What is medicine in its plural form?

Singular. medicine. Plural. medicines. (uncountable) Medicine is something you put into or on your body when you are sick to make yourself healthy.

What kind of noun is medicine?

‘medicine’ is a common noun that can be both countable or uncountable. It is a concrete noun in both cases too (as opposed to abstract).

What medical terms are singular?

Rule one: Terms that end in “a”, for plural add an “e”. Example: vertebra (singular), vertebrae (plural).

Which used with singular or plural?

It is in fact possible, however, for the relative pronouns which, who, and that to be either singular or plural. They take their number from their antecedent—the words to which they refer. That is, if the antecedent is plural, the pronoun is plural and therefore takes a plural verb.

Which is the plural form of the word medicine?

Answer. The noun medicine can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be medicine . However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be medicines e.g. in reference to various types of medicines or a collection of medicines.

Do you know the rules for medical plurals?

The good news is that plurals generally follow some basic rules. Once you have mastered these rules, you will be able to quickly form proper plurals for most medical terms that you encounter. The bad news is that for every rule there is an exception. This means that you will also need to memorize (or look up) these exceptions.

Can a plural noun be made from a singular noun?

Usually it is very easy to make plural nouns from singular nouns by following some standard rules such as adding -s or -es to the end of the word. However, there are some nouns that don’t seem to follow the rules. Such nouns are called irregular nouns. That means they don’t become plural the “regular” way.

Which is the correct plural or singular form of the word team?

As with other collective nouns, the singular is preferred in American English and the plural in British English.