diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
index f734c27e7a1..ad9df41d8c9 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
for(var/obj/item/embedded_thing in embedded_objects)
var/stuck_word = embedded_thing.isEmbedHarmless() ? "stuck" : "embedded"
- check_list += "\t There is \a [embedded_thing] [stuck_word] in your [name]!"
+ check_list += "\t There is \a [embedded_thing] [stuck_word] in your [name]!"
/obj/item/bodypart/blob_act()