Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0340 short lesson, about 20 seconds
phalang/o: Phalanges
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The idea
The combining form phalang slash o names the phalanges, the bones of the fingers and toes.
In practice
One bone is a phalanx; several are phalanges.
Where people slip
The g softens in the plural, so phalanges is spoken with a j sound.
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