Medical Terminology Simplified

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THE PRINCIPLE TECHNIQUE USED THROUGHOUT THE BOOK IS KNOWN AS?

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PROGRAMMED LEARNING

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THE PROGRAM LEARNING SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF TEACHING UNITS CALLED?

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FRAMES

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A MEDICAL WORD CONSISTS OF SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS?

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WORD ROOT, COMBINING FORM, SUFFIX, PREFIX

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THE FOUR ELEMENTS THAT ARE USED TO BUILD A MEDICAL WORD ARE THE?

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WORD ROOT, COMBINING FORM, SUFFIX, PREFIX

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WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE ______________ ARE COMBINED TO FORM A WORD MEDICAL TERMINOLGY IS NOT DIFFICULT.

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ELEMENT OR PARTS

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TO DEVELOP A MEDICAL VOCABULARY YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE?

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ELEMENTS

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A _______ ________ IS THE MAIN PART OR FOUNDATION OF A WORD ALL MEDICAL WORDS HAVE AT LEAST ONE _______ _______.

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WORD ROOT

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A _______ _______ MAY BE USED ALONE OR COMBINE WITH OTHER ELEMENTS TO FORM ANOTHER WORD WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING.

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WORD ROOT

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THROUGHOUT THE BOOK A _________ IS USED TO SEPARATE WORD ELEMENTS.

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SLASH

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IN MEDICAL WORDS THE ROOT USUALLY INDICATES A _______ ________?

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BODY PART

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A ____________ ____________ IS CREATED WHEN A WORD ROOT IS COMBINED WITH A VOWEL.

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COMBINING FORM

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LIKE THE WORD ROOT THE ____________ ____________ IS THE BASIC FOUNDATION ON WHICH OTHER ELEMENTS ARE ADDED TO BUILD A COMPLETE WORD.

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COMBINING FORM

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A __________ IS A WORD ELEMENT LOCATED AT THE END OF THE WORD.

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SUFFIX

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RULE 1:

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A WORD ROOT LINKS A SUFFIX THAT BEGINS WITH A VOWEL.

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RULE 2:

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A COMBINING FORM (ROOT + O) LINKS A SUFFIX THAT BEGINS WITH A CONSONANT.

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RULE 3:

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A COMBINING FORM (ROOT + O) LINKS A ROOT TO ANOTHER ROOT TO FORM A COMPOUND WORD.

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A ________ IS A WORD ELEMENT LOCATED AT THE BEGINING OF A WORD.

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PREFIX

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WHEN AN E AND ES FORM THE FINAL LETTER OR LETTERS OF A WORD, THEY ARE OFTEN PRONOUNCED AS (COMBINED, SEPERATE) SYLLABLES?

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SEPARATE

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FOR AE AND OE, ONLY THE (FIRST, SECOND) VOWEL IS PRONOUNCED?

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SECOND

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WHEN I IS AT THE END OF A WORD (TO FORM A PLURAL), IT IS PRONOUNCED LIKE (EYE, EE)?

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EYE

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WHEN PN IS AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD, PRONOUNCE (ONLY P, N, PN)?

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N

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THE LETTERS C AND G HAVE A (HARD, SOFT) SOUND BEFORE OTHER LETTERS?

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HARD

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WHEN PN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD, PRONOUNCE (ONLY P, N, PN)?

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PN

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THE BREVE (Ǒ) ABOVE A VOWEL IS USED TO INDICATE THE (SHORT, LONG) VOWEL PRONUNCIATIONS?

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SHORT

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THE MACRON (¯,ē) ABOVE A VOWEL IS USED TO INDICATE THE (SHORT, LONG) VOWEL PRONUNCIATIONS?

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LONG

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THE DIACRITICAL MARK (¯,ē) IS CALLED A?

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MACRON

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THE DIACRITICAL MARK (Ǒ) IS CALLED A?

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BREVE

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PERI

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AROUND

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DENT

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TEETH

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AL

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PERTAINING TO, RELATING TO

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AB

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AWAY, FROM

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NORM

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NORMAL, USUAL

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HEPAT

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LIVER

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ITIS

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INFLAMMATION

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SUPRA

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ABOVE

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REN

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KIDNEY

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TRANS

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THROUGH, ACROSS

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VAGIN

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VAGINA

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GASTR

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STOMACH

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INTESTIN

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INTESTINE

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MACRO

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LARGE

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CEPHAL

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HEAD

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IC

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PERTAINING TO, RELATING TO

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REN

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KIDNEY

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PATHY

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DISEASE

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THERM

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HEAT

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METER

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INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE

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MEGALY

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ENLARGEMENT

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SUB

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UNDER, BELOW

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STERN

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STERNUM

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HYPO

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UNDER, BELOW

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INSULIN

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INSULIN

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ISM

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CONDITION

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ENTER

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INTESTINE

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ARTERI

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ARTERY

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SCLER

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HARDENING

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OSIS

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ABNORMAL CONDITION

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DERM

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SKIN

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-AC -- CARDI/AC

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PERTAIING TO THE HEART (CARDI: HEART)

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-AL -- UMBILIC/AL

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PERTAINING TO THE NAVEL (UMBILIC: UMBILICUS, NAVEL)

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-AR -- MUSCUL/AR

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PERTAINING TO MUSCLE (MUSCUL: MUSCLE)

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-ARY -- PULMON/ARY

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PERTAINING TO THE LUNGS (PULMON: LUNG)

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-EAL -- ESOPHAG/EAL

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PERTAINING TO THE ESOPHAGUS (ESOPHAG: ESOPHAGUS)

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-IC -- HEPAT/IC

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PERTAINING TO THE LIVER (HEPAT: LIVER)

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-ICAL* -- NEUR/O/LOG/ICAL

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PERTAINING TO THE STUDY OF NERVES (NEUR/O: NERVE) (LOG: STUDY OF)

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-ILE -- PEN/ILE

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PERTAINING TO THE PENIS (PEN: PENIS)

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-IOR -- ANTER/IOR

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PERTAINING TO THE FRONT (ANTER: ANTERIOR, FRONT)

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-OUS -- CUTANE/OUS

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PERTAINING TO THE SKIN (CUTANE: SKIN)

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-TIC -- ACOUS/TIC

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PERTAINING TO HEARING (ACOUS: HEARING)

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-ESIS -- **MEANING: CONDITION**

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DI/UR/ESIS ABNORMAL SECRETION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF URINE (DI: DOUBLE; UR: URINE)

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-IA -- PNEUMON/IA

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INFECTION OF THE LUNG USUALLY CUASED BY BACTERIA, VIRUSES, OR OTHER PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS (PNEUMON: AIR, LUNG)

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-ISM -- HYPER/THYROID/ISM

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CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY OVERACTIVITY OF THE THYROID GLAND (HYPER: EXCESSIVE, ABOVE NORMAL) (THYROID: THYROID GLAND)

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-IATRY -- **MEANING MEDICINE; TREATMENT**

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POD/IATRY SPECIALTY CONCERNED WITH TREATMENTS AND PREVENTION OF CONDITIONS OF THE HUMAN FOOT (POD: FOOT)

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-IST -- **MEANING SPECIALIST**

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DERMAT/O/LOG/IST PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN TREATING SKIN DISORDERS (DERMAT/O: SKIN, LOG: STUDY OF)

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-Y -- **MEANING CONDITION, PROCESS**

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NEUR/O/PATH/Y ANY DISEASE OF THE NERVES (NEUR/O: NERVE, PATH: DISEASE)

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-ICLE -- **MEANING SMALL, MINUTE, LITTLE**

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VENTR/ICLE SMALL CAVITY, AS OF THE BRAIN OR HEART (VENTR: BELLY, BELLY SIDE)

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-OLE

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ARTERI/OLE MINUTE ARTERY; AN ARTERIOLE IS A TERMINAL ARTERY CONTINUOUS WITH THE CAPILLARY NETWORK

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-ULE

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VEN/ULE TINY VEIN CONTINOUS WITH A CAPILLARY (VEN: VEIN)

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR SARCOMA?

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SARCOMATA: RETAIN THE MA AND ADD TA

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR THROMBUS

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THROMBI: DROP THE US ADD I

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR APENDIX

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APPENDICES: DROP THE IX ADD ICES

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR DIVERTICULUM?

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DIVERTICULA: DROP THE UM ADD A

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR OVARY?

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OVARIES: DROP THE Y ADD IES

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR DIAGNOSIS?

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DIAGNOSES: DROP THE IS ADD ES

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR LUMEN?

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LUMINA: DROP EN ADD INA

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR VERTEBRA?

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VERTEBRAE: DROP A ADD E

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR THORAX?

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THORACES: DROP THE X ADD CES

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WHAT IS THE PLURAL WORD FOR SPERMATOZOON?

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SPERMATOZOA: DROP ON ADD A