homophones Flashcards
abduction, adduction
abduction—moving away from
adduction—drawing towards
afebrile, a febrile
afebrile—without fever
a febrile—with fever
affect, effect
affect—to influence
effect—to bring about a change
afferent, efferent
afferent—toward a center
efferent—outward from a center
anuresis, enuresis
anuresis—retention of urine in the bladder
enuresis—involuntary discharge of urine or bedwetting
aphagia, aphasia,
a phase of
aphagia—loss of ability to swallow
aphasia—loss of power of speech
actasia, ectasia
actasia—inability to stand due to muscle coordination
ectasia—dilation or expansion
aural, oral
aural—pertaining to the ear
oral—pertaining to the mouth
dysphagia, dysphasia, dysplasia
dysphagia—difficulty swallowing
dysphasia—impairment of speech
dysplasia—abnormality of adult cells
CNS C&S
CNS—central nervous system
C&S—culture and sensitivity (laboratory data)
carotid, parotid
carotid—artery
parotid—gland
gastrotomy, gastroscopy, gastrostomy
gastrotomy—incision into the stomach
gastroscopy—inspection of stomach interior with scope
gastrostomy—surgical creation of artificial opening into the stomach
discreet, discrete
discreet—reserved speech or behavior
discrete—separate or distinct
ileum, ilium
ileum—portion of the small intestine
ilium—superior part of the hip bone
metastasis, metastases, metastasize
metastasis—transfer of disease from one organ or part to another
metastases—plural of metastasis
metastasize—to form disease by process of metastasis
modeling, mottling
modeling—learning by imitation
mottling—spotty patches of color
mucous, mucus
mucous (the adjective)—pertaining to mucus
mucus (the noun)—free slime of the mucous membranes
my/o, myel/o, mild
my/o—muscle
myel/o—bone marrow, spinal cord
mild—gentle, not harsh
perineal, peroneal
perineal—pertaining to the area between the thighs, from the coccyx to the pubis
peroneal—pertaining to the fibula, or the lateral side of the leg
shoddy, shotty
shoddy—poor quality
shotty—resembling buckshot, as in shotty nodes
vesical, vesicle
vesical—pertaining to the bladder
vesicle—a small sac or cyst
