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Chapter 1 - Study
Medical Terminology - chapter 1, Learning Medical Terms
Question | Answer |
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combining vowel | vowel between root & suffix if suffix begins with a consonant OR between two roots |
combining form | root of word plus combining vowel. Written as root/vowel |
Plural of word ending in -is | Change -is to -e. |
Plural of word ending in -us | Change -us to -i. |
Plural of word ending in -a | Add an -e. |
Plural of word ending in -um | Change -um to -a. |
Plural of word ending in -ix or -ex | Change -ix or -ex to -ices. |
Plural of word ending in -oma | Add -ta or -s. |
Plural of word ending in -nx | Change -x to -ges. |
Plural of word ending in -on | Change -on to -a or add -s. |
Plural of word ending in -ax | Change -ax to -aces. |
when term has 2 roots | joined w/a combining vowels & are followed by a suffix |