Student Survive 2 Thrive: Free Medical Terminology Practice Test: Plural Forms of Words

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Free Medical Terminology Practice Test: Plural Forms of Words

Learning medical terminology has its challenges, and for many people, learning how to make a singular word into a plural form can be quite challenging. Although many words follow the standard rule of simply adding an -s or -es, other words have plural forms that follow rather different rules; however, some of the more common exceptions are found below.

This chart gives examples of some rules for making plural forms of words in medical terminology:

Singular form ends in:	Plural form rule:
-a	Change the -a to -ae
-ax	Change the -ax to -aces
-is	Change the -is to -es
-ix, -ex, or -yx	Change the -ix, -ex, or -yx to ices
-ma	Change the -ma to -mata
-on	Change the -on to -a
-um	Change the -um to -a
-us	Change the -us to -i

The following practice test is designed to help readers to practice converting medical terminology singular words to plural words. Click on the first slide to enlarge and then click on the next thumbnail to scroll through the questions and answers.

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Medical Terminology Practice Test on Plural Word Forms

Practice Test for Medical Terminology

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Plural form of pediatrician is pediatricians

What is the plural form of diagnosis?

Plural form of diagnosis is diagnoses

What is the plural form of apex?

Plural form of apex is apices

What is the plural form of ventricle?

Plural form of ventricle is ventricles

What is the plural form of pleura?

Plural form of pleura is pleurae

What is the plural form of atrium?

Plural form of atrium is atria

What is the plural form of appendix?

Plural form of appendix is appendices

What is the plural form of fibroma?

Plural form of fibroma is fibromata

What is the plural form of coccus?

Plural form of coccus is cocci

What is the plural form of kidney?

Plural form of kidney is kidneys

What is the plural form of ganglion?

Plural form of ganglion is ganglia

What is the plural form of thorax?

Plural form of thorax is thoaces

What is the plural form of crisis?

Plural form of crisis is crises

Practice Medical Terminology Plural Words

1 comment:

AnonymousAugust 29, 2013 at 8:31 PM
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