Med. Terminology-Matc Contract Course-Ch.1

Front 1

joint, face, angioma, cancer, muscle, paraplegic

Back 1

Add -s to words ending in consonants EXCEPT s, x, z, or y

thus,
joints, faces, angiomas, cancers, muscles, paraplegics

Front 2

abscess, reflex

Back 2

Add -es to words ending in s, x, or z

thus,
abscesses, reflexes

Front 3

vasectomy

Back 3

Remove the y and add -ies, if y follows a consonant. (If y follows a vowel, usually just add -s.)

thus,
vasectomies

Front 4

appendix, radix

Back 4

Remove x and add -ces to Latin words ending in x.

thus,
appendices, radices

Front 5

fossa

Back 5

Add -e to Latin terms ending in a.

thus,
fossae

Front 6

staphylococcus

Back 6

Remove -us and add -i to Latin words ending in us.

thus,
staphylococci

Front 7

ganglion, datum

Back 7

Remove -on and add -a to Greek words ending in -on
Remove -um and add -a to Latin words ending in -um
thus,
ganglia, data

Front 8

neurosis, ecchymosis, emesis

Back 8

Change -sis to -ses in Greek words ending in sis.
thus,
neuroses, ecchymoses, emeses