Medical Terminology Into Plurals

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    If ending is ex or ix; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • I
    • Ae
    • Um
    • Ices
    • A
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This quiz focuses on transforming singular medical terms into their plural forms, covering various word endings like ex, ix, IS, y, a, nx, and um.

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  • 2. 

    If ending is IS; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • Es

    • Ices

    • A

    • Aces

    • Ae

    Correct Answer
    A. Es
    Explanation
    To make the word "ending" plural, you add "es" at the end. This is because when a word ends in "s", "sh", "ch", "x", or "z", we add "es" to make it plural. Since "ending" ends in "g", we simply add "es" to form the plural "endings".

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  • 3. 

    If ending is a; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • Is

    • Ices

    • Ae

    • I

    • Ges

    Correct Answer
    A. Ae
    Explanation
    To make the word "ending" plural, you add "ae" at the end. This is because "ae" is the plural form of the Latin word "a," which is commonly used in English to form plurals in certain words borrowed from Latin.

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  • 4. 

    If ending is um; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • I

    • A

    • Ae

    • Ges

    • Aces

    Correct Answer
    A. A
    Explanation
    To make the ending "um" plural, you add "a" at the end. This is a common rule in Latin grammar, where words ending in "um" in the singular form are changed to "a" in the plural form.

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  • 5. 

    If ending is y; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • Ges

    • I

    • On

    • Ies

    • Ices

    Correct Answer
    A. Ies
    Explanation
    When a word ends with "y" and you want to make it plural, you typically replace the "y" with "ies". This is a common rule in English grammar for forming plurals. In this case, adding "ies" to the end of "y" creates the plural form of the word.

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  • 6. 

    If ending is nx; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • Ae

    • A

    • Y

    • Ices

    • Ges

    Correct Answer
    A. Ges
    Explanation
    To make the word "nx" plural, you add "ges" at the end. This follows the general rule in English where adding "es" or "s" to a noun typically makes it plural. In this case, "ges" is added to indicate multiple instances of the word "nx".

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  • 7. 

    If ending is us; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • Ies

    • I

    • On

    • A

    • Ices

    Correct Answer
    A. I
    Explanation
    To make the word "us" plural, you add "I" at the end.

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  • 8. 

    If ending is a; what do you add in the end to make it plural?

    • Ices

    • Ies

    • Aces

    • On

    • E

    Correct Answer
    A. E
    Explanation
    In medical terminology, when a word ends with "a," you typically add "e" to make it plural.
    The correct answer is e.
    For example:
    "Vertebra" becomes "vertebrae"
    "Scapula" becomes "scapulae"
    While there can be exceptions and variations in medical terms, adding "e" is the most common way to make a word ending in "a" plural in medical terminology.

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