Pronunciation Guide
Prepared by Dr. Carey  Carpenter 
Palomar College


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acetabulum

Achilles

acromion 

adductor magnus

alveoli

anguli oris

ampulla of Vater

aponeurosis

areolar

areola

arachnoid

arbor vitae

arcuate

arytenoid

auricle

axillary

azygous

 

brachiocephalic

biceps brachii

biceps femoris

Bowman's capsule

brachialis

brachiocephalic

brachioradialis

Broca's area

bronchi

bronchiole

buccinator

bulborurethral

 

calcaneus

callosum

calyces

calyx

canaliculi

capitate

capitulum

carotid

cauda equina

cavernosa

celiac

cephalad

cerebellum

cerebral

cerebrum 

chiasm (chiasma)

chondrocytes

chordae tendineae

ciliary body

clitoris

coccygeal 

coccyx

colliculi 

concha,conchae 

conus

coracoid   

corpora

corpus albians

corpus luteum

cornea

corniculate

coronal

coronoid 

corpora quadrigemina

corpus callosum 

coxae

cremaster

cribriform  

cricoid 

crista galli

crural 

cuneiform

 

diaphysis, diaphyses

deltoid

depressor anguli oris

depressor labii inferioris

detrusor

diencephalon

duodenum

dura mater

 

eosinophils

epididymis

epiphysis, epiphyses

ethmoid

erythrocytes

eustachian tube

extensor carpi radialis longus

extensor hallucis longus

 

facet

Fallopian

fauces

fimbriae

flexor carpi ulnaris

flexor digitorum superficialis

foramen, foramina

fornix

fossa ovalis

fovea

frontalis

 

galea aponeurotica

gastrocnemius

gladiolus

glomerulus

gluteus maximus

Graafian follicle

gyri, gyrus 

 

hamate

haustra

Haversian

Henle

hippocampus

hyaline

hyoid

hypophysis

hypothalamus

 

ileum

iliacus

iliocecal

iliopsoas

incus

infraspinatus

infundibulum

inguinal

intercalated

interlobar

interlobular

ischium

 

jejunem

jugular 

juxtaglomerular

 

labia majora

labia minora

labii inferioris

labium majorum

labium minorum

lacuna, lacunae

lambdoidal 

lamella, lamellae

lamina

laryngopharynx

larynx

latissimus dorsi   

levator palpebrae superioris

levator scapulae

leukocytes

ligamentum arteriosum 

linea aspera

 

macrophage

macula

malleolus 

malleus

mammillary bodies

manubrium

massa intermedia 

masseter

maxilla, maxillae

meatus 

mediastinum

medulla oblongata

meninges

menisci

mentalis

mesencephalon

mesenscephalic

mons pubis

myometrium

 

nares

nasopharynx

node of Ranvier

 

oblique

occipital

oculomotor 

odontoid 

olecranon 

omohyoid

orbicularis oculi

orbicularis oris

oligodendrocytes

oropharynx

os coxa, os coxae

ovale 

 

palatine 

palmaris longus

papillae

parietal 

patella 

pharynx

pectoral  

pectoralis major

peduncles

perichondrium

periodontal

peritoneum

peroneal

peroneus brevis

peroneus tertius

petrous

phalanx, phalanges 

pia mater

pineal  

pinna

pisiform 

platelets

platymsa

pleura

plexus

plica circularis

pollicus longus

popliteal

prepuce

pronator quadratus

pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

psoas major

pterygoid 

pudendal

 

quadriceps femoris

 

ramus 

rectus abdominis

rectus femoris

renal

rhomboid

risorius

rotundum

rugae

 

saphenous

sartorius

scalenes

sciatic

sclera

sella turcica

semimembranosus

semitendinosus

septum pellucidum

serratus anterior

soleus

sphenoid      

splenius capitis

squamosal 

stapes

sternocleidomastoid

sternohyoid

subscapularis

sulci

supraspinatus

squamous

spongiosum

stratum basale

Sylvius

symphysis 

 

taeniae coli

temporal

temporalis

tensor fasciae latae

teres major

thalamus

thoracic

thyrohyoid

tibialis anterior

transverse abdominis

trapezium

trapezius

triceps brachii

trigone

triquetrum

trochanter 

trochlea

tubercle

tympanic

 

ureter

uvula

 

vasa rectae

vena cava

vertebrae

vastus intermedius

vastus medialis

vestibulochochlear

vitreous

 

xiphoid 

 

zoology

zygomaticus major

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