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Rules to Pluralize
rules for pluralizing medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If the word ends in -a | keep the -a and add -e |
| if the word ends in -ax | drop the -x and add -ces |
| if the word ends in -ex | drop the -ex and add -ices |
| if the word ends in -is | drop -is and add -es |
| if the word ends in -ix | drop -x and add -ces |
| if the word ends in -ma | keep -ma and add -ta |
| if the word ends in -on | drop the -on and add -a |
| if the word ends in -us | drop -us and add -i |
| if the word ends in -um | drop -um and add -a |
| if the word ends in -x | drop -x and add -ges |
| if the word ends in -y | drop -y and add -ies |