Pronunciation Flashcards
Beginning with “j”, pronounced as “j”
Example: jaundice
J
Beginning with “sk” pronounced as “sk”
Example :Skeletal
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Beginning with “gy” , pronounced as :guy”
Example : gynecologist
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Starting with “cho”, pronounced as “k”
Example : Cholesterol
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Starting with “ce” or “ci”, pronounced as “si”
Example : celiac
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Starting with “gi” or “ge” , pronounced as “j”
Example giardisis
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Starting with “kn”, pronounced as “n”
Example : knock or knees
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Starting with “cu” or “ca” , pronounced as “k”
Example : Cushing’s syndrome
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Starting with “x” , pronounced as “z”
Example: xerophthalmia
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Starting with “psy” pronounced “siy” , p is silent
Example : psychology
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Starting with “n” and followed by a vowel , pronounced as “n”
Example : norovirus
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Starting with “ph” , pronounces as “f”
Example physiotherapy
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Beginning with “cy”, pronounced as “s”
Condition: is cy is followed by an s pronounced as “see”
If “cy” followed by other letters its pronounced as “si”
Example : cytoplasm , cystoscope
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Beginning with “sch” pronounced as “sk”
Example : schistosomiasis
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Beginning with “pn”, pronounced as “n” with silent “p”
Example : pneumococcal
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Beginning with “k” and followed by a vowel, pronounced as “k”
Example : kidney
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Beginning with “g” and is followed by a consonant , pronounced “guh”
Example : granule a
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Beginning with “z” pronounced as “z”
Example : Zika virus
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Beginning with “sc” pronounced as “sk”
Example : scoliosis
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Root word ending with “G” followed by “e” or “i”, pronounced as “j”
Example : LarynGeal
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Medical Term with “oe” or “ae” pronounced as “e”
Example : oligomenorrheoa
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Beginning with “thy” or “ty” , pronounced as “thy” or “ti”
Example : thyroid , typhoid, (except in typhus which is pronounced “ti”
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Beginning with “thy”, pronounced as a soft “thee”
Example : trimethylaminuria
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