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Plural of orifice?

Posted By: Jenna Marks on 2006-06-26
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What is the correct plural form of orifice?




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Is orifii a real word - plural of orifice? n/m
Subject: Is orifii a real word - plural of orifice? n/m

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Per Dorland's Medical Dictionary - plural of orifice is "orificia" NM
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It is the plural form of decubitus so type plural decubiti
Subject: It is the plural form of decubitus so type plural decubiti


orifice
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This doc is saying pleural of orifice - orifi - I never heard that - can't reference - anybody know if that is correct?
appendiceal orifice?
Subject: appendiceal orifice?


urethral orifice
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Subject: appendiceal orifice is what usually follows......nm


intestinal orifice?
Subject: intestinal orifice?


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Perhaps he means appendiceal orifice...
Subject: Perhaps he means appendiceal orifice...

That's what I usually encounter at this point in a colonoscopy. I would leave appendiceal and blank cystocele as that is what makes no sense in this study.
Can you hear sinistral orifice? nm
Subject: Can you hear sinistral orifice? nm

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Ureteral orifice cannulation with ř-French open-ended s/l pylocup...
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plural. nm
Subject: plural. nm

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plural...nm
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IMO only, but seems plural SM
Subject: IMO only, but seems plural SM

Unfortunately I cannot find a "rule" on this either, but if you change "bilateral" to "both" or "right and left" it does not change the meaning of the sentence but you would use the plural, tibias.

In the same way in your example, I believe it should be "examination of the hips, knees and ankles is normal bilaterally." (Consider if "bilateral" was before the word hips instead.)

Again, just my opinion -- tough question! Especially in a sentence fragment such as a diagnosis...

....plural, I mean....
Subject: ....plural, I mean....

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Your plural
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http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=phalanx
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Subject: plural. :) nm


...plural. :) ...nm
Subject: ...plural. :) ...nm

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Subject: NEVER add an 's' to cc. It is already plural.

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plural has e at the end
Subject: plural has e at the end

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I would use plural, nm
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Subject: ...and the plural form would be....:) nm

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Pleural is not plural--ack!
Subject: Pleural is not plural--ack!

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Always use the plural - Adnexa
Subject: Always use the plural - Adnexa

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Yes, plural effusion
Subject: Yes, plural effusion


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Subject: plural! Gotcha! :) nm

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I would use it as the plural form. :) nm
Subject: I would use it as the plural form. :) nm

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No because it's plural, not possessive
Subject: No because it's plural, not possessive

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Specimen plural
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Subject: well, singular not plural...fibrate..nm


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