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MEDICAL TEMINOLOGY
PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES AND HOW TO MAKE PLURAL
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Undergraduate 1
08/29/2012
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WHAT DOES THE MACRON(-) INDICATE?
AND GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

A
 Definition
LONG SOUND LIKE RATE
Term
WHAT DOES THE MACRON(-) INDICATE? AND GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE.

E
 Definition
LONG SOUND LIKE WHICH
Term
WHAT DOES THE MACRON(-) INDICATE?
AND GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

I
 Definition
LONG SOUND LIKE ISLE
Term
WHAT DOES THE MACRON(-) INDICATE?
AND GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

O
 Definition
LONG SOUND LIKE OVER
Term
WHAT DOES THE MACRON(-) INDICATE? AND GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE.

U
 Definition
LONG SOUND LIKE UNITE
Term
WHAT DOES THE BREVE(~) INDICATE?
GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

A
 Definition
SHORT SOUND LIKE APPLE
Term
WHAT SOUND DOES THE BREVE(~) INDICATE?
GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

E
 Definition
SHORT SOUND LIKE EVER
Term
WHAT DOES THE BREVE(~) INDICATE?
GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

I
 Definition
SHORT SOUND LIKE IT
Term
WHAT DOES THE BREVE(~) INDICATE?
GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

O
 Definition
SHORT SOUND LIKE NOT
Term
WHAT DOES THE BREVE(~) INDICATE?
GIVE A WORD EXAMPLE FROM BOOK.

U
 Definition
SHORT SOUND LIKE CUT
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR
ENDING IN -A
 Definition
RETAIN THE A AND ADD E
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -AX
 Definition
DROP X AND ADD -CES
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -EN
 Definition
DROP THE -EN AND ADD -INA
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -IS
 Definition
DROP THE -IS AND ADD -ES
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -IX
 Definition
DROP THE -IX AND ADD -ICES
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -EX
 Definition
DROP THE -EX AND ADD -ICES
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -MA
 Definition
RETAIN THE -MA AND ADD -TA
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -ON
 Definition
DROP THE -ON AND ADD THE -A
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -UM
 Definition
DROP THE -UM AND ADD -A
Term
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -US
 Definition
DROP THE -US AND ADD I
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HOW DO YOU MAKE A PLURAL FROM SINGULAR ENDING IN -Y
 Definition
DROP THE -Y AND ADD -IES
Term
WHAT ARE THE SOUNDS FOR
-AE
-OE
 Definition
ONLY THE SECOND VOWEL IS PRONOUNCED
Term
WHAT SOUND IS GIVEN TO
C
G
RESPECTIVELY BEFORE
C,E,I
 Definition
THE SOFT SOUND OF S AND J
Term
BEFORE OTHER LETTERS WHAT SOUND DOES
C,G
 Definition
HARD SOUND
LIKE CARDIAC
Term
WHAT SOUND DOES -CH SOMETIMES PRONOUNCE?
 Definition
K
Term
WHEN PN APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD THE ? IS SILENT AND ONLY ? IS PRONOUNCED?
 Definition
P IS SILENT AND N IS ONLY PRONOUNCED
Term
WHEN PN APPEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD WHAT IS PRONOUNCED?
 Definition
THE P AND N
Term
WHEN PS IS AT BEGINNING OF WORD ? IS SILENT AND ONLY ? IS PRONOUNCED
 Definition
THE P IS SILENT AND ONLY S IS PRONOUNCED
Term
WHEN FORMING THE FINAL LETTERS OF A WORD, E AND ES ARE COMMONLY PRONOUNCED AS ?
 Definition
SEPARATE SYLLABLYLIS
Term
WHEN THE I APPEARS AT THE END OF A WORD (TO FORM A PLURAL) IT IS PRONOUNCED AS ?
 Definition
EYE
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