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| WORD | IPA | Transcription |  |  |  | Record | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||||||
| abdomen | /ˈæb.də.mən/ | AB-duh-muhn |  | | |  | |
| abdominal | /æbˈdɒ.mɪ.nəl/ | ab-DO-mi-nuhl | | | | | |
| abscess | /ˈæb.ses/ | AB-sess | | | | | |
| absorb | /əbˈzɔːb/ | uhb-ZORB | | | | | |
| absorbent | /əbˈzɔː.bənt/ | uhb-ZOR-buhnt | | | | | |
| absorption | /əbˈzɔːp.ʃən/ | uhb-ZORP-shuhn | | | | | |
| accumulate | /əˈkjuː.mjʊ.leɪt/ | uh-KYOO-myuu-layt | | | | | |
| ache | /eɪk/ | ayk | | | | | |
| ache | /eɪk/ | ayk | | | | | |
| aching | /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ | AY-king | | | | | |
| acute | /əˈkjuːt/ | uh-KYOOT | | | | | |
| adhere | /ædˈhɪə/ | ad-HEER | | | | | |
| adhesions | /ædˈhiː.ʒənz/ | ad-HEE-zhuhnz | | | | | |
| adolescence | /ˌæd.əˈles.əns/ | ad-uh-LESS-uhns | | | | | |
| adolescent | /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/ | ad-uh-LESS-uhnt | | | | | |
| adrenal | /ædˈriː.nəl/ | ad-REE-nuhl | | | | | |
| agitated | /ˈædʒ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪd/ | AJ-i-tay-tid | | | | | |
| agony | /ˈæɡ.ə.niː/ | AG-uh-nee | | | | | |
| airborne | /ˈeə.bɔːn/ | AIR-born | | | | | |
| alcohol | /ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ | AL-kuh-hol | | | | | |
| alignment | /əˈlaɪn.mənt/ | uh-LIGN-muhnt | | | | | |
| alimentation | /ˌæl.ɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/ | al-i-men-TAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| allergen | /ˈæl.ə.dʒən/ | AL-uh-juhn | | | | | |
| allergy | /ˈæl.ə.dʒiː/ | AL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| alopecia | /ˌæl.əˈpiː.ʃə/ | al-uh-PEE-shuh | | | | | |
| alveoli | /ˌæl.viːˈəʊ.laɪ/ | al-vee-OH-ligh | | | | | |
| Alzheimer’s | /ˈæltsˌhaɪ.məz/ | ALTS-high-muhz | | | | | |
| anaemia | /əˈniː.mɪ.ə/ | uh-NEE-mi-uh | | | | | |
| anaesthesia | /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.ziː.ə/ | an-uhs-THEE-zee-uh | | | | | |
| anaesthesiology | /ˌæn.əs.θiː.ziːˈɒl.ə.dʒiː/ | an-uhs-thee-zee-OL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| anaesthetic | /ˌæn.əsˈθet.ɪk/ | an-uhs-THET-ik | | | | | |
| analgesia | /ˌæn.əlˈdʒiː.ziː.ə/ | an-uhl-JEE-zee-uh | | | | | |
| analyse | /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/ | AN-uh-lighz | | | | | |
| analysis | /əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/ | uh-NAL-uh-siss | | | | | |
| anaphylaxis | /ˌæn.ə.fɪˈlæk.sɪs/ | an-uh-fi-LACK-siss | | | | | |
| aneurysm | /ˈæn.jə.rɪ.zəm/ | AN-yuh-ri-zuhm | | | | | |
| angina | /ænˈdʒaɪ.nə/ | an-JIGH-nuh | | | | | |
| ankle | /ˈæŋ.kəl/ | ANG-kuhl | | | | | |
| annual | /ˈæn.ju.əl/ | AN-yoo-uhl | | | | | |
| anorexia | /ˌæn.əˈrek.siː.ə/ | an-uh-RECK-see-uh | | | | | |
| antibiotic | /ˌæn.tiː.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ | an-tee-bigh-O-tik | | | | | |
| antibiotic | /ˌæn.tiː.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ | an-tee-bigh-O-tik | | | | | |
| anuresis | /ˌæn.jʊˈriː.sɪs/ | an-yuu-REE-siss | | | | | |
| aphagia | /əˈfeɪ.dʒɪə/ | uh-FAI-jeer | | | | | |
| aphasia | /əˈfeɪ.ʒɪə/ | uh-FAY-zheer | | | | | |
| apparent | /əˈpær.ənt/ | uh-PAR-uhnt | | | | | |
| appendectomy | /ˌæp.enˈdek.tə.miː/ | ap-en-DECK-tuh-mee | | | | | |
| appendicitis | /əˌpen.dɪˈsaɪ.tɪs/ | uh-pen-di-SIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| aqueous | /ˈeɪ.kwiː.əs/ | AY-kwee-uhss | | | | | |
| arrhythmia | /əˈrɪð.miː.ə/ | uh-RIDH-mee-uh | | | | | |
| arthritis | /ɑːˈθraɪ.tɪs/ | ah-THRIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| artificial | /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ | ah-tuh-FISH-uhl | | | | | |
| ascend | /əˈsend/ | uh-SEND | | | | | |
| ascites | /əˈsaɪ.tiːz/ | uh-SIGH-teez | | | | | |
| asphyxia | /əsˈfɪk.siː.ə/ | uhs-FICK-see-uh | | | | | |
| asphyxiating | /əs.fɪk.siːˈeɪ.tɪŋ/ | uhs-FICK-see-ay-ting | | | | | |
| asphyxiation | /əs.fɪk.siːˈeɪ.ʃən/ | uhs-fiCk-see-AY-shuhn | | | | | |
| assign | /əˈsaɪn/ | uh-SIGN | | | | | |
| asthma | /ˈæs.mə/ | ASS-muh | | | | | |
| asthmatic | /æsˈmæ.tɪk/ | ass-MA-tik | | | | | |
| asymmetry | /ˌeɪˈsɪ.mə.triː/ | ay-SI-muh-tree | | | | | |
| asystole | /eɪˈsɪs.tə.liː/ | ay-SISS-tuh-lee | | | | | |
| atherosclerosis | /ˌæθ.ə.rəʊ.skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/ | ath-uh-roh-skluh-ROH-siss | | | | | |
| auditory | /ˈɔː.dɪ.triː/ | OR-di-tree | | | | | |
| auscultation | /ˌɔːs.kʌlˈteɪ.ʃən/ | ORS-kul-TAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| awkward | /ˈɔː.kwəd/ | OR-kwuhd | | | | | |
| B | |||||||
| barbiturates | /bɑːˈbɪtʃ.ər.əts/ | bah-BITCH-uhr-uhts | | | | | |
| basilar | /ˈbæz.ɪ.lə/ | BAZ-i-luh | | | | | |
| bedsore | /ˈbed.sɔː/ | BED-sor | | | | | |
| betablocker | /ˈbiː.təˌblɒk.ə/ | BEE-tuh-block-uh | | | | | |
| bias | /ˈbaɪ.əs/ | BIGH-uhss | | | | | |
| bile | /baɪl/ | bighl | | | | | |
| biopsy | /ˈbaɪ.ɒp.siː/ | BIGH-op-see | | | | | |
| bleeding | /ˈbliː.dɪŋ/ | BLEE-ding | | | | | |
| blink | /blɪŋk/ | blink | | | | | |
| blister | /ˈblɪs.tə/ | BLISS-tuh | | | | | |
| bloated | /ˈbləʊ.tɪd/ | BLOH-tid | | | | | |
| blockage | /ˈblɒk.ɪdʒ/ | BLOCK-ij | | | | | |
| blood pressure | /blʌdˈprɛʃə/ | blud-PRESH-uh | | | | | |
| blurred | /blɜːd/ | blurd | | | | | |
| bowel | /ˈbaʊ.əl/ | BOW-uhl | | | | | |
| brachial | /ˈbreɪ.kiː.əl/ | BRAY-kee-uhl | | | | | |
| bradycardia | /ˌbræd.iːˈkɑː.diː.ə/ | brad-i-KAH-dee-uh | | | | | |
| branchial | /ˈbræŋ.kiː.əl/ | BRANG-kee-uhl | | | | | |
| breakdown | /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ | BRAYK-down | | | | | |
| breast | /brest/ | brest | | | | | |
| breath | /breθ/ | breth | | | | | |
| breathe | /briːð/ | breedh | | | | | |
| breathless | /ˈbreθ.ləs/ | BRETH-luhss | | | | | |
| bronchi | /ˈbrɒŋ.kaɪ/ | BRONG-kigh | | | | | |
| bronchiole | /ˈbrɒŋ.kiː.əʊl/ | BRONG-kee-ohl | | | | | |
| bronchiolitis | /ˌbrɒŋ.kɪ.əʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/ | brong-ki-oh-LIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| bronchitis | /brɒŋˈkaɪ.tɪs/ | brong-KIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| bronchoscopy | /brɑŋˈkɑs.kə.piː/ | brong-KOSS-kuh-pee | | | | | |
| bronchospasm | /ˈbrɒŋ.kəʊ.spæz.əm/ | BRONG-koh-spaz-uhm | | | | | |
| bruise | /bruːz/ | brooz | | | | | |
| burp | /bɜːp/ | burp | | | | | |
| C | |||||||
| caesarean | /sɪˈzeə.riː.ən/ | si-ZAIR-ree-uhn | | | | | |
| calcium | /ˈkæl.siː.əm/ | KAL-see-uhm | | | | | |
| callus | /ˈkæl.əs/ | KAL-uhss | | | | | |
| cannula | /ˈkæn.jə.lə/ | KAN-yuh-luh | | | | | |
| capillary | /kəˈpɪl.ər.iː/ | kuh-PIL-uhr-ee | | | | | |
| carbohydrates | /ˌkɑː.bəʊˈhaɪ.dreɪts/ | kah-boh-HIGH-drayts | | | | | |
| carcinoma | /kɑːsɪˈnəʊ.mə/ | kah-si-NOH-muh | | | | | |
| cardiomyopathy | /ˌkɑː.diː.əʊ.maɪˈɒp.ə.θiː/ | kah-di-oh-mai-OP-uh-thee | | | | | |
| cartilage | /ˈkɑː.təl.ɪdʒ/ | KAH-tuhl-ij | | | | | |
| catarrh | /kəˈtɑː/ | kuh-TAH | | | | | |
| catheterisation | /ˈkæθ.ə.tə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | kath-uh-tuh-righ-ZAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| Caucasian | /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/ | kor-KAY-zhuhn | | | | | |
| cellulitis | /ˌsel.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/ | sel-yuh-LIGH-tis | | | | | |
| cervix | /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ | SUR-vicks | | | | | |
| chamber | /ˈtʃeɪm.bə/ | CHAYM-buh | | | | | |
| chapped | /tʃæpt/ | chapt | | | | | |
| chemical | /ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/ | KEM-i-kuhl | | | | | |
| chickenpox | /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn.pɒks/ | CHICK-in-pocks | | | | | |
| chlamydia | /kləˈmɪd.iː.ə/ | kluh-MID-ee-uh | | | | | |
| choke | /tʃəʊk/ | chohk | | | | | |
| cholecystectomy | /kɒ.lɪ.sɪˈstek.tə.miː/ | kol-uh-si-STEK-tuh-mee | | | | | |
| cholecystitis | /kɒ.lɪ.sɪsˈtaɪ.tɪs/ | ko-li-sis-TIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| cholesterol | /kəˈles.tər.ɒl/ | kuh-LESS-tuhr-ol | | | | | |
| circumferential | /ˌsɜː.kəm.fərˈen.ʃəl/ | sur-kuhm-fuhr-EN-shuhl | | | | | |
| cirrhosis | /sɪˈrəʊ.sɪs/ | si-ROH-sis | | | | | |
| cloudy | /ˈklaʊ.diː/ | KLOW-dee | | | | | |
| cluster | /ˈklʌs.tə/ | KLUSS-tuh | | | | | |
| codeine | /ˈkəʊ.diːn/ | KOH-deen | | | | | |
| cognitive | /ˈkɒɡ.nə.tɪv/ | KOG-nuh-tiv | | | | | |
| coitus | /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ | KOY-tuhss | | | | | |
| colicky | /ˈkɒl.ɪ.kiː/ | KOL-i-kee | | | | | |
| colitis | /kəˈlaɪ.təs/ | kuh-LIGH-tuhss | | | | | |
| colostomy | /kəˈlɒs.tə.miː/ | kuh-LOSS-tuh-mee | | | | | |
| colostrum | /kəˈlɒs.trəm/ | kuh-LOSS-truhm | | | | | |
| colposcopy | /kɒlˈpɒs.kə.piː/ | kol-POSS-kuh-pee | | | | | |
| compound | /ˈkɒm.paʊnd/ | KOM-pownd | | | | | |
| compression | /kəmˈpreʃ.ən/ | kuhm-PRESH-uhn | | | | | |
| conjunctivitis | /kənˌdʒʌŋk.tɪˈvaɪ.tɪs/ | kuhn-junk-ti-VIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| constipation | /ˌkɒn.stɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ | kon-sti-PAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| consumption | /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ | kuhn-SUMP-shuhn | | | | | |
| contaminant | /kənˈtæm.ɪ.nənt/ | kuhn-TAM-i-nuhnt | | | | | |
| COPD | /ˌsiːˌəʊˌpiːˈdiː/ | see-oh-pee-dee | | | | | |
| cord | /kɔːd/ | kord | | | | | |
| core | /kɔː/ | kor | | | | | |
| coronary | /ˈkɒr.ən.ər.iː/ | KO-ruhn-uhr-ee | | | | | |
| corticosteroid | /ˌkɔː.tɪ.kəʊˈster.ɔɪd/ | kor-ti-koh-STER-oyd | | | | | |
| cough | /kɒf/ | kof | | | | | |
| cracking | /ˈkræk.ɪŋ/ | KRAK-ing | | | | | |
| cracking | /ˈkræk.ɪŋ/ | KRAK-ing | | | | | |
| creatinine | /kriːˈæt.ən.iːn/ | kree-AT-uhn-een | | | | | |
| crepitus | /ˈkrep.ɪ.təs/ | KREP-i-tuhss | | | | | |
| crises | /ˈkraɪ.siːz/ | KRIGH-seez | | | | | |
| crisis | /ˈkraɪ.sɪs/ | KRIGH-sis | | | | | |
| crucial | /ˈkruː.ʃəl/ | KROO-shuhl | | | | | |
| curettage | /ˌkjʊə.rɪˈtɑːʒ/ | kyoor-ri-TAHZH | | | | | |
| cutaneous | /kjuˈteɪ.niː.əs/ | kyoo-TAY-nee-uhss | | | | | |
| cystitis | /sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/ | si-STIGH-tis | | | | | |
| cytokine | /ˈsaɪ.tə.kaɪn/ | SIGH-tuh-kighn | | | | | |
| D | |||||||
| dairy | /ˈdeə.riː/ | DAIR-ree | | | | | |
| dairy | /ˈdeə.riː/ | DAIR-ree | | | | | |
| debridement | /dɪˈbriːd.mənt/ | di-BREED-muhnt | | | | | |
| deceased | /dɪˈsiːst/ | di-SEEST | | | | | |
| decongestant | /ˌdiː.kənˈdʒes.tənt/ | dee-kuhn-JESS-tuhnt | | | | | |
| defect | /ˈdiː.fekt/ | DEE-fekt | | | | | |
| defibrillator | /ˌdiːˈfɪb.rɪ.leɪ.tə/ | dee-FIB-ri-lay-tuh | | | | | |
| deficient | /dɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ | di-FISH-uhnt | | | | | |
| dehydration | /ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪ.ʃən/ | dee-high-DRAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| dementia | /dɪˈmen.ʃə/ | di-MEN-shuh | | | | | |
| density | /ˈden.sɪ.tiː/ | DEN-si-tee | | | | | |
| denture | /ˈden.tʃə/ | DEN-chuh | | | | | |
| dependant | /dɪˈpen.dənt/ | di-PEN-duhnt | | | | | |
| dependent | /dɪˈpen.dənt/ | di-PEN-duhnt | | | | | |
| depressed | /dɪˈprest/ | di-PREST | | | | | |
| depression | /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/ | di-PRESH-uhn | | | | | |
| device | /dɪˈvaɪs/ | di-VIGHSS | | | | | |
| diabetes | /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/ | digh-uh-BEE-teez | | | | | |
| diabetic | /ˌdaɪ.əˈbet.ɪk/ | digh-uh-BET-ik | | | | | |
| diagnose | /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/ | digh-uhg-NOHZ | | | | | |
| diagnosis | /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/ | digh-uhg-NOH-siss | | | | | |
| dialysis | /daɪˈæl.ə.sɪs/ | digh-AL-uh-siss | | | | | |
| diameter | /daɪˈæm.ɪ.tə/ | digh-AM-i-tuh | | | | | |
| diaphoresis | /daɪ.ə.fəˈriːsɪs/ | digh-uh-fuh-REE-sis | | | | | |
| diaphragm | /ˈdaɪ.ə.fræm/ | DIGH-uh-fram | | | | | |
| diet | /ˈdaɪ.ət/ | DIGH-uht | | | | | |
| diffuse | /dɪˈfjuːs/ | di-FYOOS | | | | | |
| digit | /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/ | DIJ-it | | | | | |
| dilatation | /ˌdɪl.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ | dil-uh-TAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| dilation | /daɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ | digh-LAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| diphtheria | /dɪfˈθɪə.riː.ə/ | dif-THEER-ree-uh | | | | | |
| discharge | /ˈdɪs.tʃɑːdʒ/ | DISS-chahj | | | | | |
| disorientated | /dɪˈsɔː.riː.ən.teɪ.tɪd/ | di-SOR-ri-uhn-tay-tid | | | | | |
| disrupt | /dɪsˈrʌpt/ | dis-RUPT | | | | | |
| distend | /dɪˈstend/ | di-STEND | | | | | |
| distend | /dɪˈstend/ | di-STEND | | | | | |
| distension | /dɪˈsten.ʃən/ | di-STEN-shuhn | | | | | |
| dizziness | /ˈdɪz.iː.nəs/ | DIZ-ee-nuhss | | | | | |
| dizzy | /ˈdɪz.iː/ | DIZ-ee | | | | | |
| dominant | /ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/ | DOM-i-nuhnt | | | | | |
| dryness | /ˈdraɪ.nəs/ | DRIGH-nuhss | | | | | |
| dyspepsia | /dɪˈspep.siː.ə/ | dis-PEP-see-uh | | | | | |
| dysphagia | /dɪsˈfeɪ.dʒiː.ə/ | dis-FAY-jee-uh | | | | | |
| dysphasia | /dɪsˈfeɪ.ziː.ə/ | dis-FAY-zhee-uh | | | | | |
| dyspnoea | /dɪspˈniː.ə/ | disp-NEE-uh | | | | | |
| E | |||||||
| E-coli | /ˌiː ˈkəʊ.laɪ/ | ee-KOH-ligh | | | | | |
| ECG | /ˌiː.siːˈdʒiː/ | ee-see-jee | | | | | |
| eczema | /ˈek.smə/ | EKS-muh | | | | | |
| effusion | /ɪˈfjuː.ʒən/ | i-FYOO-zhuhn | | | | | |
| electrocardiogram | /ɪˌlek.trəˈkɑː.diː.ə.ɡræm/ | i-lek-truh-KAH-dee-uh-gram | | | | | |
| electroencephalogram | /ɪˌlek.trəʊ.enˈsef.ə.lə.ɡræm/ | i-lek-troh-en-SEF-uh-luh-gram | | | | | |
| elicit | /ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/ | i-LISS-it | | | | | |
| embryo | /ˈem.briː.əʊ/ | EM-bree-oh | | | | | |
| encephalitis | /ˌen.kef.əˈlaɪ.tɪs/ | en-kef-uh-LIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| endometriosis | /ˌen.dəʊ.miː.triːˈəu.sɪs/ | en-doh-mee-tree-OH-siss | | | | | |
| endoscopy | /enˈdɒs.kə.piː/ | en-DOSS-kuh-pee | | | | | |
| enteritis | /ˌen.təˈraɪ.təs/ | en-tuh-RIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| enuresis | /ˌen.jʊəˈriː.sɪs/ | en-yoor-REE-sis | | | | | |
| enzyme | /ˈen.zaɪm/ | EN-zighm | | | | | |
| epididymis | /ˌep.ɪˈdɪd.ə.məs/ | ep-i-DID-uh-muhss | | | | | |
| epilepsy | /ˈep.ɪ.lep.siː/ | EP-i-lep-see | | | | | |
| EpiPen | /ˈep.ɪˌpen/ | EP-i-pen | | | | | |
| erythrocyte | /ɪˈrɪθ.rəʊ.saɪt/ | i-RITH-roh-sight | | | | | |
| excessive | /ekˈses.ɪv/ | ek-SESS-iv | | | | | |
| F | |||||||
| faecal | /ˈfiː.kəl/ | FEE-kuhl | | | | | |
| faeces | /ˈfiː.siːz/ | FEE-seez | | | | | |
| fascia | /ˈfeɪ.ʃə/ | FAY-shuh | | | | | |
| fasciitis | /ˌfæʃ.iːˈaɪ.tɪs/ | fash-ee-IGH-tis | | | | | |
| fatigue | /fəˈtiːɡ/ | fuh-TEEG | | | | | |
| fibre | /ˈfaɪ.bə/ | FIGH-buh | | | | | |
| fibromyalgia | /ˌfaɪ.brəʊ.maɪˈæl.dʒiː.ə/ | FIGH-broh-migh-AL-jee-uh | | | | | |
| fibrosis | /faɪˈbrəʊ.sɪs/ | figh-BROH-siss | | | | | |
| filling | /ˈfɪl.ɪŋ/ | FIL-ing | | | | | |
| finger prick | /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə prɪk/ | FING-guh-prick | | | | | |
| flaccid | /ˈflæs.ɪd/ | FLASS-id | | | | | |
| flare-up | /ˈfleə.rʌp/ | FLAIR-rup | | | | | |
| floppy | /ˈflɒp.iː/ | flop-ee | | | | | |
| fluid | /ˈfluː.ɪd/ | FLOO-id | | | | | |
| foetal | /ˈfiː.təl/ | FEE-tuhl | | | | | |
| follicular | /fɒˈlɪk.jə.lə/ | fo-LICK-yuh-luh | | | | | |
| fracture | /ˈfræk.tʃə/ | frack-chuh | | | | | |
| fungal | /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəl/ | FUNG-guhl | | | | | |
| G | |||||||
| gait | /ɡeɪt/ | gayt | | | | | |
| gallbladder | /ˈɡɔːl ˌblæd.ə/ | GORL-blad-uh | | | | | |
| gangrene | /ˈɡæŋ.ɡriːn/ | GANG-green | | | | | |
| gaseous | /ˈɡeɪ.siː.əs/ | GAY-see-uhss | | | | | |
| gases | /ɡæs.əz/ | GAS-uhz | | | | | |
| gassy | /ˈɡæs.iː/ | GAS-ee | | | | | |
| gastritis | /ɡæsˈtraɪ.tɪs/ | gas-TRIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| gastroenteritis | /ˌɡæs.trəʊˌen.təˈraɪ.tɪs/ | gas-troh-en-tuh-RIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| gastrointestinal | /ˌɡæs.trəʊˌɪn.tesˈtaɪ.nəl/ | gas-troh-in-tess-TIGH-nuhl | | | | | |
| gastroscopy | /ɡæs.ˈtrɒs.kə.piː/ | gas-TROSS-kuh-pee | | | | | |
| gauge | /ɡeɪdʒ/ | gayj | | | | | |
| gauze | /ɡɔːz/ | gorz | | | | | |
| gender | /ˈdʒen.də/ | JEN-duh | | | | | |
| gene | /dʒiːn/ | jeen | | | | | |
| genetic | /dʒəˈnet.ɪk/ | juh-NET-ik | | | | | |
| gland | /ɡlænd/ | gland | | | | | |
| glaucoma | /ɡlaʊˈkəʊ.mə/ | glow-KOH-muh | | | | | |
| glucose | /ˈɡluː.kəʊs/ | GLOO-kohs | | | | | |
| gonorrhoea | /ˌɡɒn.əˈriː.ə/ | gon-uh-REE-uh | | | | | |
| gout | /ɡaʊt/ | gowt | | | | | |
| graft | /ɡrɑːft/ | graft | | | | | |
| gynaecological | /ˌɡaɪ.nə.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ | gigh-nuh-kuh-LOJ-i-kuhl | | | | | |
| gynaecology | /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɒl.ə.dʒiː/ | gigh-nuh-KOL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| H | |||||||
| haematoma | /ˌhiː.məˈtəʊ.mə/ | hee-muh-TOH-muh | | | | | |
| haematuria | /ˌhiː.məˈtjʊə.riː.ə/ | hee-muh-CHOOR-ree-uh | | | | | |
| haemoptysis | /ˌhiːˈmɒp.tə.sɪs/ | hee-MOP-tuh-sis | | | | | |
| haemorrhage | /ˈhem.ər.ɪdʒ/ | HEM-uhr-ij | | | | | |
| haemorrhoids | /ˈhem.ər.ɔɪdz/ | HEM-uhr-oydz | | | | | |
| hard | /hɑːd/ | hahd | | | | | |
| headache | /ˈhed.eɪk/ | HED-ayk | | | | | |
| hepatitis | /ˌhep.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/ | hep-uh-TIGH-tis | | | | | |
| herpes | /ˈhɜː.piːz/ | HUR-peez | | | | | |
| highlight | /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/ | HIGH-light | | | | | |
| hippocampus | /ˌhɪp.əˈkæm.pəs/ | hip-uh-KAM-puhss | | | | | |
| hives | /hɑɪvz/ | highvz | | | | | |
| hoarse | /hɔːs/ | horss | | | | | |
| homeostasis | /ˌhəʊ.miː.əʊˈsteɪ.sɪs/ | hoh-mee-oh-STAY-sis | | | | | |
| hormone | /ˈhɔː.məʊn/ | HOR-mohn | | | | | |
| hospitalise | /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl.aɪz/ | HOSS-pi-tuhl-ighz | | | | | |
| HRT | /ˌeɪtʃ.ɑːˈtiː/ | AYTCH-AH-TEE | | | | | |
| humerus | /ˈhjuː.mə.rəs/ | HYOO-muh-ruhss | | | | | |
| humoral | /ˈhjuːˈmə.rəl/ | HYOO-muh-ruhl | | | | | |
| hydroxide | /haɪˈdrɒk.saɪd/ | high-DROCK-sighd | | | | | |
| hygiene | /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/ | HIGH-jeen | | | | | |
| hygienic | /haɪˈdʒiː.nɪk/ | high-JEE-nick | | | | | |
| hyperglycaemia | /ˌhaɪ.pə.ɡlaɪˈsiː.miː.ə/ | high-puh-gligh-SEE-mee-uh | | | | | |
| hypertension | /ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.ʃən/ | high-puh-TEN-shuhn | | | | | |
| hyperthyroidism | /ˌhaɪ.pəˈθaɪ.rɔɪd.ɪz.əm/ | high-puh-THIGH-royd-iz-uhm | | | | | |
| hypertrophy | /haɪˈpɜː.trə.fiː/ | high-PUR-truh-fee | | | | | |
| hypoglycaemia | /ˌhaɪ.pəʊ.ɡlaɪˈsiː.miː.ə/ | high-poh-gligh-SEE-mee-uh | | | | | |
| hypothyroidism | /ˌhaɪ.pəʊˈθaɪ.rɔɪd.ɪz.əm/ | high-poh-THIGH-royd-i-zuhm | | | | | |
| I | |||||||
| ibuprofen | /ˌaɪ.bjuːˈprəʊ.fen/ | igh-byoo-PROH-fen | | | | | |
| icterus | /ˈɪk.tər.əs/ | IK-tuhr-uhss | | | | | |
| immune | /ɪˈmjuːn/ | i-MYOON | | | | | |
| immunisation | /ˌɪm.jə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | im-yuh-nigh-ZAY-shun | | | | | |
| immunosuppressant | /ˌɪm.jə.nəʊ.sʌˈpres.ənt/ | im-yuh-noh-su-PRESS-uhnt | | | | | |
| impaired | /ɪmˈpeəd/ | im-PAIRD | | | | | |
| impingement | /ɪmˈpɪndʒ.mənt/ | im-PINJ-muhnt | | | | | |
| implant | /ɪmˈplænt/ | im-PLANT | | | | | |
| implant | /ˈɪm.plænt/ | IM-plant | | | | | |
| incubate | /ˈɪŋ.kjə.beɪt/ | ING-kyuh-bayt | | | | | |
| index | /ˈɪn.deks/ | IN-deks | | | | | |
| infarction | /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/ | in-FAHK-shuhn | | | | | |
| inferior | /ɪnˈfɪə.riː.ə/ | in-FEER-ree-uh | | | | | |
| inflamed | /ɪnˈfleɪmd/ | in-FLAYMD | | | | | |
| inflammation | /ˌɪn.fləˈmeɪ.ʃən/ | in-fluh-MAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| infuse | /ɪnˈfjuːz/ | in-FYOOZ | | | | | |
| inhaler | /ɪnˈheɪ.lə/ | in-HAY-luh | | | | | |
| injection | /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/ | in-JEK-shuhn | | | | | |
| inoculate | /ɪnˈɒk.jə.leɪt/ | in-OCK-yuh-layt | | | | | |
| insulin | /ˈɪn.sjə.lɪn/ | IN-syuh-lin | | | | | |
| intake | /ˈɪn.teɪk/ | IN-tayk | | | | | |
| intermittent | /ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt/ | in-tuh-MIT-uhnt | | | | | |
| intolerance | /ɪnˈtɒl.ər.əns/ | in-TOL-uhr-uhns | | | | | |
| intubation | /ɪn.tʃuːˈbeɪ.ʃən/ | in-choo-BAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| iron | /aɪ.ən/ | IGH-uhn | | | | | |
| ischemia | /ɪˈskiː.miː.ə/ | i-SKEE-mee-uh | | | | | |
| itchiness | /ˈɪtʃ.iː.nəs/ | ITCH-ee-nuhss | | | | | |
| itchy | /ˈɪtʃ.iː/ | ITCH-ee | | | | | |
| J | |||||||
| jaundice | /ˈdʒɔːn.dɪs/ | JORN-dis | | | | | |
| joint | /dʒɔɪnt/ | joynt | | | | | |
| K | |||||||
| ketoacidosis | /ˈkiː.təʊˌæs.ɪˈdəʊ.sɪs/ | KEE-toh-ass-i-DOH-siss | | | | | |
| knee | /niː/ | nee | | | | | |
| L | |||||||
| laser | /ˈleɪ.zər/ | LAY-zuh | | | | | |
| lateral | /ˈlæt.ər.əl/ | LAT-uhr-uhl | | | | | |
| latex | /ˈleɪ.teks/ | LAY-tecks | | | | | |
| lavage | /ləˈvɑːʒ/ | luh-VAHZH | | | | | |
| layer | /ˈleɪ.ə/ | LAY-uh | | | | | |
| lethargy | /ˈleθ.ə.dʒiː/ | LETH-uh-jee | | | | | |
| leukaemia | /luːˈkiː.miː.ə/ | loo-KEE-mee-uh | | | | | |
| limb | /lɪm/ | lim | | | | | |
| limp | /lɪmp/ | limp | | | | | |
| linear | /ˈlɪn.iː.ə/ | LIN-ee-uh | | | | | |
| lipid | /ˈlɪp.ɪd/ | LIP-id | | | | | |
| lipoma | /lɪˈpəʊ.mə/ | li-POH-muh | | | | | |
| lymph | /lɪmf/ | limf | | | | | |
| lymphoma | /lɪmˈfəʊ.mə/ | lim-FOH-muh | | | | | |
| M | |||||||
| macular | /ˈmæk.jə.lə/ | MACK-yuh-luh | | | | | |
| magnetic | /mæɡˈnet.ɪk/ | mag-NET-ik | | | | | |
| magnitude | /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tʃuːd/ | MAG-ni-chood | | | | | |
| malignancy | /məˈlɪɡ.nən.siː/ | muh-LIG-nuhn-see | | | | | |
| mastectomy | /mæsˈtek.tə.miː/ | mas-TECK-tuh-mee | | | | | |
| mastitis | /mæsˈtaɪ.tɪs/ | mas-TIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| mature | /məˈtʃʊər/ | muh-CHOOR | | | | | |
| maximise | /ˈmæk.sɪ.maɪz/ | MACK-si-mighz | | | | | |
| measles | /ˈmiː.zəlz/ | MEE-zuhlz | | | | | |
| melanin | /ˈmel.ə.nɪn/ | MEL-uh-nin | | | | | |
| melanoma | /ˌmel.əˈnəʊ.mə/ | mel-uh-NOH-muh | | | | | |
| mellitus | /mel.ɪ.təs/ | MEL-i-tuhss | | | | | |
| membrane | /ˈmem.breɪn/ | MEM-brayn | | | | | |
| meningitis | /ˌmen.ɪnˈdʒaɪ.tɪs/ | men-in-JIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| meningococcal | /məˌnɪn.dʒəˈkɒ.kəl/ | muh-nin-juh-KO-kuhl | | | | | |
| menstrual | /ˈmen.stru.əl/ | MEN-stroo-uhl | | | | | |
| menstruation | /ˌmen.struˈeɪ.ʃən/ | men-stroo-AY-shuhn | | | | | |
| mental | /ˈmen.təl/ | MEN-tuhl | | | | | |
| metabolic | /met.əˈbɒl.ɪk/ | met-uh-BOL-ik | | | | | |
| migraine | /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪn/ | MIGH-grayn | | | | | |
| minor | /ˈmaɪ.nə/ | MIGH-nuh | | | | | |
| misaligned | /ˌmɪs.əˈlaɪnd/ | mis-uh-LIGHND | | | | | |
| moist | /mɔɪst/ | MOYST | | | | | |
| molar | /ˈməʊ.lə/ | MOH-luh | | | | | |
| monitor | /ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/ | MON-i-tuh | | | | | |
| mood | /muːd/ | mood | | | | | |
| morbidity | /mɔːˈbɪd.ə.tiː/ | mor-BID-uh-tee | | | | | |
| morphine | /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ | MOR-feen | | | | | |
| mucus | /ˈmjuː.kəs/ | MYOO-kuhss | | | | | |
| muscle | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | MUSS-uhl | | | | | |
| myalgia | /maɪˈæl.dʒə/ | migh-AL-juh | | | | | |
| myocardial | /ˌmaɪ.əʊˈkɑː.diː.əl/ | migh-oh-KAH-dee-uhl | | | | | |
| myocarditis | /ˌmaɪ.əʊ.kɑːˈdaɪ.tɪs/ | migh-oh-kah-DIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| myxoedema | /ˌmɪk.səˈdiː.mə/ | mick-suh-DEE-muh | | | | | |
| N | |||||||
| nausea | /ˈnɔː.ziː.ə/ | NOR-zee-uh | | | | | |
| navel | /ˈneɪ.vəl/ | NAY-vuhl | | | | | |
| nebuliser | /ˈneb.jə.laɪ.zə/ | NEB-yuh-ligh-zuh | | | | | |
| negative | /ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/ | NEG-uh-tiv | | | | | |
| nephritis | /nɪˈfraɪ.tɪs/ | ni-FRIGH-tis | | | | | |
| nerve | /nɜːv/ | nurv | | | | | |
| nervous | /ˈnɜː.vəs/ | NUR-vuhss | | | | | |
| neuritis | /njʊˈraɪ.tɪs/ | nyuu-RIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| neurological | /ˌnjʊə.rəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ | nyoor-ruh-LOJ-i-kuhl | | | | | |
| neutral | /ˈnjuː.trəl/ | NYOO-truhl | | | | | |
| node | /nəʊd/ | nohd | | | | | |
| nodule | /ˈnɒdʒ.uːl/ | NOJ-ool | | | | | |
| numb | /nʌm/ | num | | | | | |
| numbness | /ˈnʌm.nəs/ | NUM-nuhss | | | | | |
| nystagmus | /nɪˈstæɡ.məs/ | ni-STAG-muhss | | | | | |
| O | |||||||
| occasionally | /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.iː/ | uh-KAY-zhuhn-uhl-ee | | | | | |
| occurrence | /əˈkʌr.əns/ | uh-KUR-uhns | | | | | |
| oedema | /ɪˈdiː.mə/ | i-DEE-muh | | | | | |
| oesophagus | /ɪˈsɒf.ə.ɡəs/ | i-SOFF-uh-guhss | | | | | |
| onset | /ˈɒn.set/ | ON-set | | | | | |
| opaque | /əʊˈpeɪk/ | oh-PAYK | | | | | |
| operation | /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ | op-uhr-AY-shuhn | | | | | |
| ophthalmology | /ˌɒf.θælˈmɒl.ə.dʒiː/ | off-thal-MOL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| optometry | /ɒpˈtɒm.ə.triː/ | op-TOM-uh-tree | | | | | |
| oral | /ˈɔː.rəl/ | OR-ruhl | | | | | |
| organism | /ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ | OR-guhn-i-zuhm | | | | | |
| orthodontic | /ˌɔː.θəˈdɒn.tɪk/ | or-thuh-DON-tick | | | | | |
| orthopaedic | /ˌɔː.θəˈpiː.dɪk/ | or-thuh-PEE-dick | | | | | |
| osteoarthritis | /ˌɒs.tiː.əʊ.ɑːˈθraɪ.tɪs/ | oss-ti-oh-ah-THRIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| osteomyelitis | /ˌɒs.tiː.əu.maɪ.əˈlaɪ.tɪs/ | oss-ti-oh-migh-uh-LIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| osteoporosis | /ˌɒs.tiː.əʊ.pəˈrəʊ.sɪs/ | oss-ti-oh-puh-ROH-siss | | | | | |
| otitis | /əʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/ | oh-TIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| ovarian | /əʊˈveə.riː.ən/ | oh-VAIR-ree-uhn | | | | | |
| P | |||||||
| pacemaker | /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪ.kə/ | PAYSS-may-kuh | | | | | |
| palate | /ˈpæl.ət/ | PAL-uht | | | | | |
| palliative | /ˈpæl.iː.ə.tɪv/ | PAL-ee-uh-tiv | | | | | |
| palm | /pɑːm/ | pahm | | | | | |
| palpate | /pælˈpeɪt/ | pal-PAYT | | | | | |
| palpitations | /ˌpæl.pɪˈteɪ.ʃənz/ | pal-pi-TAY-shuhnz | | | | | |
| pancreatitis | /ˌpæŋ.kriː.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/ | pang-kree-uh-TIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| panicky | /ˈpæn.ɪ.kiː/ | PAN-i-kee | | | | | |
| papule | /ˈpæp.juːl/ | PAP-yool | | | | | |
| paracetamol | /ˌpær.əˈse.tə.mɒl/ | par-uh-SE-tuh-mol | | | | | |
| parallel | /ˈpær.ə.lel/ | PAR-uh-lel | | | | | |
| paroxysmal | /pæ.rək.sɪz.məl/ | pa-ruk-SIZ-muhl | | | | | |
| pathology | /pəˈθɒl.ə.dʒiː/ | puh-THOL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| pattern | /ˈpæt.ən/ | PAT-uhn | | | | | |
| pelvis | /ˈpel.vɪs/ | PEL-vis | | | | | |
| perception | /pəˈsep.ʃən/ | puh-SEP-shuhn | | | | | |
| perfusion | /pəˈfjuː.ʒən/ | puh-FYOO-zhuhn | | | | | |
| perineum | /ˌper.ɪˈniː.əm/ | per-i-NEE-uhm | | | | | |
| peripheral | /pəˈrɪf.ər.əl/ | puh-RIFF-uhr-uhl | | | | | |
| peritoneum | /ˌper.ɪ.təˈniː.əm/ | per-i-tuh-NEE-uhm | | | | | |
| pernicious | /pəˈnɪʃ.əs/ | puh-NISH-uhss | | | | | |
| peroneal | /ˌper.əˈniː.əl/ | per-uh-NEE-uhl | | | | | |
| persistent | /pəˈsɪs.tənt/ | puh-SISS-tuhnt | | | | | |
| petechia | /pəˈtiːkɪˌə/ | puh-TEE-ki-uh | | | | | |
| pharyngitis | /ˌfæ.rɪnˈdʒaɪ.tɪs/ | fa-rin-JIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| phlebitis | /fleˈbaɪ.tɪs/ | fle-BIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| phlegm | /flem/ | flem | | | | | |
| pill | /pɪl/ | pil | | | | | |
| pitting | /ˈpɪt.ɪŋ/ | pit-ing | | | | | |
| placebo | /pləˈsiː.bəʊ/ | pluh-SEE-boh | | | | | |
| plaque | /plæk/ | plack | | | | | |
| pleura | /ˈplʊə.rə/ | PLOOR-ruh | | | | | |
| pleural | /ˈplʊə.rəl/ | PLOOR-ruhl | | | | | |
| pleurisy | /ˈplʊə.rə.siː/ | PLOOR-ruh-see | | | | | |
| plummet | /ˈplʌm.ɪt/ | PLUM-it | | | | | |
| pneumonia | /njuːˈməʊ.niː.ə/ | nyoo-MOH-nee-uh | | | | | |
| pneumothorax | /ˌnjuː.məˈθɔː.ræks/ | nyoo-muh-THOR-racks | | | | | |
| polyp | /ˈpɒl.ɪp/ | POL-ip | | | | | |
| popping | /ˈpɒp.ɪŋ/ | POPP-ing | | | | | |
| portion | /ˈpɔː.ʃən/ | POR-shuhn | | | | | |
| pre-diabetes | /ˌpriː.daɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/ | pree-digh-uh-BEE-teez | | | | | |
| predominant | /prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/ | pree-DOM-i-nuhnt | | | | | |
| pregnancy | /ˈpreɡ.nən.siː/ | PREG-nuhn-see | | | | | |
| pregnant | /ˈpreɡ.nənt/ | PREG-nuhnt | | | | | |
| prescribe | /prɪˈskraɪb/ | pri-SKRIGHB | | | | | |
| proctology | /prɒkˈtɒl.ə.dʒiː/ | prock-TOL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| prostate | /ˈprɒs.teɪt/ | PROSS-tayt | | | | | |
| prosthesis | /ˈprɒs.θiː.sɪs/ | pross-THEE-siss | | | | | |
| prostrate | /ˈprɒs.treɪt/ | PROSS-trayt | | | | | |
| protocol | /ˈprəʊ.tə.kɒl/ | PROH-tuh-kohl | | | | | |
| proximal | /ˈprɒk.sɪ.məl/ | PROCK-si-muhl | | | | | |
| pruritus | /prʊəˈraɪ.təs/ | proor-RIGHT-tiss | | | | | |
| psoriasis | /səˈraɪ.ə.sɪs/ | suh-RIGH-uh-siss | | | | | |
| psoriatic | /sɔː.rɪ.ˈæt.ɪk/ | sor-ri-AT-ick | | | | | |
| pump | /pʌmp/ | pump | | | | | |
| pus | /pʌs/ | puss | | | | | |
| Q | |||||||
| quadrant | /ˈkwɒd.rənt/ | KWOD-ruhnt | | | | | |
| R | |||||||
| rash | /ræʃ/ | rash | | | | | |
| recur | /rɪˈkɜː/ | ri-KUR | | | | | |
| recurrent | /rɪˈkʌ.rənt/ | ri-KU-ruhnt | | | | | |
| regime | /reɪˈʒiːm/ | ray-ZHEEM | | | | | |
| regimen | /ˈredʒ.ɪ.mən/ | REJ-i-muhn | | | | | |
| relapse | /rɪˈlæps/ | ri-LAPSS | | | | | |
| remission | /rɪˈmɪʃ.ən/ | ri-MISH-uhn | | | | | |
| renal | /ˈriː.nəl/ | REE-nuhl | | | | | |
| residual | /rɪˈzɪd.ju.əl/ | ri-ZID-yoo-uhl | | | | | |
| respiratory | /rɪˈspɪr.ə.triː/ | ri-SPIR-uh-tree | | | | | |
| resuscitate | /rɪˈsʌs.ɪ.teɪt/ | ri-SUSS-i-tayt | | | | | |
| resuscitation | /rɪˌsʌs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ | ri-suss-i-TAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| retina | /ˈret.ɪ.nə/ | RET-i-nuh | | | | | |
| rheumatoid | /ˈruː.mə.tɔɪd/ | ROO-muh-toyd | | | | | |
| rheumatology | /ruː.məˈtɒl.ə.dʒiː/ | roo-muh-TOL-uh-jee | | | | | |
| rhinitis | /raɪˈnaɪ.tɪs/ | righ-NIGH-tiss | | | | | |
| rhythm | /ˈrɪð.əm/ | RIDH-uhm | | | | | |
| rinse | /rɪns/ | rins | | | | | |
| rosacea | /rəʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/ | roh-ZAY-shuh | | | | | |
| runny | /ˈrʌn.iː/ | RUN-ee | | | | | |
| S | |||||||
| saline | /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ | SAY-lign | | | | | |
| salmonella | /ˌsæl.məˈnel.ə/ | sal-muh-NEL-uh | | | | | |
| sanitise | /ˈsæn.ɪ.taɪz/ | SAN-i-tighz | | | | | |
| scald | /skɔːld/ | scorld | | | | | |
| scalpel | /ˈskæl.pəl/ | SKAL-puhl | | | | | |
| scar | /skɑː/ | skah | | | | | |
| scarring | /ˈskɑː.rɪŋ/ | SKAH-ring | | | | | |
| schizophrenia | /ˌskɪt.səˈfriː.niː.ə/ | skit-suh-FREE-nee-uh | | | | | |
| sciatica | /saɪˈæt.ɪ.kə/ | sigh-AT-i-kuh | | | | | |
| sclerosis | /skləˈrəʊ.sɪs/ | skluh-ROH-siss | | | | | |
| scratch | /skrætʃ/ | skratch | | | | | |
| screening | /ˈskriː.nɪŋ/ | SKREE-ning | | | | | |
| sealed | /siːld/ | seeld | | | | | |
| searing | /ˈsɪə.rɪŋ/ | seer-ring | | | | | |
| sebaceous | /sɪˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ | si-BAY-shuhss | | | | | |
| secondary | /ˈsek.ən.driː/ | SEK-uhn-dree | | | | | |
| secrete | /sɪˈkriːt/ | si-KREET | | | | | |
| sedentary | /ˈsed.ən.tər.iː/ | SED-uhn-tuhr-ee | | | | | |
| segment | /ˈseɡ.mənt/ | SEG-muhnt | | | | | |
| segment | /seɡˈment/ | seg-MENT | | | | | |
| senile | /ˈsiː.naɪl/ | SEE-nighl | | | | | |
| sensation | /senˈseɪ.ʃən/ | sen-SAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| sensitive | /ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/ | SEN-si-tiv | | | | | |
| sepsis | /ˈsep.sɪs/ | SEP-siss | | | | | |
| septicaemia | /ˌsep.tɪˈsiː.miː.ə/ | sep-ti-SEE-mee-uh | | | | | |
| serotonin | /ˌse.rəˈtəʊ.nɪn/ | se-ruh-TOH-nin | | | | | |
| serum | /ˈsɪə.rəm/ | SEER-ruhm | | | | | |
| severed | /ˈsev.ərd/ | SEV-uhd | | | | | |
| shiver | /ˈʃɪv.ə/ | SHIV-uh | | | | | |
| shoulder | /ˈʃəʊl.də/ | SHOHL-duh | | | | | |
| sieve | /sɪv/ | siv | | | | | |
| sight | /saɪt/ | sight | | | | | |
| skeletal | /ˈskel.ə.təl/ | SKEL-uh-tuhl | | | | | |
| slurred | /slɜːd/ | slurd | | | | | |
| sneeze | /sniːz/ | sneez | | | | | |
| soothe | /suːð/ | soodh | | | | | |
| specific | /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/ | spuh-SIFF-ik | | | | | |
| spinal | /ˈspaɪ.nəl/ | SPIGH-nuhl | | | | | |
| spleen | /spliːn/ | spleen | | | | | |
| splenectomy | /spləˈnek.tə.miː/ | spluh-NECK-tuh-mee | | | | | |
| splitting | /ˈsplɪt.ɪŋ/ | SPLIT-ing | | | | | |
| sprain | /spreɪn/ | sprayn | | | | | |
| squeamish | /ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/ | SKWEE-mish | | | | | |
| squint | /skwɪnt/ | skwint | | | | | |
| stabbing | /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/ | STAB-ing | | | | | |
| stabilise | /ˈsteɪ.bəl.aɪz/ | STAY-buhl-ighz | | | | | |
| sterile | /ˈster.aɪl/ | STER-ighl | | | | | |
| steroid | /ˈste.rɔɪd/ | STER-oyd | | | | | |
| stiff | /stɪf/ | stif | | | | | |
| stiffness | /ˈstɪf.nəs/ | STIF-nuhss | | | | | |
| sting | /stɪŋ/ | sting | | | | | |
| stool | /stuːl/ | stool | | | | | |
| stooped | /stuːpt/ | stoopt | | | | | |
| stumble | /ˈstʌm.bəl/ | STUM-buhl | | | | | |
| stutter | /ˈstʌ.tə/ | STU-tuh | | | | | |
| subcutaneous | /ˌsʌb.kjuˈteɪ.niː.əs/ | sub-kyoo-TAY-nee-uhss | | | | | |
| subside | /səbˈsaɪd/ | suhb-SIGHD | | | | | |
| successive | /səkˈses.ɪv/ | suhk-SESS-iv | | | | | |
| superior | /suːˈpɪə.riː.ə/ | soo-PEER-ri-uh | | | | | |
| supersede | /ˌsuː.pəˈsiːd/ | soo-puh-SEED | | | | | |
| suppurate | /ˈsʌp.jə.reɪt/ | SUP-yuh-rayt | | | | | |
| surfactant | /sɜːˈfæk.tənt/ | sur-FACK-tuhnt | | | | | |
| susceptible | /səˈsep.tə.bəl/ | suh-SEP-tuh-buhl | | | | | |
| suture | /ˈsuː.tʃə/ | SOO-chuh | | | | | |
| swallow | /ˈswɒ.ləʊ/ | SWO-loh | | | | | |
| sweat | /swet/ | swet | | | | | |
| swelling | /ˈswel.ɪŋ/ | SWEL-ing | | | | | |
| swollen | /ˈswəʊ.lən/ | SWOH-luhn | | | | | |
| symmetry | /ˈsɪm.ə.triː/ | SIM-uh-tree | | | | | |
| syncope | /ˈsɪŋ.kə.piː/ | SING-kuh-pee | | | | | |
| syndrome | /ˈsɪn.drəʊm/ | SIN-drohm | | | | | |
| synthesis | /ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ | SIN-thuh-siss | | | | | |
| syphilis | /ˈsɪf.əl.ɪs/ | SIFF-uh-liss | | | | | |
| syringe | /sɪˈrɪndʒ/ | si-RINJ | | | | | |
| T | |||||||
| tachycardia | /ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.diː.ə/ | tack-i-KAH-dee-uh | | | | | |
| tartar | /ˈtɑː.tə/ | TAH-tuh | | | | | |
| tear | /teə/ | tair | | | | | |
| tear | /tɪə/ | teer | | | | | |
| tear | /teə/ | tair | | | | | |
| temperature | /ˈtem.prə.tʃə/ | TEM-pruh-chuh | | | | | |
| temporary | /ˈtem.pər.ər.iː/ | TEM-puhr-uhr-ee | | | | | |
| tendon | /ˈten.dən/ | TEN-duhn | | | | | |
| tension | /ˈten.ʃən/ | TEN-shuhn | | | | | |
| terminal | /ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/ | TUR-mi-nuhl | | | | | |
| therapy | /ˈθer.ə.piː/ | THERR-uh-pee | | | | | |
| thermometer | /θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/ | thuh-MOM-i-tuh | | | | | |
| thigh | /θaɪ/ | thigh | | | | | |
| thirst | /θɜːst/ | thurst | | | | | |
| thirsty | /ˈθɜː.stiː/ | THUR-stee | | | | | |
| thrombosis | /θrɒmˈbəʊ.sɪs/ | throm-BOH-siss | | | | | |
| thrush | /θrʌʃ/ | thrush | | | | | |
| tingle | /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/ | TING-guhl | | | | | |
| tissue | /ˈtɪʃ.uː/ | TISH-oo | | | | | |
| tongue | /tʌŋ/ | tung | | | | | |
| tonsillectomy | /tɒn.səlˈek.tə.miː/ | ton-suhl-ECK-tuh-mee | | | | | |
| tonsillitis | /ˌtɒn.sɪˈlaɪ.təs/ | ton-si-LIGH-tuhss | | | | | |
| tonsils | /ˈtɒn·səlz/ | TON-suhlz | | | | | |
| toxic | /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ | TOCK-sick | | | | | |
| trachea | /trəˈkiː.ə/ | truh-KEE-uh | | | | | |
| tract | /trækt/ | trackt | | | | | |
| transfusion | /trænsˈfjuː.ʒən/ | trans-FYOO-zhuhn | | | | | |
| transient | /ˈtræn.ziː.ənt/ | TRAN-zee-uhnt | | | | | |
| trauma | /ˈtrɔː.mə/ | TROR-muh | | | | | |
| tricuspid | /traɪˈkʌs.pɪd/ | trigh-KUSS-pid | | | | | |
| trigger | /ˈtrɪɡ.ə/ | TRIG-uh | | | | | |
| trim | /trɪm/ | trim | | | | | |
| trochlear | /ˈtrɒk.liː.ə/ | TROCK-lee-uh | | | | | |
| tumour | /ˈtʃuː.mə/ | CHOO-muh | | | | | |
| twitch | /twɪtʃ/ | twitch | | | | | |
| U | |||||||
| ultrasound | /ˈʌl.trə.saʊnd/ | UL-truh-sownd | | | | | |
| unique | /juːˈniːk/ | yoo-NEEK | | | | | |
| unstable | /ʌnˈsteɪ.bəl/ | un-STAY-buhl | | | | | |
| urea | /jʊəˈriː.ə/ | yoor-REE-uh | | | | | |
| urethra | /jʊəˈriː.θrə/ | yoor-REE-thruh | | | | | |
| urinary | /ˈjʊə.rɪ.nər.iː/ | YOOR-ri-nuhr-ee | | | | | |
| urine | /ˈjʊə.rɪn/ | YOOR-in | | | | | |
| V | |||||||
| vaccinate | /ˈvæk.sɪ.neɪt/ | VACK-si-nayt | | | | | |
| vaccination | /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | vack-si-NAY-shuhn | | | | | |
| vaccine | /ˈvæk.siːn/ | VACK-seen | | | | | |
| vascular | /ˈvæs.kjə.lə/ | VASS-kyuh-luh | | | | | |
| vasculitis | /vaskjʊˈlʌɪtɪs/ | vass-kyuul-IGH-tiss | | | | | |
| vein | /veɪn/ | vayn | | | | | |
| ventricle | /ˈven.trɪ.kəl/ | VEN-tri-kuhl | | | | | |
| vertical | /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ | VUR-ti-kuhl | | | | | |
| vessel | /ˈves.əl/ | VESS-uhl | | | | | |
| virus | /ˈvaɪ.rəs/ | VIGH-ruhss | | | | | |
| vital | /ˈvaɪ.təl/ | VIGH-tuhl | | | | | |
| vitiligo | /ˌvɪt.ɪˈlaɪ.ɡəʊ/ | vit-i-LIGH-goh | | | | | |
| volume | /ˈvɒl.juːm/ | VOL-yoom | | | | | |
| W | |||||||
| weight-bearing | /ˈweɪtˌbeər.ɪŋ/ | WAYT-bair-ing | | | | | |
| wheeze | /wiːz/ | weez | | | | | |
| worsen | /ˈwɜː.sən/ | WUR-suhn | | | | | |
| wrist | /rɪst/ | rist | | | | | |
| X | |||||||
| x-ray | /ˈeks.reɪ/ | EKS-ray | | | | | |
| xerosis | /zɪˈrəʊ.sɪs/ | zi-ROH-siss | | | | | |
| xiphoid | /ˈzɪf.ɔɪd/ | ZIFF-oyd | | | | | |