Pronunciation
Started by ericdamiansean
Just today, a guy who just came back from 3 months in the UK said that he will miss ordering "kef-alosporins" when abx were indicated.
The "en-kefalitis" is definitely UK/European - maybe right up there with the "sontameters".
The "en-kefalitis" is definitely UK/European - maybe right up there with the "sontameters".
Nope...definately not enkephalins
But I guess most Asian schools are more pro-Brit, tat's why they pronounce it as en-kah
LIke why does edema get spelled oedema and color as colour? A waste of time and ink 😛
But I guess most Asian schools are more pro-Brit, tat's why they pronounce it as en-kah
LIke why does edema get spelled oedema and color as colour? A waste of time and ink 😛
all the cephal- words come from the Greek kephali, head, or enkephali, within the head. So they should correctly be pronounced with a hard "c".
But every time I've done this I've been subtly corrected by a doctor.
Bring back Greek in medical school, I say!
But every time I've done this I've been subtly corrected by a doctor.
Bring back Greek in medical school, I say!
I always wondered where this came from, and then I realized that it must be because the word is originally French, and "cent" (hundred) is kind of pronounced more like "sont," (but no -nt sound at the end, you know that weird sort of honking French "on" sound). It bothers me a little less now that I think I figured out WHY people do it - It's still quite pretentious if you ask me though -
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In Canada, a civilized country that uses the metric system, people use centimetres all the time in daily life, and pronounce it "sent" not "sont". And a lot of those Canadians speak French too. It would be considered incredibly pretentious to say "sontimeter".
In denmark we pronouce Encephalitits En-sef-alitis.
In danish the word is encefalitis also pronounced En-sef-alitits.
Never heard anyone say en-keph-alitis.
Even Dorlands medical dictionary says en-sef (and you know dorlands can be trusted). 👍
In danish the word is encefalitis also pronounced En-sef-alitits.
Never heard anyone say en-keph-alitis.
Even Dorlands medical dictionary says en-sef (and you know dorlands can be trusted). 👍
so, the Brits are wrong eh?
Son timeter doesn't sound right.
I'm sticking to en-sef
LIke how I am the few in my class who spell edema as edema and not oedema
Son timeter doesn't sound right.
I'm sticking to en-sef
LIke how I am the few in my class who spell edema as edema and not oedema
