these Deep Questions
answered while I have the chance.  (P.S., I'm only kidding about the
$5.00 but I do take PayPal).



Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP)

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Veterinary Diagnostic Services

1101 Camino de Salud NE

Albuquerque, NM  87102

505-383-9278 (Histology Lab)



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