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joint, face, angioma, cancer, muscle, paraplegic
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Add -s to words ending in consonants EXCEPT s, x, z, or y
thus, joints, faces, angiomas, cancers, muscles, paraplegics |
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abscess, reflex
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Add -es to words ending in s, x, or z
thus, abscesses, reflexes |
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vasectomy
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Remove the y and add -ies, if y follows a consonant. (If y follows a vowel, usually just add -s.)
thus, vasectomies |
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appendix, radix
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Remove x and add -ces to Latin words ending in x.
thus, appendices, radices |
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fossa
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Add -e to Latin terms ending in a.
thus, fossae |
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staphylococcus
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Remove -us and add -i to Latin words ending in us.
thus, staphylococci |
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ganglion, datum
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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 |
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neurosis, ecchymosis, emesis
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Change -sis to -ses in Greek words ending in sis.
thus, neuroses, ecchymoses, emeses |