Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 In a message dated 04-30-01 2:02:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lindaqlt@... writes: << I'm not positive but I think I have heard that ....sa is plural and .....sae is singular. Maybe one of the other girls can affirm or deny it. Hope this helps. But I just checked with Stedman's electronic dictionary, maybe mucosa is both (plural and singular). >> I suspect mucosa is both pleural and singular. The ONLY reference I could find mucosae (and I checked Stedman's Concise on CD and Dorland's) was in Stedman's Plastic Surgery/ENT/Dentistry where I found a listing for " lipoidosis cutis et mucosae " . Hope this helps Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 What I am wondering is in this phrase: Oropharyngeal mucosa are pink and moist. Is mucosa singular or plural? Would it be " ...mucosa is pink ... " or would it be " ...mucosa are pink ... " Is there a plural form of mucosa? I can't find one in Stedman's electronic dictionary. Thanks much, Teri I am the center of my Universe and a satellite of yours. Creations by Teri www.creationsbyteri.com Visions by Teri www.angelfire.com/ak3/visionsbyteri/ Aquarian Star Temple www.quanyinspeaks.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 I'm not positive but I think I have heard that ....sa is plural and ....sae is singular. Maybe one of the other girls can affirm or deny it. Hope this helps. But I just checked with Stedman's electronic dictionary, maybe mucosa is both (plural and singular). from Calif. Teri Kozeluh wrote: > What I am wondering is in this phrase: Oropharyngeal mucosa are pink and moist. Is mucosa singular or plural? Would it be " ...mucosa is pink ... " or would it be " ...mucosa are pink ... " Is there a plural form of mucosa? I can't find one in Stedman's electronic dictionary. Thanks much, Teri > > I am the center of my Universe and a satellite of yours. > Creations by Teri > www.creationsbyteri.com > Visions by Teri > www.angelfire.com/ak3/visionsbyteri/ > Aquarian Star Temple > www.quanyinspeaks.org > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 Teri, Last Monday I sent in the contract and are waiting for the test tape. I should receive it something this week. I have a list somewhere that has from plurals and singular forms from school. As soon as I find it, I will let you know. from Calif. Teri Kozeluh wrote: > That is what I was wondering too ... I've been doing it as plural and using > " are " in that phrase since I started working, but the editor changed it it > " is " all of a sudden last week ... so now I keep trying to figure out which > is which! So far, you are the only one to reply. I can always count on > you! How is JEBCO going? Thanks, Teri > > Re: mucosa > > > I'm not positive but I think I have heard that ....sa is plural and > ....sae is singular. Maybe one of the other girls can affirm or deny it. > Hope this helps. But I just checked with Stedman's electronic dictionary, > maybe mucosa is both (plural and singular). > > > > from Calif. > > > > Teri Kozeluh wrote: > > > > > What I am wondering is in this phrase: Oropharyngeal mucosa are pink > and moist. Is mucosa singular or plural? Would it be " ...mucosa is pink > ... " or would it be " ...mucosa are pink ... " Is there a plural form of > mucosa? I can't find one in Stedman's electronic dictionary. Thanks much, > Teri > > > > > > I am the center of my Universe and a satellite of yours. > > > Creations by Teri > > > www.creationsbyteri.com > > > Visions by Teri > > > www.angelfire.com/ak3/visionsbyteri/ > > > Aquarian Star Temple > > > www.quanyinspeaks.org > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Share Posted April 30, 2001 Teri, Okay, this is what I found from my M-TEC Student Handbook. Singular ending: a, Plural ending: ae. Rule: Add e for pluralization. Examples: vertebra/vertebrae. (watch out for those ending in ma!) For " ma " (plural is mata) But I cannot find a specific about mucosa in print anyway. I hope that this helps somewhat. from Calif. Teri Kozeluh wrote: > That is what I was wondering too ... I've been doing it as plural and using > " are " in that phrase since I started working, but the editor changed it it > " is " all of a sudden last week ... so now I keep trying to figure out which > is which! So far, you are the only one to reply. I can always count on > you! How is JEBCO going? Thanks, Teri > > Re: mucosa > > > I'm not positive but I think I have heard that ....sa is plural and > ....sae is singular. Maybe one of the other girls can affirm or deny it. > Hope this helps. But I just checked with Stedman's electronic dictionary, > maybe mucosa is both (plural and singular). > > > > from Calif. > > > > Teri Kozeluh wrote: > > > > > What I am wondering is in this phrase: Oropharyngeal mucosa are pink > and moist. Is mucosa singular or plural? Would it be " ...mucosa is pink > ... " or would it be " ...mucosa are pink ... " Is there a plural form of > mucosa? I can't find one in Stedman's electronic dictionary. Thanks much, > Teri > > > > > > I am the center of my Universe and a satellite of yours. > > > Creations by Teri > > > www.creationsbyteri.com > > > Visions by Teri > > > www.angelfire.com/ak3/visionsbyteri/ > > > Aquarian Star Temple > > > www.quanyinspeaks.org > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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