Plurals

gastr/o

stomach
hepat

liver
cardi

heart
aden

gland
ending in 'is'
diagnosis
pelvis
neurosis
- 'es'
- diagnoses
- pelves
- neuroses
ending in 'us'
bronchus
bacillus
calculus
embolus
- 'i'
- bronchi
- bacilli
- calculi
- emboli
ending in 'a'
sclera
scapula
vena cava
- add 'e'
- sclerae
- scapulae
- venae cavae
ending in 'um'
aceabulum
capitulum
septum
diverticulum
- "a"
- acetabula
- capitula
- septa
- diverticula
Ending in 'ix' or 'ex'
calix
cervix
index
varix
- 'ices'
- calices
- cervices
- indices
- varices
ending in 'oma'
adenoma
carcinoma
fibroma
- add 'ta' or 's'
- adenomata or adenomas
- carcinomata or carcinomas
- fibromata or fibromas
ending 'nx'
larynx
phalanx
- change 'x' to 'g' add 'es'
- larynges
- phalanges
ends in 'on'
ganglion
- change 'on' to 'a' or add 's'
- ganglia
- ganglions
ending in 'ax'
thorax
- 'aces'
- thoraces

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Plurals

Description

plurals of medical terminology

Updated

2012-04-18T17:07:28Z

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