Plural Endings

Question 1

-a

Answer 1

-ae

Question 2

-ax

Answer 2

-aces

Question 3

-ex

Answer 3

-ices

Question 4

-is

Answer 4

-es

Question 5

-ix

Answer 5

-ices

Question 6

-ma

Answer 6

-mata

Question 7

-nx

Answer 7

-ges

Question 8

-on

Answer 8

-a

Question 9

-um

Answer 9

-a

Question 10

-us

Answer 10

-i

Question 11

-y

Answer 11

-ies

Question 12

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Answer 12

AIDS; severe infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which results in a gradual destruction of the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight infection;
body system: blood/lymph and STD; infection type: viral; organism: HIV; tx: antiretrovirals

Question 13

anthrax

Answer 13

infection caused by a spore-forming bacteria and mainly affects livestock; humans can contract infection by direct or indirect contact with sickened animals who carry the spores; inhaled anthrax spores are most serious to humans; body system: blood/lymph; infection type: bacterial; organism: Bacillus anthracis; tx: antibiotics

Question 14

bacteremia

Answer 14

presence of bacteria in the blood as the result of infection; often causes no symptoms; body system: blood/lymph; infection type: bacterial; organism: staphylococci/streptococci; tx: antibiotics

Question 15

bacteriuria

Answer 15

presence of bacteria in the urine caused by infection; often without any symptoms of a urinary tract infection; body system: urinary; infection type: bacterial; organism: Escherichia coli (E-coli); tx: antibiotics

Question 16

botulism

Answer 16

type of poisoning produced by an infection of Clostridium botulinum that releases deadly toxins; often caused by ingestion of contaminated food; body system: blood/lymph; infection type: bacterial; organism: Clostridium botulinum; tx: antitoxins

Question 17

carbuncle

Answer 17

bacterial skin infection formed as a collection of boils that connect beneath the skin; body system: skin; infection type: bacterial; organism: staphylococcus; tx: antibiotics

Question 18

cellulitis

Answer 18

spreading bacterial infection of the skin and the connective tissue just beneath the skin; body system: skin; infection type: bacterial; organism: staphylococcus/streptococcus; tx: antibiotics

Question 19

chancres

Answer 19

small infected ulcers on the skin; symptom of syphilis; body system: STD; infection type: bacterial; organism: Treponema pallidum; tx: antibiotics

Question 20

chicken pox

Answer 20

viral infection that produces an itchy red rash that progresses into fluid filled blisters; body system: blood/lymph; infection type: viral; organism: varicella zoster virus;