[In Latin and Latinized Greek words, the English sounds of the
vowels are given as those used by the majority of professional
men. If any one, however, prefers to adopt the continental
method, sounding _a_ as in _father_, _y_ and _i_ as _e_ in
_veto_, etc., and consistently applies it to all such words, no
one, of course, has a right to object.]
=Adipose=--ăd´i-pōse, not ad´i-pōze.
=Ala=--ā´la, not ăl´a. =Alæ=, plural.
=Alis=--ā´lĭs, not ăl´ĭs. This as a termination of
many words, such as =abdominalis=, =digitalis=, =frontalis=,
=lachrymalis=, =transversalis=, etc., is often erroneously
pronounced ăl´is.
=Alumen=--al-ū´men, not ăl´u-men.
=Alveolus=--al-vē´o-lus, not al-ve-ō´lus. Plural, =alveoli=
(al-vē´o-lī). =Alveolar=--(al-vē´o-lar). Alveolus is
the name given to the _cavity_ in the jaw that is seen upon the
removal of the root of a tooth, and it possesses no more
tangibility than a pinch of air; almost daily, however, we hear
dentists speak of extracting a tooth with a piece of the
_alveolus_ attached. What a curiosity for preservation in a
museum is a tooth with a piece of a little hole fastened to the
root! What is meant is a piece of the _alveolar process_, or
portion of bone around the alveolus.
=Anæmic=--a-nĕm´ĭk, not a-nē´mĭk. Dunglison gives the
latter.
=Andral=--ŏng-dräl´, not ăn´-dral.
=Aphthæ=--ăf´thē, not ăp´thē.
=Aqua=--ā´kwa, not ăk´wa.
=Arcus Senilis=--se-nī´lis, not sĕn´i-lis.
=Areolar=--a-rē´o-lar, not a-re-ō´lar.
=Aris=--ā´rĭs, not ăr´is in the termination of
=angularis=, =medullaris=, =palmaris=, =orbicularis=,
=pulmonaris=, etc.
=Asarum=--ăs´a-rum, not a-sā´rum.
=Asbestos=--ăs-bĕs´tŏss, not ăz-bĕs´tōz.
=Attollens=--at-tŏl´lenz, not at-tō´lenz.
=Azygos=--az´y-gos, not a-zy´gos.
=Bagge=--bäg´geh, not băg.
=Bimana=--bī-mā´na, not bī-mā´nĭ-a.
=Bismuth=--bĭz´muth, not bĭss´muth.
=Bitumen=--bĭ-tū´men, not bĭt´u-men.
=Cadaver=--ka-dā´ver, not ka-dăv´er.
=Caries=--kā´rĭ-ēz, not kā´rēz nor kăr´rēz.
=Carminative=--kar-mĭn´a-tive, not kar´mi-nā-tĭve.
=Caryophillus=--kăr-ĭ-o-phĭl´lus, not
kăr-ĭ-ŏph´ĭl-lus.
=Cerebral=--sĕr´e-bral, not ser-ē´bral.
=Cerebric=--sĕr´e-bric, not ser-ē´bric.
=Cerebrum=--sĕr´e-brum, not ser-ē´brum. Dunglison gives
both.
=Cerumen=--se-rū´men, not sĕr´ū-men.
=Cheyne=--chān or cheen, not shāne.
=Choledochus=--ko-lĕd´o-kus, not kŏl-e-dō´kus nor
ko-lĭd´a-kus.
=Cicatrix=--si-kā´trix, not sĭk´a-trix nor si-kăt´rix.
Plural, =cicatrices= (sĭk´a-trī´sēz), not
sĭ-kăt´rĭ-sēz.
=Cimicifuga=--sĭm-ĭ-sĭf´u-ga, not
sĭm-i-sĭ-fū´ga nor sĭm-ĭs´i-fū´ga.
=Cochlea=--kŏk´le-a, not kōk´le-a.
=Conein=--ko-nē´ĭn, not kō´ne-ĭn.
=Conium=--ko-nī´um, not kō´ni-um.
=Cranium=--krā´ni-um, not krăn´i-um.
=Cynanche=--sĭ-năn´kē, not sī-năn´chē.
=Diastase=--dī´as-tāse, not dī-as´tāze.
=Diastole=--dī-as´to-le, not dī´as-tōle.
=Diploe=--dĭp´lo-e, not dip-lō´e.
=Dulcamara=--dul-ka-mā´ra, not dul-sa-mā´ra. Webster gives
dul-kam´a-ra also.
=Duodenum=--du-o-dē´num, not du-ŏd´e-num.
=Dyspnœa=--dĭsp-nē´a, not dĭs-nē´a.
=Emesis=--ĕm´e-sis,not em-ē´sis.
=Epiploon=--e-pĭp´lo-on, not ep-ip-lō´on.
=Facial=--fā´shal, not făsh´i-al.
=Foramen=--fo-rā´men, not fo-răm´en.
=Fungi=--fun´jī not fun´gī. Plural of =fungus=.
=Galbanum=--găl´ba-num, not gal-bā´num.
=Gingiva=--jĭn-jī´va, not jĭn´ji-va.
=Glenoid=--glē´noid, not glĕn´oid.
=Glutæus=--glū´tæ-us, according to Webster. The rest give
glū-tæ´us.
=Helleborus=--hel-lĕb´o-rus, not hel-le-bō´rus.
=Hyoscyamus=--hī-os-sī´a-mus, not hī-os-sy-ăm´us nor
hi-os-sy-ā´mus. =Hyoscyamine= (hī-os-sī´a-mĭn).
=Impetigo=--ĭm-pe-tī´go, not ĭm-pĕt´i-go.
=Incisive=--ĭn-sī´sĭv, not in-sĭs´ive.
=Iodoform=--ī-ŏd´o-form, not ī-ō´do-form. Dunglison
gives ī´o-do-form.
=Itis.= According to Webster and Worcester this termination is
pronounced ī´tĭs in =bronchitis=, =pleuritis=,
=gastritis=, etc. Thomas and Dunglison do not specify, but the
inference is that they intend the same. It is, however, so
generally pronounced ē´tis, that many would object to the
attention attracted by calling it ī´tis.
=Jejunum=--je-jū´num, not jĕj´u-num.
=Juniperus=--ju-nĭp´e-rus, not jū´ni-per-us nor
ju-ni-pē´rus.
=Laudanum=--law´da-num, not lŏd´a-num.
=Lentigo=--len-tī´go, not lĕn´ti-go.
=Lepra=--lĕp´ra, not lē´pra. Dunglison gives the latter.
=Leuwenhoek=--lōō´en-hŏŏk or
l<sc>U</sc>h´wen-hŏŏk (U as in fur), not
lōō´wen-hōke.
=Levator=--le-vā´tor, not le-văt´or.
=Liquor= (Latin)--lī´kwor, not lĭk´ur as in English.
=Magendie=--mä-zhŏng-dē´, not mā-jĕn´dē.
=Malic=--mā´lic, not măl´ic. Thomas gives the latter.
=Matrix=--mā´trix, not măt´rix.
=Mistura=--mĭs-tū´ra, not mĭs´tu-ra.
=Molecule=--mŏl´e-kūle, not mō´le-kūle.
=Mollities=--mol-lĭsh´ĭ-ēz, not mŏl´lĭ-tēz.
=Molybdenum=--mŏl-ĭb-dē´num, not mo-lĭb´de-num.
=Nasmyth=--nā´smith, not năz´mĭth.
=Nicolai=--nee´ko-lī, not nĭk´o-lā.
=Nucleolus=--nu-klē´o-lus, not nu-kle-ō´lus.
=Oris=--ō´rĭs, not ŏr´is.
=Ovale=--ō-vā´le, not ō-văl´e.
=Panizzi=--pä-nĭt´see or pä-nēt´see, not pan-ĭz´zy.
=Pepys=--pĕps, not pē´pĭs nor pĕp´ĭs.
=Pes Anserinus=--pēz an-ser-ī´nus, not pĕz
an-sĕr´i-nus. I once heard a professor describing the facial
nerve to his class, and he dwelt upon this plexus for some
time, calling it the "Pons Asinorum."
=Podagra=--pŏd´a-gra, not po-dā´gra. Worcester gives
po-dăg´ra also.
=Podophyllum=---pŏd-o-phyl´um, not po-dŏph´yl-lum.
=Process=--prŏs´ess, not prō´sess.
=Prostate=--pros´tāte, not prŏs´trāte.
=Purkinje=--pŏŏ<sc>R</sc>´kĭn-yeh or pŏŏr´kĭn,
not par-kĭn´jē.
=Pylorus=--pĭ-lō´rus, not pī-lôr´us.
=Pyrethrum=--pĭr´e-thrum, not pī-rē´thrum.
=Quadrumana=--quad-rū´ma-na, not quad-ru-mā´nia.
=Rubeola=--ru-bē´o-la, not ru-be-ō´la.
=Sacrum=--sā´krum, not săk´rum.
=Sagittal=--săj´it-tal, not sa-jĭt´tal. Danglison gives the
latter.
=Sanies=--sā´nĭ-ēz, not sā´nēz nor săn´ēz.
=Scabies=--scā´bĭ-ez, not scăb´ēz nor scā´bēz.
=Seidlitz=--sīd´lĭtz, not sĕd´lĭtz, unless spelled
=Sedlitz=.
=Sinapis=--si-nā´pis, not sĭn´a-pis.
=Squamous=--skwā´mus, not skwaw´mus.
=Systole=--sĭs´to-le, not sĭs´tōle.
=Tinctura=--tinc-tū´ra, not tinct´u-ra.
=Titanium=--ti-tā´ni-um, not ti-tăn´i-um.
=Trachea=--tra-kē´a or trā´ke-a, not trăck´e-a.
=Tremor=--trē´mor, not trĕm´-or. Webster allows the latter
also.
=Trismus=--triss´mus, not trĭz´mus.
=Umbilicus=--um-bĭ-lī´kus, according to Worcester, Thomas
and Dunglison. Webster gives um-bil´i-kus.
=Variola=--va-rī´o-la, not va-ri-ō´la.
=Veratrum=--ve-rā´trum, not ve-răt´rum.
=Vertebral=--vĕr´te-bral, not ver-tē´bral.
=Virchow=--fĭr´ko, not vïr´chow nor vïr´kow.
=Zinci=--zĭn´si, not zink´ī.