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Medical Terminology
Singular & Plurals-Breakdown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If a word ends in ‑a | change it to ‑ae |
| If a word ends in ‑ax | change it to ‑aces |
| If a word ends in ‑ex or ‑ix | change it to ‑ices |
| If a word ends in ‑is | change it to ‑es (i changes to e) |
| If a word ends in ‑ma | change it to ‑mata |
| If a word ends in ‑on or ‑um | change it to ‑a |
| If a word ends in ‑us | change it to ‑i |
| If a word ends in ‑y | change it to ‑ies |
| mnemonic | AXE‑MOUUSY |
| myopathy | myopathies |