Singular vs. Plural Medical Terms PDF
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This document provides a table of singular and plural medical terms, as well as prefixes for position. It's useful for medical students for learning medical terminology relating to anatomy and physiology. The document also contains examples for each term and prefix.
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# Singular vs. Plural Medical Terms | Word ending | Plural form | Singular word | Plural word | |---|---|---|---| | a | ae | vertebra | vertebrae | | ex, ix | ices | Cortex | Cortices | | | | Appendix | Appendices | | | | Index | Indices | | is | es | Diagnosis | Diagnoses | | | | Crisis | Cr...
# Singular vs. Plural Medical Terms | Word ending | Plural form | Singular word | Plural word | |---|---|---|---| | a | ae | vertebra | vertebrae | | ex, ix | ices | Cortex | Cortices | | | | Appendix | Appendices | | | | Index | Indices | | is | es | Diagnosis | Diagnoses | | | | Crisis | Crises | | on | a | Spermatozoon | Spermatozoa | | | | Ganglion | Ganglia | | nx, x | nges | Larynx | Larynges | | | | Pharynx | pharynges | | us | i | Bacillus | Bacilli | | | | Bronchus | Bronchi | | um | a | Bacterium | bacteria | # Prefixes Indicating Position ## Prefixes Indicating position | Prefix | Meaning | Example | |---|---|---| | Epi | Over, Upon | Epidermis (Tissue upon the skin) | | Supra | Above, Over | Supradiaphragmatic, above the diaphragm. | | Extra | Outside of, In addition to | Extranuclear, Extrauterine, Extracellular. | ## Prefixes indicating position | Prefix | Meaning | Example | |---|---|---| | Infra | Below, Under | Infrasternal (below the sternum). | | Sub | Below, Under | Sublingual (under the tongue), subcutaneous (under the skin). | | Per | through | Percutaneous; through the skin | | Circum | Around | Circumoral (around the mouth) | ## Prefixes Indicating position | Prefix | Meaning | Example | |---|---|---| | Peri | Around, near, surrounding | Periosteum (membrane around bone) | | Meta | After | Metacarpus (bones attached to the carpus) | | Retro | Behind | Retrocolic (behind the colon) | | Ecto | Outside | Ectopic (occurring outside normal place), Ectopic pregnancy | | Meso | Middle | Mesoderm (the middle layer of skin) | ## Prefixes indicating position | Prefix | Meaning | Example | |---|---|---| | intra | Within (inside) | Intracellular, within the cell; intramuscular, intrauterine | | inter | between | Intercellular, between cells | | trans | across | Transmembrane, across the cell membrane | | Endo | Within | Endogenous, within the body | | Exo | External, outside | Exogenous, produced outside the body |
