How do you say that!?
This list is designed to help broadcasters with pronunciation questions. This is a work in progress, so feel free to suggest words you think we should add to the list. (Note: "A" is short, as in SNAP. "AY" refers to a longer sound, as in BAY.) A - E
acanthamoeba -- AYE-can-tha-ME-bah
adipostat -- ADD-i-poh-stat
alkaptanuria -- al-cap-ton-ARE-ee-ah
allogeneic -- AL-luh-jen-NAY-ick
allograft -- AL-luh-graft
angioplasty -- ANN-gee-oh-PLAS-tee
arrhythmia -- uh-RITH-mee-ah
atherosclerosis -- A-thur-oh-sklur-OH-sis
atrial septal defect -- AY-tree-uhl SEP-tull DEE-fect
autoimmune -- auto-im-YOON
cardiomyopathy -- CAR-dee-oh-my-OP-path-ee
cerebral -- sir-EEB-ral
chemokines -- KEE-mo-keens
cochlear -- CO-clear
craniosynostosis -- CRANE-ee-oh-sin-oh-STOW-sis
cylooxygenase -- sigh-low-OX-ih-jen-ace
cytomegalovirus -- SIGHT-oh-MEG-al-oh-vye-rus
dexfenfluramine -- DEX-fen-FLOOR-ah-meen
dilated cardiomyopathy -- DI-lay-ted CAR-dee-oh-my-OP-path-ee
dissect -- diss-SECT
dosimetrist -- doh-SIM-uh-trist
dystrophy -- DIS-truh-fee
echocardiogram -- echo-CAR-dee-oh-gram
embolization -- em-bowl-ih-ZAY-shun
endocrinology -- END-oak-rin-ALL-oh-gee
F-P
Fanconi anemia -- fan-KOH-nee ah-NEE-me-ah
fenfluramine -- fen-FLOOR-ah-meen
gastroenteritis -- GAS-trow-en-ter-EYE-tiss
ginkgo biloba -- GING-ko bill-OH-bah
hemophilia -- hee-mo-FEEL-ee-ah
herstatin -- her-STAT-in
hypothalamus -- hype-oh-THAL-ah-muss
leukemia -- loo-KEE-mee-ah
lymphoma -- lim-FO-mah
macular -- MACK-you-lar
melatonin -- mel-ah-TOE-nin
oncogene -- ON-co-jeen
oncology -- on-COL-oh-jee
ophthalmology -- AHF-thal-MOL-oh-gee
otolaryngology -- otto-lar-in-GOL-oh-jee
pedicle -- PED-ick-uhl
ProUrokinase -- PRO-your-oh-KYE-nase
R-Z
retinopathy -- ret-tin-OP-path-ee
rheumatoid -- ROOM-ah-toyd
ribosome -- RYE-bow-sohm
rofecoxib -- ro-feh-COX-ibb
scoliosis -- skoh-lee-OH-sis
seratonin -- ser-ah-TOE-nin
thoracic -- thor-A-sick
t-PA -- T-P-A
Transgenic -- TRANS-jen-ick
TransgenICSI -- TRANS-jen-ICK-see
triskaidekaphobia -- tris-kye-deck-ah-PHO-bee-ah
tyrosinemia -- tie-row-suh-NEE-mee-ah
urogynecology -- your-oh-gyn-uh-COL-oh-jee
ventricular -- ven-TRICK-yoo-lur | 
