Spellchecker suggested either way and ...

Posted By: learning on 2005-11-03
In Reply to: It is - RET proto-oncogene

Subject: Spellchecker suggested either way and ...

Stedman's GI/GU book said protooncogene. I thought I made the best choice! but you sound like you know more about it than I do!! Thanks!

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- Found it! RET protooncogene - stumped

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Subject: I have that same argument with my spellchecker.

Couldn't document it in my reference books, only got 800 hits on Google. However, the doctor said it and QA changed it back to brachioplexus from brachial plexus, so I added it to the spellchecker dictionary. It's another one of those undocumentable words that are becoming commonly used.

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Subject: thanks so much, thats what i thought, its just not in my spellchecker...

thanks again.

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