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Medical Mispronunciations and Misspelled Words

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    A
    • abdominal pain - abominable pain, abominal pain
    • Achilles tendon - akilese tendon
    • acid reflux - acid reflex
    • acidophilus - Sid and Phylis
    • ADHD - HDHD
    • anesthesia - anesceasia
    • astigmatism - a stigmatism
    • accurate I/Os - accurate eyes and nose
    • acute angina - a cute vagina
    • albuterol - albootaral, albooteral, buterol, albuteral
    • allergic reaction - allergic erection
    • Alzheimer's - alltimers, alztimers, old timers disease, oltimers,
    • Ambien - ambria
    • Amiodarone - amiroaderone, am-knee-darone, amniodarone, amarodorone, amiorodarone, amidrone
    • ambulance - ambleeance, ambalance, ambulambs
    • aneurysm - amarysm
    • antecubital - anticubical
    • anthrax - amtracks
    • antibiotics - antibygolics
    • appendix - APNDX, pendix, appendicks, ipendics
    • appendectomy - appleectomy, add-a-dick-to-me
    • arthritis - The Arthur, arthuritis
    • ask - axe
    • aspirin - assburn
    • asthma - assma, azma,
    • Assmatack - instead of asthma attack
    • Atenolol - atenol, atanol, atenenol, atenotol, antennanol
    • atrial fibrillation - aerial fibaration
    • Augmentin - augmentum, augiementim
    B
    • barbiturates - bar-bit**-uates, bar-bi-tirades
    • Bartholin gland - bartholomew gland
    • below the knee amputation - baloney amputation
    • between - bequeen
    • bipolar - bipolo
    • bisacodyl - biskadill
    • bladder cancer - ladder cancer
    • blood clot - blood clog, blood clock
    • blood pressure cuff - blood pressure cup
    • Botox - buttocks
    • bowel obstruction - bowel destruction
    • bowel impaction - bowel compaction
    • bronchial asthma - broccoli asthma
    • BUN - bunt
    • bupropion - buproprion
    • Buspar - badspar
    C
    • CABG - cabbage
    • C-section - sea section
    • calcium - kalshium
    • callus - callous
    • candida infection - Canada infection
    • capnography - capneography
    • carbon monoxide - carpet monoxide
    • cardioversion - cardio conversion
    • Cardizem - cardiazem, cardliazem
    • carotid - care-ih-toid
    • carpal tunnel - corporal punishment, carpal thunnel, car trouble, carpool tunnel
    • cataract - Cadillac
    • catheter - Catholic, capiter
    • cecum - secum
    • cellulitis - cellulititis
    • cerebral palsy - Sarah palsy, celebral palsy,
    • chicken pocks - chicken pops
    • Chiropractor - choirpracter
    • cholesterol - chlorolesteral
    • ciprofloxacin - ciproflucloxacillen
    • cirrhosis of the liver - psoriasis of the liver, sclerosis of the liver, scoliosis of the liver, six roaches of the liver
    • cocci - cockeye
    • Colonoscopy - colonsclopy, colostomy, colonostomy, colonostrophy, coloscopy
    • concussion - concrussion
    • constipation - constickation
    • contractions - contraptions
    • congestive heart failure - congested heart failin
    • Coumadin - coodamin, coumanin, coudamin, cummin, cooligan, cumiden
    • coxsackie virus - coxsuckie virus
    • CPAP - C-Pak
    • cryo - Cairo
    D
    • D&C - DNC
    • dependent - dependant
    • dehydrated - dehydrinated
    • depo provera - depo primavera
    • diabetes - diabetis, suga' diabetes, the sugar, diabettys, diabeets, dabeets, da' suga
    • diabetic - diabetical, "sugar pill"
    • diagnoses - diagnosises
    • diarrhea - diarear, diareah
    • dialysis - dinealysis, dryalysis, dialogy
    • dialyze - dialasize, diagnalysis
    • dilated - delighted
    • disoriented - disorientated
    • defibrillator - defibulator, defibrillizer, fibulizor, fibalator
    • Diflucan - diflunkin
    • Dilaudid - di lada, duodenum, dilautin, dialauda, dilauda, dilaudin, dilala, dilauden, diladeed, dilila, dilidad, dulauda, dilada, dilauntin, dilopadid, diladoo, dilauscious, lidaudid, dilowdin, dilautin, dilaudah, laudedid, diloodid, dahlonega, darvonidad, dull adam, dillydad, diladid, dialed in, diddlyadid, mili of dili, delightful, delighted, dddd, dilapida, diludid, the d one, dilaudemerol, delawtid, dolobid, dildemerol
    • diltiazem - ditazolam
    • diverticulitis - diberticulitis
    • dominant - dominit
    • doppler - gobbler, dobbler
    • donepezil - donzepril.
    • dry weight - dry wall
    • Dulcolax - dookielax
    E
    • eczema - exema, eggs and ma
    • edematous - edeminous, ah-did-ah-mus
    • EKG - heartmagram
    • Elavil - elaville
    • electrolytes - electric lights
    • elephantiasis - elephantitis
    • elicit - illicit
    • emphysema - infazima
    • encephalitis - syphilitis
    • epidural - epidermal
    • epigastric - epic gastric
    • epileptic seizure - epileptic Caesar, eucalyptus seizure
    • erectile dysfunction - reptile dysfunction
    • esophagus - asophagues
    • exacerbation - exaspiration, asserbation, exagerbate
    • excercise - ectercise
    • excruciating - cruciating
    • extubation - excavation
    F
    • fibroids in my uterus - fireballs in my Eucharist (or universe or Eucharis), thyroids in my uterus
    • fibromyalgia - ibromyfalgia, fibermalgia, fibermanalgia, fibro-my-algia, fibroidmyalga, fibermyallergy
    • fibroplastic breast - fiber optic breast
    • Flomax - flowmore
    • folic acid - fostic acid
    • foramen ovale - foraminal valley
    • Furosemide - forcemide, fersamide
    G
    • gabapentin - gabbagantin
    • gallbladder - gullbladder, jawbladder, gallblatter
    • gangrene - gang green
    • generic - genetic
    • Glucophage - glucasausage
    • GoLYTELY - gollytelly
    • gout - goat, gouch
    • grand mal seizure - grandma seizure, grand maul seizure, grand mall seizure
    • Guillian-Barre syndrome - gougane barra syndrome
    H
    • Haldol - hound dog, haldog
    • heart catheterization - heart cardization
    • heart murmur - heart mummer
    • Heimlich maneuver - hindlick maneuver, Heinekin maneuver,
    • hemoptysis - hymnoptosis
    • hemorrhoidectomy - hermitrectomy
    • heparin - hefarin
    • heroin - heroine
    • herpes - hair piece
    • HCTZ - HTCZ
    • hernia - hyena
    • hiatal hernia - hi herny, hymenal hernia, high anal hernia
    • HIPAA - HIPPA, HIPPO
    • high bilirubin - hi Billy Rubin
    • hill - heel
    • hospitalist - hospital list
    • hydralazine - hydrazaline
    • hydrocodone - hydrocodeine, hydrocordone, hydracodeine, hydrocordrone, hyda coda done
    • hydromorphone - hydramofo
    • hypertension - the pressure, high blood
    • hypoxic - hypopnic
    • hysterectomy - hickerectomy, histamyrectomy, hykterektomy, hicktorectomy, hikorekomy
    I
    • ibuprofin - I-B profin, I-B-U rofin, ibupropylene, ibubufferin
    • I have sinusitis - I have sinuses
    • impetigo - infantigo
    • induced in L&D - instead of reduced in L&D, seduced in L&D
    • intractable - intrackable
    • inflammation - inflamminated
    • inhaler - inhalator
    • intubated - incubated
    • ipratropium - ipatropin
    • irritable bowel syndrome - durable bowel syndrome, herbal bowl syndrome
    J
    K
    L

    • laparoscopic - laptoscopical
    • larynx - larnix
    • Lasix - Lasik, latex
    • lisinopril - lisopril
    • Lorazepam - razorpam
    • Lortab - Loratab, lowtads
    • Lyme disease - lime disease
    • Lyrica - lycra
    • lymph nodes - lymph noides, limp noids
    M
    • maggots - magnets
    • mammogram - mammy o gram, mammiogram, mammeogram
    • melatonin pills - melanoma pills
    • MRSA infection - merser infection
    • malnutrition - maltrishoning
    • mastectomy - masectomy
    • menopause - many paws, menapause, minipause
    • menstruation - minstration
    • Methotrexate - mexotrexate
    • metoprolol - meto-prolol, metaprod, me-prot-olol, met-RO-polol, meta-pro-lol, metopropolol, metopotol, matropalol, metepropol, metoprol, metopropol, meta-topro-lol
    • migraine headache - migratin headache, my brain headache
    • milligrams - thrilligrams
    • mitral valve - micral valve
    • morphine - mo phine, mophy, mofeen, mofeem
    • MRSA - MERCA
    • multiple sclerosis - multiple scoliosis, multiple neurosis
    • mupirocin - mop-u-rock-in
    • muscle - mustle
    • "My bone wasn't broken, only fractured"
    • myocardial infarction - myocardial infraction, cardio fart
    N
    • nauseous - nauseaouas
    • nauseated - nauseation
    • nebulizer - nibulator, febulizer, nebalizer, mebulizer
    • Nissen - neesan
    • Norvasc - norvasac
    • NSAIDS - nay-sayds
    • nuclear test - nuculer test, nook-ya-lar
    O
    • omeprazole - o-mee-pra-zo-lee, o-mep-ra-zo-le, om-nep-praz-olol, "o something"
    • ophthalmology - opthalmology, optamology, optomology
    • orient - orientate
    • oriented - orientated
    • osteochondral - osteocondo, osteocondom
    • osteoperosis - osteosperosis
    • Oxycodone - oxycordone
    • Oxycontin - oxycotton
    • oxygen - oxgen, octagon, oxcuagen
    P
    • pacemaker - peacemaker
    • palpate - palpitate
    • pancreatitis - pancreitis
    • pap smear - pepper smear
    • paraneoplastic panel - perineal plastic panel
    • patients - patience
    • Percocet - purpocet, percostat, purpacet, perpocet
    • perfusion - profusion
    • pericarditis - periocarditis
    • perineal - peroneal
    • peripheral - peripherial
    • pharynx - pharnix
    • Phenergan - finnagin, phenergrin, phen-a-kin, phenergun, phenegren, pheneegan, phenagrin, phenegram, phenygen, phennygin, phenergran, vinegar, phenegran, fingin, fennigan
    • phenobarbitol - peanut butter balls
    • phlebotomy - lobotomy
    • pitocin - potassium
    • Plavix - playvix, pavlix
    • pleural - plural
    • pneumonia - ammonia, lamonia, numonia, phemonia
    • polyps - plopps, pollits
    • Port-A-Cath - portacast
    • prednisone - presinone, pregnisone
    • prescribe - perscribe
    • prescriptions - perscriptions
    • Prevalon boot - provolone boot
    • Prilosec - prolosex
    • Propofol - propothol, propathal
    • propranolol - propanolol
    • prostate - prostrate, prospate
    • Protonix - protronix
    • Prozac - prosack
    • PSA - PSI
    • pseudoseizures - sudo seizures
    • pulmonary - plumbinary, pluminary
    • pulmonary embolism - pulmonary emblems
    • pneumonia - ammonia, lemonia, pamonia, p moan ya
    • pyelonephritis - polynehpritis
    Q
    R

    • Ramipril - ram-per-il
    • rectal pain - rektical pain
    • reflux - reflexin
    • reflux on my esophagram - reflexes on my coffeegram
    • rhabdomyolysis - rhabdomyolitis
    • rheumatoid arthritis - rumatard arfritis, rumortard arthritis
    • ringworms - wingworms
    • Risperdal - risperidal
    • Rocephin - rocepherin
    • rotator cuff - rotor cup, rotary cuff, roterer cuff, rotator cup, rotary cup
    • RSV - RSVP
    S
    • saddle pulmonary embolism - saddled pulmonary embolism
    • sats - stats (an in oxygen stats)
    • Schizophrenia - schitzophrenia
    • sciatic nerve - psychotic nerve, exotic nerve, psychiatic nerve, sanotic nerve
    • seizures - skezures
    • Seroquel - sequel
    • shotty lymph nodes - shoddy lymph nodes
    • sickle cell anemia- sick as Hell anemia
    • sleep apnea - sleep apney, sleep napia
    • something - sompin
    • smoking cessation classes - smoking sensation classes
    • spayed - spaded (for the vets out there!)
    • specific pain - Pacific pain
    • spinal meningitis - smiley mighty Jesus
    • spironolactone - spy-ra-lone-a-lack-ta-tone
    • Staph infection - staff infection
    • stent - stint, splints, stimps
    • Strep throat - strip throat , script throat, scrip throat
    • stroke - scroke
    • sulfa - sulfur
    • suppositories - depositories
    • Synagis - synergist
    T
    • telemetry - the lemon tree, telepathy
    • tendonitis - tendernitis
    • testicles - technicals
    • tests - testes
    • Tetanus shot - technical shot
    • Theophylline - thee-o-fi-lean
    • throat - instead of throak
    • thrombocytopenia - instead of thrombocytopenis
    • thrush - thrash
    • TIAs - teeahs
    • topical nystatin - tropical nystatin
    • Toprol - topal
    • trachea - trachlear
    • Trazodone - tray-za-done
    • trichomonas infection - tracheotomy infection, trick infection, trick a monkey infection
    • troponins - patronins
    • tubal ligation - tubal langee-on, tubal litigation, tubolization
    • Tylenol - tylol, tylenoids, time in all
    • Tysabri - tysaybri
    U
    • uvula - vulva
      umbilical - umbiblical
    V
    • vagina - vajinga, Virginia, pajama
    • vaginal discharge - virginal discharge
    • Valium - vacuum
    • vegetations - vegetables
    • ventilator - emulator
    • vertigo - vertical, vertago
    • vesicle - vesical
    • Viagra - viagry
    • Vicoden - vickoden, vi-code-an, vicodan, vicaden
    • volatile - voluatable
    • vomit - vomick
    • vomiting - vomicken, vomicking
    • Vulva - instead of uvula
    W
    • warfarin - wahfehrn, warafin
    • Wenckebach - winkyback
    • welts - whelps
    • wheezing - weasel
    • whopping cough - woofing cough
    X
    • Xopenex - zofenex
      x-ray - x-tray, x-ration
    Z
    • Zofran - jofrain
      Zosyn - josin
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