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

[Merced Leiker]

I'm guessing, then, that "anatomal" and "pathalogal" aren't words...?



On 6/13/2011 2:51 PM, Jan Shivers wrote:
> 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
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> I've figured out how to fund  my approaching retirement!  A poll!  So...
> is the correct term "Anatomical Pathology" or "Anatomic Pathology"?
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> that tropical island with internet.  Seriously - what is the consensus
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