Advanced Medical Terminology Spelling and Pronunciation Helper

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Advanced Medical TerminologySpelling and Pronunciation Helper

A

acanthosis ack-an-THO-sis

acidosis ass-ih-DOE-sis

acne vulgaris ACK-nee vul-GAR-iss

acromegaly ack-roh-MEG-a-lee

acrophobia ack-roh-FOE-bee-ah

adrenalitis ah-dree-nal-EYE-tis

adrenoleukodystrophy ad-rec-no-lew-koh-DIS-tro-fee

adrenopathy ad-ren-OP-ah-thee

agoraphobia ag-oh-rah-FOH-bee-ah

ailurophobia ile-roh-FOH-bee-ah

albinism AL-bih-niz-um

aldosteronism al-doh-STER-ohn-izm

alopecia al-oh-PEE-shee-ah

alzheimer’s ALTZ-high-merz

amenorrhoea ah-men-oh-REE-ah

ametrioia ah-me-tree-OY-ee-ah

amnesia am-NEE-zee-ah

androphobia an-droh-FOE-bee-ah

angiosarcoma an-jee-oh-sar-CO-mah

anhidrosis an-high-DRO-sis

anophthalmia an-af-THAL-me-ah

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anorexia nervosa an-oh-RECK-see-ah

anuria ah-NEW-ree-ah

aphakia ah-FAY-kee-ah

aphasia ah-FAY-zee-ah

arachnophobia ah-rack-no-FOE-bee-ah

aspermia a-SPER-me-ah

astigmatism ah-STIG-mah-tizm

audiogram AW-dee-oh-gram

audiometer aw-dee-OM-e-ter

audiometry aw-dee-OM-e-tree

auditory AW-dih-tor-ee

autism AW-tiz-em

axon AX-on

B

balanitis bal-ah-NIGH-tis

balanorrhagia bah-lah-no-RAY-gee-ah

bibliophobia bib-lee-oh-FOE-bee-ah

bioassay bye-oh-ASS-ay

biopsy BYE-op-see

blepharitis blef-ah-RYE-tis

blepharoplasty BLEF-ah-roh-plas-tee

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blepharoptosis blef-ah-rop-TOE-sis

brachytherapy brack-ee-THER-ah-pee

bulimia nervosa byou-LIM-ee-ah

C

carbuncle KAR-bun-kul

cataract KAT-ah-rakt

catheterization kath-eh-ter-eye-ZAY-shun

cauterization kaw-ter-eye-ZAY-shun

cellulitis sell-you-LYE-tis

cerebral palsy SER-eh-bral PAWL-zee

cerebro spinal fluid se-ree-bro

cervicitis ser-vee-SIGH-tis

cervicocolpitis ser-vee-koh-kol-PY-tis

chalazion kah-LAY-zee-on

chemabrasion kem-ah-BRAY-shun

chondrosarcoma Kon-drow-sar-KOH-mah

chorioamnionitis kor-ree-oh-am-nee-on-EYE-tis

cicatrix sick-AY-tricks

cineradiography sin-ee-ray-dee-OG-rah-fee

claustrophobia kloss-troh-FOH-bee-ah

colostrum koh-LOS-trum

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comedo KOM-eh-doe

conjunctivitis kon-junk-tih-VYE-tis

conjunctivoplasty kon-junk-TEE-voh-plas-tee

contusion kon-TOO-zhun

craniocele KRAY-nee-oh-seel

cretinism CREE-tin-izm

cryosurgery cry-oh-SIR-jeh-ree

culdocentesis cull-doh-sen-TAY-sis

culdoscope CULL-doh-scope

curettage kyou-reh-TAHZH

Cushing’s disease KOOSH-ings

cynophobia sigh-no-FOE-bee-ah

cystadenocarcinoma sist-ADD-ee-noh-car-sih-no-mah

cystalgia sis-TAL-jee-ah

cystectomy sis-TECK-toh-me

cystitis sis-TYE-tis

cystocele SIS-toh-seel

cystolith SIS-toh-lith

cystopexy SIS-toh-peck-see

cystorrhagia sis-toh-RAY-jee-ah

cystoscopy sis-TOS-koh-pee

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D

dacryocystitis dack-ree-oh-sis-TYE-tis

dacryoma dack-ree-OH-mah

dacryostenosis DACK-ree-oh-steh-noh-sis

debridement day-breed-MENT

decubitus ulcer dee-KYOU-bih-tus UL-ser

dementia dee-MEN-she-ah

dendrites DEN-drites

dermabrasion der-mah-BRAY-zhun

dermatitis der-mah-TYE-tis

dermatomycosis der-mah-toh-my-KOH-sis

dermatosis der-mah-TOH-sis

diabetes dye-ah-BEE-teez

dialysis dye-AL-ih-sis

diaphoresis DYE-ah-foh-reh-sis

diplopia di-PLOH-pee-ah

diuresis dye-you-REE-sis

diuretic dye-you-RET-ick

dwarfism DWAR-fiz-em

dyschromia dis-KROH-me-ah

dyslexia dis-LEX-ee-ah

dysmenorrhea dis-men-oh-REE-ah

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dysphasia dis-FAY-zee-ah

dysthyroidism DIS-thy-royd-izm

dysuria dis-YOU-ree-ah

E

ecchymosis eck-ih-MOH-sis

echo encephalogram ECK-oh en-SEF-ah-loh-gram

echoencephalography eck-oh-en-sef-ah-LOG-rah-fee

eczema ECK-zeh-mah

efferent neurons EE-fer-ent new-rons

electro desiccation eh-leck-troh- deh-sih-KAY-shun

electrocautery eh-leck-troh-CORT-ah-ree

electroencephalogram eh-leck-troh-en-SEF-ah-loh-gram

electroencephalography eh-leck-troh-en-sef-ah-LOG-rah-fee

encephalitis en-sef-ah-LYE-tis

encephalography en-sef-ah-LOG-rah-fee

endocrinopathy en-doh-krih-NOP-ah-thee

endometrioma en-doh-me-tree-OH-mar

endometriosis en-doh-me-tree-OH-sis

enucleation ee-new-klee-AY-shun

enuresis en-you-REE-sis

epiglottitis ep-ih-glot-TYE-tis

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epilepsy EP-ih-lep-see

episiotomy eh-piz-ee-OT-oh-me

erysipelas eh-rih-see-PELL-us

erythema er-ih-THEE-mah

erythrasma er-ih-THRAZ-mah

erythroderma eh-rith-roh-DER-mah

euthyroidism you-THY-roid-izm

exfoliative cytology ecks-FOH-lee-ay-tiv sigh-TOH-lo-jee

exophthalmos eck-sof-THAL-mos

F

fenestration fen-es-TRAY-shun

fluoroscopy flew-ROSS-cop-pee

foetus FEE-tuss

fulguration fuhl-geh-RAY-shun

furuncles (boils) far-UN-kuls

G

galactorrhoea gah-lack-TOR-ree-ah

ganglion GANG-lee-on

gangrene GANG-green

gestation jess-TAY-shun

gigantism jye-GAN-ti-sum

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glaucoma glaw-KOH-mah

glomerulonephritis glow-mer-you-low-neh-FRY-tis

glucagon GLEW-cah-gon

goitre GOI-ter

gonioscope GOH-nee-oh-scope

graphophobia graf-oh-FOH-bee-ah

gynaecomastia guy-neh-koh-MAS-tee-ah

gynaecophobia guy-neh-koh-FOH-bee-ah

H

haematoma hem-ah-TOH-mah

haematuria hem-ah-TOO-ree-ah

haemodialysis he-moh-dye-al-EYE-sis

hemianopia hem-ee-ah-NO-pee-ah

hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma) he-pat-oh-SELL-you-lar car-sih-NO-mah

hidradenitis suppurativa hih-drad-en-EYE-tis sup-poo-RAY-tiv-ah

hirsutism HIR-soot-izm

Hodgkin’s disease HOJ-kinz

hydrocele HIGH-droh-seel

hydrocephalus high-droh-SEF-ah-lus

hypercalcaemia high-per-kal-SEE-me-ah

hypercalciuria high-per-kal-see-YOU-ree-ah

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hypercrinism high-per-KRE-nism

hyperesthesia high-per-es-THEE-zee-ah

hyperglycaemia high-per-glye-SEE-me-ah

hypergonadism high-per-GO-nad-izm

hyperhidrosis high-per-high-DROH-sis

hypernephroma high-per-nef-ROH-mah

hyperparathyroidism high-per-par-ah-THIGH-roid-izm

hyperpituitarism high-per-pih-TOO-ih-tah-rizm

hyperprolactinaemia high-per-pro-LACT-in-ee-me-yah

hyperthyroidism high-per-THIGH-roid-izm

hypocalcaemia high-poh-kal-SEE-me-ah

hypochondriasis high-poh-kon-DRE-a-sis

hypocrinism high-poh-KRE-nism

hypoglycaemia high-poh-gly-SEE-me-ah

hypogonadism high-poh-GO-nad-izm

hypoparathyroidism high-poh-par-ah-THIGH-roid-izm

hypophysectomy high-poh-fih-SECK-toh-me

hypophysitis high-pof-ih-SIGH-tis

hypothyroidism high-poh-THIGH-roid-izm

hysterectomy hiss-ter-ECK-toh-me

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I

impetigo im-peh-TEE-go

incontinence in-KON-tih-nens

innervation in-er-VAY-shun

insulinoma in-suh-lin-OH-mah

intravenous pyelogram PYE-eh-loh-gram

involutional melancholia in-voh-LOO-sher-null mel-an-KOH-lee-ah

iridectomy ir-ih-DECK-toh-me

iridocyclitis eye-ree-doh-sigh-CLY-tis

iridomalacia eye-ree-doh-muh-LAY-she-yah

iridotasis eye-ree-doh-STAY-sis

iritis eye-RYE-tis

K

keloid KEE-loid

keratitis ker-ah-TYE-tis

keratomalacia ker-ah-toe-mull-AY-she-ah

keratometer ker-ah-toe-MEE-ter

keratoplasty ker-ah-toe-PLASS-tee

keratotomy ker-ah-TOT-oh-me

ketoacidosis kee-toh-ass-see-DOH-sis

kleptomania klep-toh-MAY-nee-ah

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L

labyrinthectomy lab-ih-rin-THECK-toh-me

labyrinthitis lab-ih-rin-THIGH-tis

labyrinthotomy lab-ih-rin-THOT-oh-me

laceration lass-er-AY-shun

lactation lack-TAY-shun

leukaemia loo-KEE-me-ah

lipectomy lih-PECK-toh-me

lipoma lih-POH-mah

liposarcoma lie-poh-sar-COH-ma

liposuction LIP-oh-suck-shun

lithotomy lih-THOT-oh-me

lithotripsy lih-tho-TRIP-see

M

macrocephaly mack-roh-SEH-fah-lee

malingering mah-LING-ger-ing

mammoplasty MAM-oh-plas-tee

marsupialization mar-soo-pee-ah-lie-ZAY-shun

mastitis mas-TYE-tis

mastodynia mas-toh-DIN-ee-ah

mastoidalgia mas-toy-DAL-jee-ah

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mastoiditis mas-toy-DYE-tis

mastoidectomy mas-toy-DECK-toh-me

meatotomy me-ah-TOT-oh-me

megalomania meg-ah-loh-MAY-nee-ah

melanoma mel-ah-NO-mah

melanosis mel-ah-NO-sis

menarche meh-NAR-she

meniere’s disease men-ee-AYRZ

meningitis men-in-JIGH-tis

meningopathy men-in-GOP-ah-thee

menopause MEN-ah-pause

menstruation men-strew-AY-shun

metrocolpocele meh-troh-KOL-poh-seal

metrocystosis meh-troh-sis-TOE-sis

metropathia haemorrhagia meh-troh-PATHY-ah heh-moh-RAY-gee-ah

metroperitonitis meh-troh-peh-ree-toh-NIH-tis

metrophlebitis meh-troh-fleh-BYE-tis

metroptosis meh-trop-TOH-sis

microcephaly my-crow-SEF-ah-lee

migraine MY-grayn

miosis my-OH-siss

molluscum contagiosum MOH-lus-cum con-tay-gee-OH-sum

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multiple myeloma my-eh-LOW-mah

multiple sclerosis skleh-ROH-sis

myelin sheath MY-eh-lin

myelography my-eh-LOG-rah-fee

myopia my-OH-pee-ah

myringitis my-rin-JIGH-tis

myringodectomy my-rin-go-DECK-toh-me

myringoplasty my-RIN-go-plas-tee

myringotomy my-rin-GOT-oh-me

myxedema mick-see-DEE-mah

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narcissism nar-SISS-izm

narcolepsy NAR-koh-lep-see

nephrectomy nef-RECK-toh-me

nephritis nef-RYE-tis

nephrolith NEF-row-lith

nephrolithiasis nef-row-lih-THIGH-ah-sis

nephrolithotomy nef-roh-lih-THOT-oh-me

nephrolysis neh-FROL-ih-sis

nephromalacia nef-row-mah-LAY-she-ah

nephroptosis nef-rop-TOH-sis

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nephropyosis nef-row-pye-OH-sis

nephrorrhaphy nef-ROR-ah-fee

nephrosclerosis nef-row-skleh-ROW-sis

nephrosis neh-FROH-sis

neuralgia new-RAL-jee-ah

neurilemma new-ree-LEH-mah

neuritis new-RYE-tis

neuroblastoma new-roh-blas-TOH-mah

neuroglia new-roh-GLEE-ah

neurohumoral new-roh-HEW-moh-rull

neuroma new-ROH-mah

neuromalacia new-roh-mah-LAY-she-ah

neurotransmitters new-roh-trans-MIT-ters

nevus NEE-vuss

nocturia nock-TOO-ree-ah

nullipara nuh-LIP-ah-rah

nyctalopia nick-tah-LOH-pee-ah

nystagmus nis-TAG-mus

O

oligomenorrhoea ol-ih-goh-men-oh-REE-ah

oliguria ol-ih-GOO-ree-ah

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onychia oh-NICK-ee-ah

onychitis on-ih-KYE-tis

onychocryptosis on-ih-koh-krip-TOH-sis

onychomalacia on-ih-koh-mah-LAY-she-ah

onychomycosis on-ih-koh-my-KOH-sis

onychophagia on-ih-koh-FAY-jee-ah

oophorectomy oof-oh-RECK-toh-me

ophthalmia af-THAL-me-ah

orbitotomy or-bih-TOT-oh-me

orchiocele OR-kee-oh-seal

otalgia oh-TAL-gee-ah

otitis oh-TYE-tis

otology oh-TOL-loh-jee

otomycosis oh-toh-my-KOH-sis

otopathy oh-TOP-ah-thee

otoplasty OH-toh-plas-tee

otopyorrhea oh-toh-pye-oh-REE-ah

otorrhagia oh-toh-RAY-jee-ah

otorrhea oh-toh-REE-ah

otosclerosis oh-toh-skleh-ROH-sis

otoscope OH-toh-skope

ovarian cysts oh-vair-ree-an SISTS

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P

pancreatalgia pan-kree-ah-TAL-jee-ah

pancreatitis pan-kree-ah-TYE-tis

panhypopituitarism pan-high-poh-pih-TOO-ih-tar-izm

paranoia par-ah-NOY-ah

paraspadias par-ah-SPAY-dee-as

paronychia par-oh-NICK-ee-ah

pediculosis ped-ee-cue-LOW-sis

petechiae pay-TEE-kee-ee

phacosclerosis fack-oh-skleh-roh-sis

pharyngitis far-in-JIGH-tis

pheochromocytoma fee-oh-kroh-moh-sigh-TOH-mah

photophobia foh-toh-FOH-bee-ah

pituitarism pih-TEW-ih-tar-izm

pituitary tumours Pih-TEW-ih-ture-ree tew-mars

placenta plah-SEN-tah-PREE-vee-ah

plexus PLEX-us

plication plih-KAY-shun

pneumoencephalograph new-moh-en-SEPH-ah-lo-graff

polydipsia pol-ee-DIP-see-ah

polyuria pol-ee-YOU-ree-ah

presbycusis pres-bye-KOO-sis

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presbyopia pres-bye-OH-pee-ah

primigravida primi-GRAV-ih-dah

prostatitis pros-tah-TYE-tis

proteinuria pro-tee-in-YOU-ree-ah

pruritis or pruritus proo-RYE-tis

pseudocyesis soo-doh-sigh-EE-sis

psoriasis soh-RYE-uh-sis

purpura PUR-pew-rah

putrefaction pyou-treh-FACK-shun

pyelectomy pye-LECK-tah-me

pyelitis pye-eh-LYE-tis

pyelonephritis pye-eh-loh-neh-FRY-tis

pyeloplasty PYE-eh-loh-plas-tee

pyoderma pye-oh-DER-mah

pyromania pye-roh-MAY-nee-ah

R

rachiocentesis rack-ee-oh-sent-EE-sis

radiculitis rah-dick-you-LYE-tis

renal colic REE-nal KOLL-ick

retinoblastoma ret-ih-no-blas-TOH-mah

retinopathy ret-ih-NOP-ah-thee

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retinopexy RET-ih-noh-peck-see

rhinitis rye-NIGH-tis

rhytidectomy rye-tee-DECK-toe-me

S

salpingo-oophoritis sal-PING-go oof-oh-RYE-tis

scabies SKAY-beez

schizophrenia skit-soh-FREE-nee-ah

sciatica sigh-AT-ih-kah

scleritis skleh-RYE-tis

scleroderma sklehr-oh-DER-mah

sebaceous cyst seh-BAY-she-us

seborrhoea seb-oh-REE-ah

seminoma semi-NO-ma

sinus barotrauma sigh-nus bah-roh-TRAW-ma

sinusitis sigh-nuh-SIGH-tis

sleep apnoea sleep AP-nee-ah

somnambulism som-NAM-byou-lizm

somnolence SOM-no-lens

spasticity spas-TIS-ih-tee

stapedectomy stay-peh-DECK-toh-me

stereotaxic instrument steer-ree-oh-TAX-ick

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strabismus strah-BIZ-mus

stye sty

subungual hematoma sub-UNG-gwal-hem-ah-TOH-mah

synapse SIGH-naps

syncope SIN-koh-pee

T

tarsorrhaphy tahr-SOR-ah-fee

teletherapy tel-eh-THER-ah-pee

tetany TET-ah-nee

thymitis thigh-MY-tis

thyroiditis thigh-roi-DYE-tis

thyrotoxicosis thy-roh-tock-sih-KOH-sis

tinnitus TIN-nee-tuss

tomography toe-MOG-ra-fee

tonography toe-NOG-ra-fee

tonometry toh-NOM-eh-tree

tonsillitis tonn-sih-LYE-tis

Tourette’s syndrome tyure-RETS

trichiasis try-kee-ASS-siss

tympanectomy tim-pah-NECK-toh-me

tympanocentesis tim-pah-no-sen-TEE-sis

tympanoplasty tim-pah-no-PLAS-tee

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U

uremia you-REE-me-ah

ureterectomy you-ree-ter-ECK-toh-me

ureterolith you-REE-ter-oh-lith

ureteroplasty you-REE-ter-oh-plas-tee

ureterorrhagia you-ree-ter-oh-RAY-jee-ah

ureterostenosis you-ree-ter-oh-steh-NO-sis

urethralgia you-ree-THRAL-jee-ah

urethritis you-reh-THRIGH-tis

urethrorrhagia you-ree-throh-RAY-jee-ah

urethrorrhaphy you-reh-THROR-ah-fee

urethrorrhea you-ree-throh-REE-ah

urethrostomy you-reh-THROS-toh-me

urinalysis you-rih-NAL-ih-sis

urography you-ROG-rah-fee

urolithiasis you-roh-lee-thee-ASS-iss

urticaria ar-tick-AIR-ee-ah

V

vasectomy vah-SECK-toh-me

ventriculocisternostomy ven-trick-you-loh-sis-ter-NOSS-to-me

ventriculography ven-trick-you-loh-GRAF-fee

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verrucae ver-ROO-see

vertigo VER-tih-go

vitiligo vit-ih-LYE-go

vulvovaginitis vul-voh-vah-gye-NYE-tis

X

xeroderma zee-roh-DER-mah

xerophthalmia zeer-ahf-THAL-me-ah

xeroradiography zee-roh-ray-dee-OG-rah-fee

Z

zoophobia zoo-FOE-bee-ah

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