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Pronouncing Terms
How to pronounce terms associated with medical language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| C (before a,o,u) | makes K sound ex. cardiac (KAR-dee-ak) contra (KON-trah) cut (KUT) |
| C (before e,i,y) | makes S sound ex. cephalic (seh-FAL-ik) cillium (SIL-ee-um) cyst (SIST) |
| CH | makes K sound ex. chiropractor (KAI-ro-PRAK-tor) |
| G (before a,o,u) | makes G sound ex. gamma (GAM-mah) goiter (GOIT-er) gutta (GUT-tah) |
| G (before e,i,y) | makes J sound ex. genetic (jen-ET-ic) giant (JAI-int) biology (bai-AWL-oj-jee |
| PH | makes F sound ex. pharmacy (FAR-mah-see) |
| PN | makes N sound ex. pneumonia (noo-MOHN-yah) |
| PT (initial) | makes T sound ex. pterigium (teh-RIH-jee-um) |
| RH, RRH | makes R sound ex. rhinoplasty (RAI-noh-PLAS-tee) hemmorage (HEH-moh-rij) |
| X (initial) | makes Z sound ex. xeroderma (ZER-oh-DER-mah) |