Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0042 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Plural Rule: nx Becomes nges
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The idea
A singular ending in n x forms its plural by changing the n x to n g e s.
In practice
Phalanx becomes phalanges; larynx becomes larynges; meninx becomes meninges.
Where people slip
The g goes soft in the plural: fa LAN jeez.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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