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[–] 4 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

I thought the recommendation nowadays is that diseases aren't possessive, so it's Down Syndrome and Hodgkin Lymphoma.

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    I'd argue the same against it that the author does, it makes it very unclear in canes like Grave's Disease where Grave Disease sounds like a very confusing different thing

    Consider a disease by a Dr Chin. Chin Disease vs Chin's Disease.

    Very different things

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago (2 children)

    Those could just be, y'know, exceptions to the rule

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