Sound-Alikes

abduction	draw away from	adduction	draw toward
ablation	separation or detachment	oblation	an offering or gift
access	means of entering or exiting	assess	evaluate	axis	abstract line used as a positional referent
acidic	tending to form acid	ascitic	abnormal amount of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
advice	opinion	advise	to offer advise, counsel
afferent	towards the center	efferent	away from center
alkalosis	high alkalinity of blood and body fluids	ankylosis	stiffening and immobility of a joint
allergy	high sensitivity to certain substances	allergic	having an allergy
Amatrex		Imitrex
anabiotic	restoring to life of a deathlike condition; resuscitation	antibiotic	substance derived from a certain fungi, bacteria, or other organsim that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms
anarithmia s/l		an arrhythmia	irregularity in force or rhythm of the heartbeat;
ancillary	subserviant or subordinate; relating to something non-essential	auxiliary	giving assistance or support; supplementary
and/or		under
anergy	lack of energy	anergic	haing lack of energy	energy	capacity for work or vigorous activity; vigor; power
anion	a negatively charged ion	iron	tonic, pill, or other medicine containing iron and taken as a dietary supplement
anoscopy	visualization of anal mucosa and lower rectum using an anoscope	endoscopy	visualization of interior of a body canal or hollow organ such as colon, bladder, stomach, using an endoscope
Ansaid	Trademark of a brand of this non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drug	NSAID	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
aphagia	inability to swallow	aphasia	inability to speak
appose	to place in proximity	oppose	to be contrary
apprise	to tell	appraise	to set a value on
ataxia	lack of ability to coordinate muscular movement	apraxia	total or partial loss of ability to perform coordinated or manipulate objects in absence of motor or sensory impairment
atenolol	cardiac drug	timolol	EENT drug
auscultation	listening	oscillation	to move back and forth
Babinski sign		Brudzinski sign
bowels	intestines	valves	membranous structure in a hollow organ or passage that folds or closes to prevent the return flow of body fluid passing through it
carotid	relating to the carotid arteries	parotid	gland situated near the ear
cecal	large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine	fecal	relating to feces	thecal	sheath or covering
Celebrex		Cerebyx
centigrade		centigray
cirrhosis	a chronic disease of the liver	psoriasis	an inflammatory skin disease	xerosis	abnormal dryness of the skin
cite	to quote	sight	ability to see
clotting		clubbing
CNS		C&S	culture and sensitivity
comma		trauma
DAT	both diet related	BRAT
diathesis	constitutional or inborn state disoposing of a disease	diaphysis	shaft, as in bones
discreet	showing prodence	discrete	distinct
dysphasia	lack of coordination in speech	dysphagia	difficulty in swallowing
eczema	both related to skin eruptions	exanthema
elicit	to bring about or induce	illicit	unlawful
ental	inside	Intal	allergy medication
enuresis	both related to urinary problems	anuresis	anuresis is an obsolete term for inability to pass urine
etiology	the cause or origin of a disease	ideology	a set of beliefs or doctrines
Fabere Test		FABER Test
facial	relating to the face	fascial	relating to the fascia (fibrous tissue)
fascicular		vesicular
fasciculation	involuntary contractions of groups of muscle fibers	vesiculation	blistering
fifty		fifteen
fontanel		fentanyl
galactorrhea	discharge of milk from the breast	glacturia	discharge of milky urine
groove	a long, narrow channel	grove	a group of trees
hematoma	blood tumor	hepatoma	liver tumor
Hs		edges
ileum	distal portion of the small intestine	ileus	obstruction of the intestines	ilium	superior portion of the hip bone
Intal		Endal
intrathecal		intrafecal
labile	unsteady	labial	relating to the lips
lisinopril		fosinopril
loose	free of anything that restrains	lose	to misplace something
malleus	structure in the inner ear	malleolus	a bone on either side of the ankle
menorrhagia	abnormally heavy menstrual period	menorrhalgia	painful menstruation	metrorrhagia	uterine bleeding, not due to menses
mucous	having the nature of or resembling mucus	mucus	viscous secretions of mucous membranes
nasopharynx		nasal flaring
nitrate	salt of nitric acid, medication	nitrite	salt of nitrous acid; found in urinalysis
Nitropress		nitro paste
O.D.	right eye	o.d.	Latin for every day
obtain		pain
oracle		auricle
osmolarity		osmolality
palpation	examination by touching	palpitation	rapid or fluttering heartbeat
pearl		PERL
perennial	lasting or active through the year, or many years	perineal	relating to the region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva junction and the anus in females
perform	to do	preform	to shape beforehand
perfuse	to force blood or other fluid to flow	profuse	abundant
peritoneal	of or relating to the serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity	peroneal	of or relating to the fibula or to the outer portion of the leg
principal	highest in importance	principle	a rule or standard
prostate	gland	prostrate	flat, supine
radical	going to the root of the cause	radicle	a rootlet
radicular	of or relating to a root-like structure	reticular	resembling a net in form, net-like
reflex	involuntary reaction or return	reflux	abnormal backflow of fluid
roentgen		Rankin
scatoma	fecal tumor	scotoma	isolated area within the visual field in which vision is absent
serratic		cirrhotic
shoddy	cheap or done poorly	shotty	a rubbery feel
sixty		sixteen
stent	device used to maintain a bodily orifice or cavity	stint	fixed amount or share of duty allotted
subtle	slight, elusive	supple	flexible
than		then
verses	a rhythmical composition	versus	against
vesicle	blister, fluid-filled sac	vesical	bladder
viscous	sticky	viscus	hollow, multi-layered, walled organ