singular & Plural Rules: medical terminology

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering medical suffixes and singular-to-plural transformation rules from the lecture notes.

-a (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -ae in plural (example: larva to larvae).

-ax (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -aces in plural (example: thorax to thoraces).

-ex (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -ices in plural (example: cortex to cortices).

-ix (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -ices in plural (example: appendix to appendices).

-is (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -ses in plural (example: diagnosis to diagnoses).

-ma (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -mata in plural (example: sarcoma to sarcomata).

-on (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -a in plural (example: ganglion to ganglia).

-um (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -a in plural (example: bacterium to bacteria).

-us (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -i in plural (example: nucleus to nuclei).

-y (Pluralization Rule)

Changes to -ies in plural (example: biopsy to biopsies).