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Grzegorz Chodkowski (MD)Grzegorz Chodkowski (MD)

Riga, Radisson SAS

2009

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sciatica

palsy

urticaria

fovea

psoriasis

Echinococcus

gangrene

impetigo

tourniquet

anaesthetist

foetus

mitral

lichen

tooth-decay

lumbago

faeces

paracetamol

morphine

diazepam

sulphonylurea

gentamicin

ibuprofen

furosemide

bendroflumethiazid

digoxin

beclometasone

cefuroxime

MedicinesMedicines

Clexane ®

Lasix ®

Betaloc ®

Innovace ®

Tritace ®

Plavix ®

Flagyl ®

Zinacef ®

Gaviscon ®

Movicol ®

Co-dydramol

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Pronunciation: Phonetics Symbols

this, other, smoothð

thing, author, pathΘΘΘΘview, heavy, movev

fat, coffee, rough, photof

judge, age, soldierdʒʒʒʒchurch, match, naturetʃʃʃʃget, giggle, ghostg

key, clock, schoolk

day, ladder, oddd

tea, tight, buttont

back, baby, jobb

pen, copy, happenp

ConsonantsConsonants

wet, one, when, queenw

yet, use, beauty, fewj

right, wrong, sorry, arranger

light, valley, feell

ring, anger, thanks, sungŋŋŋŋnice, know, funny, sunn

more, hammer, summ

hot, whole, aheadh

pleasure, visionʒʒʒʒship, sure, nationalʃʃʃʃzero, music, roses, buzzz

soon, cease, sisters

Pronunciation: Phonetics Symbols

mouth, nowaʊʊʊʊgoat, show, noəʊəʊəʊəʊgoose, two, blue, groupuːːːːchoice, boyɔɪɔɪɔɪɔɪprice, high, tryaɪɪɪɪface, day, breakeɪɪɪɪfleece, sea, machineiːːːːfoot, good, putʊʊʊʊstrut, mud, love, bloodʌʌʌʌlot, odd, washɒɒɒɒtrap, badæ

dress, bed, head, manye

kit, bid, hymn, minuteɪɪɪɪVowels

thank you, influence, situationu

happy, radiate. gloriousi

about, common, standardəəəənurse, stir, learn, referɜɜɜɜːːːːpoor, jury, cureʊəʊəʊəʊəthought, law, north, warɔɔɔɔːːːːstart, fatherɑɑɑɑːːːːsquare. fair, variouseəəəənear, here, wearyɪəɪəɪəɪə

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naviculare [ nə´vikjulə ]

lunate [ ´luneit ]

pisiform [ ´pajziˏfo:m ]

triquetrum [ trai ´kwetrəm ]

Medical Pronunciation Multimedia

Comprehensive medical terminology [Book & Audio CD]. R123 .J678 2003

Essentials of medical terminology [Book & Audio CD]. R123 .D28 2002

Glencoe basic medical terminology [Book & Audio cassette]. R123 .F515 1999

Medical terminology [Audio cassette]. R123 .S61

Medical terminology [Audio CD]. R123 .W4725 2003 disc.1&2

Medical terminology: A systems approach [Book & Audio cassette]. R123 .G94 1995

Medical terminology: An illustrated guide [Book & Audio CD]. R123 .C56 2004

Medical terminology for health professions [Book, Audio CD & CDROM]. R123 .E36 2005

Medical terminology simplified: A programmed learning approach by body systems [Book & Audio CD]

R123 .G945 2005

Professional series: Medical terminology for nurses pronounced [Book & Audio cassette]. R123 .P745 2001

Textbook of basic nursing [Book & CDROM]. RT62 .T49 2003

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