Which of the following statements about plural medicals terms is correct?
A)
Many medical terms come from Hebrew.
B)
The rules for creating plurals more closely follow the rules of Greek and Latin.
C)
The rules for creating plurals more closely follow the rules of English.
D)
There is no set rule to apply when creating plurals; you must just memorize the answers.
Answer:
B
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