Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0036 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Latin and Greek Plurals
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The idea
Most medical terms form plurals by Latin or Greek rules rather than by adding s or e s.
In practice
One vertebra becomes two vertebrae, not two vertebras.
Where people slip
A few terms accept both forms in current use. Each rule below names its own exceptions.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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