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FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS WITH SPECIAL ENDINGS Table 1-3
If the Singular
Ending is
The Plural
Ending is
Examples (Singular)
Examples (Plural)
is
es
diagnosis, prognosis, psychosis
diagnoses, prognoses, psychosis
um
a
atrium, ileum, septum, bacterium
atria, ilea, septa, bacteria
us
i
alveolus, bacillus, bronchus
alveoli, bacilli, bronchi
a
ae
vertebra, patella, petechia
vertebrae, patellae, petechiae
ix
ices
appendix, varix, cervix
appendices, varices, cervices
ex
ices
cortex
cortices
ax
aces
thorax
thoraces (thoraxes is also accceptable)
ma
s or mata
carcinoma, sarcoma
carcinomas or carcinomata
sarcomas or sarcomata
on
a
protozoon, spermatozoon
perotozoa, spermatozoa
nx
nges
phalnx, larynx
phalanges, larynges
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