Anatomy

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Guys I am not trying to sound like an idiot but if I do so be it. I have searched for a thread regarding this topic but could not find anything sufficient. Am I the only one who seriously has trouble pronouncing some of the words in the medical community. Professors just throw around all these words, while I sit there dumbfounded on how to pronounce the word correctly. Even when doing nightly reading I'm constantly checking how things are pounced. For example occipitofrontalis or zygomaticus major, minor. Please do not let this turn into a pi$$ing contest or flame war saying I should quit or drop out blah blah blah. I understand the work I just try to avoid talking at all cost because I do not wanna have word f**k ups in front of everyone.

 

[Jabbed]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=zygomaticus+pronunciation&l=1

 

[FistLength]

What I did is say everything out loud while studying. It really is similar to learning a new language, I also found difficulty in saying some of the words (flexor pollicus longus, salpingopharyngeus, etc). Really it is repetition, can't escape it.

 

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Thanks

 

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I felt as if I was the only one. Glad to know everyone has a similar learning curve.

 

[zoopers]

The trick is to pronounce it with confidence. If you say it confidently enough, no one will question it, even if it's completely botched

 

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The trick is to pronounce it with confidence. If you say it confidently enough, no one will question it, even if it's completely botched

I will have to try this

 

[delco714]

They may be able to say it..but Damn if many a physician can't spell for shart

 

[ortnakas]

Our school had us use software called "Anatomy & Physiology Revealed"-- mostly it was to look at dissection images, but as an added benefit you could have it pronounce words for you. Might be worth looking into that or something similar.

 

[sliceofbread136]

You should quit and drop out

 

[Psai]

Shibboleths bro, can't sound like a nurse

 

[Doctor Bob]

Wait till you get to pharmacology... some of those cancer meds... it's like they scooped a handful of AlphaBits out of the cereal box and made a name from them.

 

[Psai]

Wait till you get to pharmacology... some of those cancer meds... it's like they scooped a handful of AlphaBits out of the cereal box and made a name from them.

There's a drug named abciximab. They just didn't even try

 

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There's a drug named abciximab. They just didn't even try

Have you seen the algorithm that they use to come up with those names? It's pretty much a "What is your Latvian porn star name?" generator.

 

[Doctor Bob]

There's a drug named abciximab. They just didn't even try

ipilimumab, tocilizumab...

What's up with the -mabs?

 

[VisionaryTics]

ipilimumab, tocilizumab...

What's up with the -mabs?

Short for monoclonal antibody.

I feel really bad for the medical oncologists. Every new chemo drug is one of those mabs.

 

[Psai]

Short for monoclonal antibody.

I feel really bad for the medical oncologists. Every new chemo drug is one of those mabs.

umab for humanized
ximab for chimeric
it wouldn't be such a bad system if the beginning part of the word made more sense

 

[loris]

and then there’s Queen Mab who will angrily ride across your face at night in a gnat-drawn chariot made out of a worm eaten hazelnut just to give you herpes. Strangely no one prescribes that one though.

 

[Doctor Bob]

Short for monoclonal antibody.

I feel really bad for the medical oncologists. Every new chemo drug is one of those mabs.

Hahaha, sorry I was kind of vague.
I know what the -mab means; what I meant was why do all of the -mabs have such unpronounceable names?