UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE

Pronunciation Lexicon for Unit Two

There are variations in pronunciation. For example between United States and Canada. We offer you the pronunciation most frequently used.

anemia (a ne' me a)

aponeurosis (ap'o noo ro'sis)

arthritis (är thrit'is)

atrium (a'tre um)

brachial (bra'ke al)

bronchitis (brän kit'is)

bursa (bur' sa)

cancer (kan'ser)

carcinoma (kär'si no'ma)

cardiac arrest (kär'de ak')

cataract (kat'a rakt')

cephalic (se fal'ik)

clavicle (klav' i kel)

corona (ko ro'na)

eclampsia (ek lamp'se a)

edema (e de'ma)

embryo (em' bre o')

encephalitis (en sef'e lit'is)

erythema (er'i the'ma)

gastrotomy (gas trät'o me)

hepatitis (hep'a tit'is)

hysterectomy (his'ter ek'te me)

inflammatory (in flam'a tôr'e)

laryngectomy (lar'in jek'te me)

lupus (loo' pus)

malleus (mal'e es)

malleolus (ma le'o lus)

meningitis (men'in jit'is)

nephrectomy (ne frek'to me)

neuropathy (noo räp'a the)

neurosis (noo ro'sis)

patella (pa tel'a)

phalanx (fa' lanks')

pharyngitis (far'in jit'is)

pneumonitis (noo' mo nit'es)

poliomyelitis (po'le o'mi'e lit'is)

salpinx (sal'pinks')

septum (sep' tum)

thorax (thôr' aks')

thyroid (thi'roid')

tracheotomy (tra'ke ät'o me)

tympanum (tim'pa num)