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| WHEN A LATIN SINGULAR ENDS IN -a, FORM THE PLURAL BY CHANGING -a TO... |
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LATIN SINGULAR
conjunctiva
(CON-junk-TY-va) |
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LATIN PLURAL
conjunctivae
(CON-junk-TY-vee) |
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LATIN SINGULAR
patella
(pah-TEL-ah) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
patellae
(pah-TEL-ee) |
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| WHEN A LATIN SINGULAR ENDS IN -us, FORM THE PLURAL BY CHANGING -us TO... |
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Definition
-i.
(EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE ARE THE LATIN WORDS fetus, virus, AND sinus, WHOSE PLURAL FORMS ARE THE ENGLISH-TYPE PLURALS OF fetuses, viruses, and sinuses.) |
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LATIN SINGULAR
alveolus
(al-VEE-oh-lus) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
alveoli
(al-VEE-oh-lie) |
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LATIN SINGULAR
bronchus
(BRONG-kyoo-lus) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
bronchi
(BRONG-kyoo-lie) |
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| WHEN A LATIN SINGULAR NOUN ENDS IN -um, FORM THE PLURAL BY CHANGING -um TO... |
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LATIN SINGULAR
atrium
(AA-tree-um) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
atria
(AA-tree-ah) |
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LATIN SINGULAR
bacterium
(bak-TEER-ee-um) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
bacteria
(bak-TEER-ee-ah) |
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Term
| WHEN A SINGULAR NOUN ENDS IN -is, FORM THE PLURAL BY CHANGING -is TO... |
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LATIN SINGULAR
diagnosis
(DY-ag-NOH-sis) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
diagnoses
(DY-ag-NOH-seez) |
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Term
WHEN A LATIN SINGULAR ENDS IN -ex OR -ix, FORM THE PLURAL BY CHANGING -ex TOO...
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LATIN SINGULAR
apex
(AA-peks) |
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Definition
LATIN PLURAL
APICES
(aa-PIH-seez) |
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| WHEN A GREEK SINGULAR NOUN ENDS IN -is, FORM THE PLURAL BY CHANGING -is TO... |
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