Pronunciation of medical terms

dyspnea

difficultly in breathing (pronunced: dis)

pharmacy

A place for dispensing medicine (pronunced: f)

xiphoid

cartilage attached to the sternum (pronunced: z)

chronic

pertaining to time, disease remains for a long period of time (pronunced: k)

rhinoplasty

plastic repair of the nose (silent h)

ptosis

dropping, e.g.: condition where eyelid is dropping (silent p)

pneumonia

lung infection (silent p)

gnathic

pertaining to the jaw (silent g)

psychiatrist

specialist in the treatment of the mind (silent p)

euthanasia

painless killing of a patient suffering from incurable disease (silent e)

soft c

when followed by e, i, or y (pronounced s otherwise k)

cerebral

soft c (s)

hyperglycemia

soft c (s)

encephalogram

soft c (s)

cytology

soft c (s)

leukocyte

soft c (s)

septicemia

soft c (s) (condition in which an infection spreads into bloodstream)

amniocentesis

soft c (s) (prenatal medical test in which small sample of amniotic fluid (fluid surrounding fetus) is collected using a thin needle)

cell

soft c (s)

incision

soft c (s)

cardiology

hard c (k)

arthroscope

hard c (k)

cardiac

hard c (k)

gastric

hard c (k)

electrical

hard c (k)

endocrinology

hard c (k)

pericardium

hard c (k)

medical

hard c (k)

pharmacology

hard c (k)

soft g

g followed by e, i, or y (pronounced j otherwise hard g)

hematology

soft g (j)

enlargement

soft g (j)

surgical

soft g (j)

salpingitis

soft g (j) (Inflammation of a fallopian tube)

pharyngitis

soft g (j)

arthralgia

soft g (j)

angioplasty

soft g (j)

meningitis

soft g (j)

menorrhagia

soft g (j)

hypoglycemia

hard g (like egg)

electrocardiogram

hard g (like egg)

organ

hard g (like egg)

malignant

hard g (like egg)

inguinal

hard g (like egg) (relating to groin, area where lower abdomen meets upper thigh)

mammography

hard g (like egg)

ligament

hard g (like egg)

gallbladder

hard g (like egg)

gastric

hard g (like egg)