Dear Professor Lee, Could you please kindly explain us why we write Neuro-Ophthalmology with a hyphen? I have found a few rules eg: 1. Insert a hyphen when the prefix ends with the same vowel that the base word being connected to it begins with (e.g., "intra-arterial," "co-occur," "anti-immune") or 2. Include a hyphen after a prefix to ensure the true meaning of a word is clear. On the other hand, however, we have Neurotology. Isn't with Neuro-Ophthalmology like with Oto-Rhino-Laryngology where it can be interpreted as branches of medicine (Otology + Rhinology + Laryngology)? I mean Neuro-Ophthalmology = Neurology + Ophthalmology? Thank You for your education. Best regards, Piotr Molski
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Dear Professor Lee,
Could you please kindly explain us why we write Neuro-Ophthalmology with a hyphen? I have found a few rules eg: 1. Insert a hyphen when the prefix ends with the same vowel that the base word being connected to it begins with (e.g., "intra-arterial," "co-occur," "anti-immune") or 2. Include a hyphen after a prefix to ensure the true meaning of a word is clear.
On the other hand, however, we have Neurotology.
Isn't with Neuro-Ophthalmology like with Oto-Rhino-Laryngology where it can be interpreted as branches of medicine (Otology + Rhinology + Laryngology)? I mean Neuro-Ophthalmology = Neurology + Ophthalmology?
Thank You for your education.
Best regards,
Piotr Molski