Medical Terminology Into Plurals

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Changing medical terms into plurals

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If ending is ex or ix; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  I
- B.
  
  Ae
- C.
  
  Um
- D.
  
  Ices
- E.
  
  A
Correct Answer
D. Ices

Explanation
When the ending of a word is "ex" or "ix," the plural form is formed by adding "ices" at the end. This is a common rule in English grammar for words with these specific endings. Therefore, the correct answer is "ices."

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If ending is IS; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  Es
- B.
  
  Ices
- C.
  
  A
- D.
  
  Aces
- E.
  
  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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If ending is y; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  Ges
- B.
  
  I
- C.
  
  On
- D.
  
  Ies
- E.
  
  Ices
Correct Answer
D. 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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If ending is a; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  Ices
- B.
  
  Ies
- C.
  
  Aces
- D.
  
  On
- E.
  
  E
Correct Answer
E. 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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If ending is nx; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  Ae
- B.
  
  A
- C.
  
  Y
- D.
  
  Ices
- E.
  
  Ges
Correct Answer
E. 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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If ending is um; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  I
- B.
  
  A
- C.
  
  Ae
- D.
  
  Ges
- E.
  
  Aces
Correct Answer
B. 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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If ending is a; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  Is
- B.
  
  Ices
- C.
  
  Ae
- D.
  
  I
- E.
  
  Ges
Correct Answer
C. 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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If ending is us; what do you add in the end to make it plural?
- A.
  
  Ies
- B.
  
  I
- C.
  
  On
- D.
  
  A
- E.
  
  Ices
Correct Answer
B. I

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

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Medical Terminology Into Plurals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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