Medical Term Pronunciation

Question 1

-ae or oe. Bursae or Coelom.

Answer 1

Pronounce only second letter. BER-see, See-lum.

Question 2

C and g if followed by e, I, or y. Cerebrum or Gingivitis.

Answer 2

soft sound. She-Ree-brum, jin-jih-vye-tis.

Question 3

C and g following other letters besides e, I or y. Cardiac or gastric.

Answer 3

hard sound. KAR-dee-ak, GAS-trik

Question 4

Ch- at the beginning of words. Cholesterol or Chemical.

Answer 4

Hard K sound. koh-LES-ter-all, KEM-ih-kull.

Question 5

-e or -es. Syncope or nares.

Answer 5

pronounced as separate syllables. SIN-koh-pee, NAIR-eez

Question 6

-i at the end of word. bronchi, nuclei

Answer 6

pronounced “eye”. BRONG-keye, NOO-klee-eye

Question 7

pn-at the beginning of word. Pneumonia, pneumogram

Answer 7

pronounce only as “n.” Noo-MOH-nee-ah, NOO-moh-gram.

Question 8

pn in the middle of a word. tachypnea, hypopnea.

Answer 8

pronounce hard p and hard n. tak-ip-NEE-ah, high-POP-nee-ah.

Question 9

ps- at the beginning of the word. Psychiatry, Psychology.

Answer 9

Pronounce only s. Sigh-KYE-ah-tree, sigh-KALL-oh-jee.