Chpt 4 Plural Endings
Terms
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a
bursa burs a -
ae
bursae burs ae -
ax
thorax thor ax -
aces
thoraces thor aces -
en
lumen lum en -
ina
lumina lum ina -
is
crisis cris is -
es
crises cris es -
ix
appendix append ix -
ices
appendices append ices -
inx
meninx men inx -
inges
meninges men inges -
nx
phalanx phala nx -
ges
phalanges phala nges -
on
spermatozoon spermatozo on -
a
spermatozoa spermatozo a -
um
diverticulum diverticul um -
a
diverticula diverticul a -
us
nucleus nucle us -
i
nuclei nucle i -
ur
femur fem ur -
ora
femora fem ora -
y
artery arter y -
ies
arteries arter ies -
ix a....
ax t....
inx m...
nx p... -
appendix off small intestine
thorax b/t neck & diaphram
meninx membranes of spinal cord
phalanx bones in the fingers - ges singular is ...
- nx
- inges singular is ...
- inx
- aces singular is ...
- ax
- ices singular is ...
- ix
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so there are ax and ix singulars
and they have ...? as plurals?
ax
ix
hint: these 2 are close to each other -
ax plural is aces
ix plural is ices like dices or appendices -
there are x and nx as singular endings.
x
inx
what words go with these singulars? -
x phalanx (finger)
inx meninx (spinal cord cover) - ix plural is
- ices
- ax plural is
- aces
- inx plural is
- inges
- nx plural is
- ges