Re: [OT] The stigma of schema

[Jonathan Borden <jborden@mediaone.net>]

Steve Rowe wrote:

> Rick Jelliffe wrote:
> > Is there any word in English which uses the -ta plural
> > (apart from in Rap)?
>
> At least 80 of them, by my count:

Interesting list. The majority of these terms are used in daily medical
practice, and in most but not all cases, the -s plural form is used. Two
exceptions that I quickly see are: condylomata and diastemata.

One way to get an idea of real usage patterns is to perform a pubmed search
on these terms:

For example:

astrocytoma: 13291 articles
astrocytomas: 12877 articles
astrocytomata: 6 articles -- last used in 1981

atheroma: 55240
atheromas: 54630
atheromata: 81

Jonathan Borden
The Open Healthcare Group
http://www.openhealth.org

>  1. adenocarcinoma/adenocarcinomata
>  2. adenoma/adenomata
>  3. analemma/analemmata
>  4. anathema/anathemata
>  5. astrocytoma/astrocytomata
>  6. atheroma/atheromata
>  7. blastema/blastemata
>  8. bregma/bregmata
>  9. carcinoma/carcinomata
> 10. carcinosarcoma/carcinosarcomata
> 11. charisma/charismata
> 12. chiasma/chiasmata
> 13. choriocarcinoma/choriocarcinomata
> 14. chromonema/chomonemata
> 15. coeloma/coelomata
> 16. collenchyma/collenchymata
> 17. condyloma/condylomata
> 18. diastema/diastemata
> 19. diploma/diplomata
> 20. dogma/dogmata
> 21. empyema/empyemata
> 22. endothelioma/endotheliomata
> 23. enema/enemata
> 24. enigma/enigmata
> 25. epithelioma/epitheliomata
> 26. exanthema/exanthemata
> 27. fibroma/fibromata
> 28. fibrosarcoma/fibrosarcomata
> 29. glioblastoma/glioblastomata
> 30. glioma/gliomata
> 31. granuloma/granulomata
> 32. gumma/gummata
> 33. hematoma/hematomata
> 34. hepatoma/hepatomata
> 35. kerygma/kerymata
> 36. lemma/lemmata
> 37. lipoma/lipomata
> 38. lymphogranuloma/lymphogranulomata
> 39. lymphoma/lymphomata
> 40. lymphosarcoma/lymphosarcomata
> 41. medulloblastoma/medulloblastomata
> 42. melanoma/melanomata
> 43. melisma/melismata
> 44. meningioma/meningiomata
> 45. mesothelioma/mesotheliomata
> 46. miasma/miasmata
> 47. mycetoma/mycetomata
> 48. mycoplasma/mycoplasmata
> 49. myeloma/myelomata
> 50. myoma/myomata
> 51. myxoma/myxomata
> 52. nephrostoma/nephrostomata
> 53. neuroblastoma/neuroblastomata
> 54. neuroma/neuromata
> 55. osteoma/osteomata
> 56. osteosarcoma/osteosarcomata
> 57. papilloma/papillomata
> 58. phantasma/phantasmata
> 59. pheochromocytoma/pheochromocytomata
> 60. phytotelma/phytotelmata
> 61. piroplasma/piroplasmata
> 62. plasmodesma/plasmodesmata
> 63. protonema/protonemata
> 64. retinoblastoma/retinoblastomata
> 65. rhabdomyosarcoma/rhabdomyosarcomata
> 66. sarcoma/sarcomata
> 67. schema/schemata
> 68. scleroderma/sclerodermata
> 69. scotoma/scotomata
> 70. soma/somata
> 71. stemma/stemmata
> 72. sterigma/sterigmata
> 73. stigma/stigmata
> 74. stoma/stomata
> 75. stroma/stromata
> 76. syntagma/syntagmata
> 77. teratoma/teratomata
> 78. trauma/traumata
> 79. treponema/treponemata
> 80. zygoma/zygomata
>
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