BOS 2 says

Posted By: (sm) on 2009-03-01
In Reply to: When typing words such as mid portion, mid transverse, etc. do you put them together such as - Help

Subject: BOS 2 says

"Can stand alone or serve as a prefix. When used as a prefix, mid is usually connected to the word element without a hyphen, but there are the usual exceptions."

It lists the following examples:

midabdominal mass
midday
midlung field
right midlung
mid to lower lung fields
midpalmar crease
mid and distal palmar creases
mid-Atlantic
mid-90s

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When typing words such as mid portion, mid transverse, etc. do you put them together such as - Help
- BOS 2 says - (sm)
  - exactly what I said........nm - non
- I keep them separate, i.e. mid portion. - RockingMT
  - what about midnight, Midwest, midriff, ONE word..nm - non
    - midriff? - maybe
  - mid words - YP
    - why only 'midline'? On what rule only 'midline?'..nm - non

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