Is Phalanges Singular or Plural?

2 plural phalanges : one of the digital bones of the hand or foot of a vertebrate. 3 plural usually phalanxes.

What is the singular of phalanges?

Phalanges: The bones of the fingers and of the toes. There are generally three phalanges (distal, middle, proximal) for each digit except the thumbs and large toes. The singular of phalanges is phalanx.

How do you make phalanx plural?

The plural form of phalanx is phalanxes or phalanges.

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