Latin and Greek plural rules essential for medical documentation, including -ae, -i, -a, and other classical endings.
| Term | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vertebra/vertebrae | term | -a to -ae plural pattern |
| bacterium/bacteria | term | -um to -a plural pattern |
| thrombus/thrombi | term | -us to -i plural pattern |
| diagnosis/diagnoses | term | -is to -es plural pattern |
| cortex/cortices | term | -ex to -ices plural pattern |
| phalanx/phalanges | term | -nx to -nges plural pattern |
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Medical Plurals terminology is built from medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Mastering these building blocks lets you decode any term in this system and across all body systems.