I say the plural mastectomies is correct if..sm
Posted By: devil's advocate on 2008-01-08
In Reply to: Help me settle a debate - Patti
Subject: I say the plural mastectomies is correct if..sm
you want to get techical. Would you say bilateral amputation? I believe the singular would be used if it were stated this way: Mastectomy, bilateral or below-knee amputation, bilateral. Otherwise I think bilateral mastectomies and bilateral amputations etc.
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Unfortunately I cannot find a "rule" on this either, but if you change "bilateral" to "both" or "right and left" it does not change the meaning of the sentence but you would use the plural, tibias.
In the same way in your example, I believe it should be "examination of the hips, knees and ankles is normal bilaterally." (Consider if "bilateral" was before the word hips instead.)
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