Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology Lect 3

Compound Words
Body positions , Plane and body cavities
Senses
Plurals


The following chart contains information about the formation of plurals from the singular form. Use it to work the frames that follow.

If the singular ending is The plural ending is
a ae (pronounce ae as ?¯ )
us i
um a
ma mata
on a
is es
ix ices The word root is usually built
ex ices from the plural forms of
ax aces words ending in ix, ex, and ax
(e.g., radix, radic/es,
radic/otomy, radic/i/form).


Questions :
Form pleural of
1 . Bursa (bursae bur s? )
2 . conjunctiva (conjunctivae kon junk t? v? )
3 . bacillus ………………………

Form the singular form of :
1 . vertebrae……………………..
2 . nuclei…………………………..
3 . cornea …………………………

Form the plural of :
1 . Atrium
2 . Coccous
3 . Ilium (ilea (you pronounce il ? ? )

Give the singular form of :
1 . Enemata Enema
2 . Ova Ovum
3 . Bacteria Bacterium




Form the pleural of :
1 . Cortex cortices 2 . Fibroma Fibromata
3 . protozoon Protozoa
Give the singular form of
1 . stigmata Stigma 2 . prognoses prognosis
3 . spermatozoa Spermatozoon
Form the plural of :
1 . Appendix appendices
2 . Diagnosis diagnoses
3 . Ganglion ganglia
Refer to the table. Give the word root that usually refers to
1 . Appendix >>>>> Appendic Appendicular
2 . the cortex >>>>> Cortic Cortical
3 . the thorax >>>>> Thoracic
surgical puncture of the thorax, = thorac/o/centesis
a word meaning inflammation of the appendix, = Appendicitis
pertaining to the cortex = Cortical
Singular Plural
Apex apices
Septum Septa
Varix varices
Sarcoma Sarcomata
Radius Radii
Axilla Maxilla Maxillae Axillae
Fornix fornices

There are other ways of forming plurals. They apply to only a few
words. When you meet these words and have a question about how
their plural forms are built, consult a medical dictionary



Home Quiz
Give the Plural of :
Singular Plural
Alveolus ----------------
Malleolus -----------------
Diverticulum ------------------
Criterion -------------------
Meninx -------------------
Phalanx --------------------
Metastasis ---------------------
Arthritis -----------------------
Meningitis -------------------------
Guidelines to Looking Up the Spelling of Unfamiliar Terms:

If it sounds like It may begin with Example
F F flatus (FLAY-tus)
PH phlegm (FLEM) [
J G gingivitis (jin-jih-VYE-tis) Gum
J jaundice (JAWN-dis) K
C crepitus (KREP-ih-tus)
cholera (KOL-er-ah)
K kyphosis (kye-FOH-sis)
QU quadriplegia (kwad-rih-PLEE-jee-ah)
S C cytology (sigh-TOL-oh-jee
PS psychologist (sigh-KOL-oh-jist)
S serum (SEER-um) Z X xeroderma (zee-roh-DER-mah
Z zygote (ZYE-goht)
X Xanthoma ( Zanthoma )