Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 The use of a hyphen or not would depend on the way it is worded. If the stool is heme negative, there is no hyphen, but if it is heme-negative stool, then there is a hyphen. Hope this helps, Margaret >>> 02/15/01 11:31AM >>> Rectal exam: Heme negative or heme-negative. Not sure whether to use a hyphen. Thanks... TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 Stedman's GI/GU book shows it with a hypen, " heme-negative stool. " ----- Original Message ----- > Rectal exam: Heme negative or heme-negative. Not sure > whether to use a hyphen. > > Thanks... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Before the noun, hyphenate as in " heme-negative stools " . After the noun, don't hyphenate, as in " the stools were heme negative. Medtranzz@... wrote: > Rectal exam: Heme negative or heme-negative. Not sure > whether to use a hyphen. > > Thanks... > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Before the noun, hyphenate as in " heme-negative stools " . After the noun, don't hyphenate, as in " the stools were heme negative. Medtranzz@... wrote: > Rectal exam: Heme negative or heme-negative. Not sure > whether to use a hyphen. > > Thanks... > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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