Singular / Plural / (Meaning)
Vertebra / Vertebrae / (Backbones)
Bursa / Bursae / (Sacs of fluid near a joint)
Words ending in -isdrop the -is and add -es:
Singular / Plural / (Meaning)
Diagnosis / Diagnoses / (Determination of the nature and causes of diseases)
Psychosis / Psychoses / (Abnormal condition of the mind)
Words ending in -ex or -ixdrop the -ex or -ix and add-ices:
Singular / Plural / (Meaning)
Apex / Apices / (Pointed ends of organs)
Cortex / Cortices / (Outer parts of organs)
Varix / Varices / (Enlarged, swollen veins)
Worlds ending in -ondrop the -on and add-a:
Singular / Plural / (Meaning)
Ganglion / Ganglia / (Group pf nerve cells; benign cysts near a joint (such as the wrist))
Words ending in -umdrop the -um and add-a:
Singular / Plural / (Meaning)
Bacterium / Bacteria / (Types of one-celled organisms)
Ovum / Ova / (Egg cells)
Words ending in -usdrop the -us and add-i:
Singular / Plural / (Meaning)
Bronchus / Bronchi / (Tubes leading from the windpipe to the lungs)
Calculus / Calculi / (Stones)
Author
deejaylexy
ID
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Card Set
Medical terminology Unit Clerk (Formation of plurals) Chapter 1
Description
Davi-Ellen Chabner
Medical Terminology A Short Course
6th Edition