Plurals of Nouns with Special Endings
If the the ending is is it becomes ...
es
If the ending is ex it becomes ...
ices
-er, -ist means
one who
-logy means
study or science of
adip/o, lip/o means
amyl/o means
fat
starch
If the ending is um it becomes ...
a
If the ending is ax it becomes ...
aces
-iatrician means
practitioner
-ac, -al, -ic means
pertaining to
glyc/o means
lact/o means
sugar
milk
If the ending is us it becomes ...
If the ending is ma it becomes ...
s or mata
-iatrics, iatry means
medical profession or treatment
ne/o means
nat/o means
ped/o means
new
birth
child
lith/o means
pyr/o means
muc/o means
stone
fire
mucus
If the ending is a it becomes ...
ae
If the ending is on it becomes ....
a
-logist means
one who studies; specialist
-stasis means
stopping or controlling
the suffix -oid means
resembling
If the ending is ix it becomes ...
ices
If the ending is nx it becomes ...
nges
-logic, -logical means
pertaining to the study of
-able, ible means
-ase means
-eum, -ium means
-ia, -ism means
capable of
enzyme
membrane
condition or theory
the suffix -ptosis means
the suffix -rrhea means
prolapse
flow or discharge