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P Mylin Study Stack
Diacritical Marks and Rules for Singular & Plural Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Macron - over a vowel | long |
| Breve u over a vowel | short |
| -a Retain a and add e | pleura pleurae |
| -ax Drop ax and add ces | thorax thoraces |
| -en Drop en and add ina | lumen lumina |
| -is Drop is and add es | diagnosis diagnoses |
| -ix Drop ix and all ices | appendix appendices |
| -ex Drop ex and add ices | apex apices |
| -ma Retain ma and add ta | carcinoma carcinomata |
| -on Drop on and add a | ganglion ganglia |
| -um Drop um and add a | bacterium bacteria |
| -us Drop us and add i | bronchus bronchi |
| -y Drop y and add ies | deformity deformities |