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Table 2 Latin plural endings in English medical terminology

From: The use of Latin terminology in medical case reports: quantitative, structural, and thematic analysis

Singular

Plural

Singular

Plural

Vertebra

Vertebrae

Bacillus

Bacilli

Atrium

Atria

Bronchus

Bronchi

Bacterium

Bacteria

Focus

Foci

Curriculum

Curricula

Fungus

Fungi

Datum

Data

Nucleus

Nuclei

Dorsum

Dorsa

Stimulus

Stimuli

Erratum

Errata

Analysis

Analyses

Labium

Labia

Apex

Apices

Medium

Media

Appendix

Appendices

Septum

Septa

Axis

Axes

Stratum

Strata

Crisis

Crises

Symposium

Symposia

Diagnosis

Diagnoses

Criterion

Criteria

Index

Indices

Ganglion

Ganglia

Paralysis

Paralyses

Phenomenon

Phenomena

Thesis

Theses

  1. To facilitate memorization, Latin terms are grouped on the basis of their declension and gender