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- NEUROGENETICS
- MOTOR NEURON DISEASE
- SOMATISATION DISORDER
- CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
- HYPERVENTILATION
- NEUROPATHY
- NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, MOTOR
- NEUROGENETICS
- MOTOR NEURON DISEASE
- AGNOSIA
- ALZHEIMER-S DISEASE
It was with great interest that I read Baker & Williams’ persuasive account outlining the correct use of the term ‘fasciculation’.1 The plural ‘fasciculations’, they argue, has erroneously slipped into the medical vernacular since Denny-Brown and Pennybacker coined the singular term in 1938.2 Fasciculation, they emphasise, represents a ‘state of being’ and therefore is a binary entity; fasciculation is either present or it is not. On reading this fascinating etymological tour, I felt compelled to present a counter-argument. I propose that the oft-used plural form represents much more than mere solecism.
There are alternative ‘…-ation’ words where the plural form is not only acceptable, …
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Contributors JB was the sole author.
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