Should it be:
"laboratory tests results" or "laboratory test results"
for doing different types of tests, not just one?
I feel the first one sounds weird, although I think it's correct grammatically.
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J.R.
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The entire construction, 'laboratory test results' is a Noun Phrase
The count of 'test' isn't used, it stays singular.
We received 1000 laboratory test results
We received 1 laboratory test result
Only 'result' carries the count agreement.
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You can say
the results of laboratory tests
to avoid the awkwardness of "tests results"
TimR
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