Medical Terminology Into Plurals
Changing medical terms into plurals
- 1.
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. IcesExplanation
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."Rate this question:
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- 2.
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. EsExplanation
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".Rate this question:
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- 3.
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. IesExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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- 4.
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. EExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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- 5.
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. GesExplanation
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".Rate this question:
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- 6.
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. AExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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- 7.
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. AeExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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- 8.
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. IExplanation
To make the word "us" plural, you add "I" at the end.Rate this question:
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