Rules for Plurals Flashcards by tracey noes | Brainscape

Q

words end in -ax

thorax

A

(-)x +ces

thoraces

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words end in -ex or -ix

appendix

A

(-)x +ces

appendices

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words end in -is

metastasis

A

(-)is +es

metastases

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Q

words end in -ma

sarcoma

A

+ta

sarcomata

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words end in -nx

phalanx

A

(-)x +ges

phalanges

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words end in -on

ganglion

A

(-)on +a

ganglia

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words end in -um

ovum

A

(-) um +a

ova

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words end in -us

nucleus

A

(-) us + i

nuclei

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words end in -y

biopsy

A

(-)y +ies

biopsies

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words end in -a

vertabra

A

+e

vertabrae

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