Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0043 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Plural Rule: oma Becomes omas
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The idea
A singular ending in o m a forms its plural as o m a s in this course.
In practice
Carcinoma becomes carcinomas.
Where people slip
The older form o m a t a is also accepted and is not an error. This course declares o m a s as its convention.
Your place on the trail
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