Medical Term:
Ingelfinger rule
Pronunciation: ing′gel-fing′gĕr
Definition: a principle developed by Franz Ingelfinger for use in the editorial offices of the New England Journal of Medicine, stating that original articles submitted for publication will be reviewed on the understanding that the same information will not be submitted for publication elsewhere during the period of review; has been adopted by many other peer-reviewed medical journals.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
