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PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed

PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed
New Scientist Wednesday 20 May 2026, 18:00 UTC 1 min read
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Like covid-19 and mpox before it, the decision to relabel PCOS as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is a welcome one – and reveals why a name is never just a name

Like covid-19 and mpox before it, the decision to relabel PCOS as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is a welcome one – and reveals why a name is never just a name
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