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15 Cards in this Set
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Singular Ending -a
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Rule for Plural Ending:
Keep the -a and add -e -ae |
Example:
vertebra - vertebrae |
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Singular Ending -ax
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Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop the -ax and add -aces |
Examples:
thorax - thoaces |
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Singular Ending -en
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Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -en and add -ina |
Examples:
foramen - foramina |
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Singular ending -ex
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Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -ex and add -ices |
Examples:
pollex - polices |
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Singular ending:
-ion |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -ion and add -ia |
Examples:
ganglion - ganglia |
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Singular Ending:
-is |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -is and add -es |
Examples:
axis - axes |
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Singular Ending:
-itis |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -itis and add -itides |
Examples:
dermatitis - dermatides |
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Singular Ending:
-ium |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -ium and add -ia |
Examples:
epithelium - epithelia |
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Singular Ending:
-ix |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -ix and add -ices |
Examples:
appendix - appendices |
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Singular Ending:
-oma |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Keep -oma and add -ta Keep -ma and add -s |
Examples:
hematoma - hematomata hematoma - hematomas |
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Singular Ending:
-sis |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -sis and add -ses |
Examples:
diagnosis - diagnoses |
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Singular Ending:
-um |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -um and add -a |
Examples:
ovum - ova |
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Singular Ending:
-us |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -us and add -i |
Examples:
embolus - emboli |
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Singular Ending:
-x |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -x and add -ges |
Examples:
phalanx - phalanges |
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Singular Ending:
-y |
Rule for Plural Ending:
Drop -y and add -ies |
Examples:
biopsy - biopsies |