

If you happen to stumble across this post describing funny medical mispronunciations and misspelled words, make sure to search the alphabetical list below describing both the correct (bold words) and the incorrect references to common medical terms. If doctors, nurses, patients and family are going to speak the same language of medicine, it's important to stop confusing ammonia with pneumonia and blood clogs with blood clots.



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THE MISPRONOUNCED OR MISUNDERSTOOD WORLD OF MEDICINE. A abdominal pain - abominable pain, abominal pain

- abominable pain, abominal pain Achilles tendon - akilese tendon

akilese tendon acid reflux - acid reflex

acid reflex acidophilus - Sid and Phylis

Sid and Phylis ADHD - HDHD

HDHD anesthesia - anesceasia

anesceasia astigmatism - a stigmatism

a stigmatism accurate I/Os - accurate eyes and nose

accurate eyes and nose acute angina - a cute vagina

a cute vagina albuterol - albootaral, albooteral, buterol, albuteral

albootaral, albooteral, buterol, albuteral allergic reaction - allergic erection

allergic erection Alzheimer's - alltimers, alztimers, old timers disease, oltimers,

alltimers, alztimers, old timers disease, oltimers, Ambien - ambria

ambria Amiodarone - amiroaderone, am-knee-darone, amniodarone, amarodorone, amiorodarone, amidrone

amiroaderone, am-knee-darone, amniodarone, amarodorone, amiorodarone, amidrone ambulance - ambleeance, ambalance, ambulambs

ambleeance, ambalance, ambulambs aneurysm - amarysm

amarysm antecubital - anticubical

anticubical anthrax - amtracks

amtracks antibiotics - antibygolics

antibygolics appendix - APNDX, pendix, appendicks, ipendics

APNDX, pendix, appendicks, ipendics appendectomy - appleectomy, add-a-dick-to-me

appleectomy, add-a-dick-to-me arthritis - The Arthur, arthuritis

The Arthur, arthuritis ask - axe

axe aspirin - assburn

assburn asthma - assma, azma,

assma, azma, Assmatack - instead of asthma attack

instead of asthma attack Atenolol - atenol, atanol, atenenol, atenotol, antennanol

atenol, atanol, atenenol, atenotol, antennanol atrial fibrillation - aerial fibaration

aerial fibaration Augmentin - augmentum, augiementim B barbiturates - bar-bit**-uates, bar-bi-tirades

bar-bit**-uates, bar-bi-tirades Bartholin gland - bartholomew gland

bartholomew gland below the knee amputation - baloney amputation

baloney amputation between - bequeen

bequeen bipolar - bipolo



- bipolo bisacodyl - biskadill



biskadill bladder cancer - ladder cancer

- ladder cancer blood clot - blood clog, blood clock

blood clog, blood clock blood pressure cuff - blood pressure cup

blood pressure cup Botox - buttocks

buttocks bowel obstruction - bowel destruction

bowel destruction bowel impaction - bowel compaction

bowel compaction bronchial asthma - broccoli asthma

broccoli asthma BUN - bunt

bunt bupropion - buproprion

buproprion Buspar - badspar C CABG - cabbage

cabbage C-section - sea section

- sea section calcium - kalshium

kalshium callus - callous

callous candida infection - Canada infection

Canada infection capnography - capneography

capneography carbon monoxide - carpet monoxide

carpet monoxide cardioversion - cardio conversion

cardio conversion Cardizem - cardiazem, cardliazem

cardiazem, cardliazem carotid - care-ih-toid

care-ih-toid carpal tunnel - corporal punishment, carpal thunnel, car trouble, carpool tunnel

- corporal punishment, carpal thunnel, car trouble, carpool tunnel cataract - Cadillac

Cadillac catheter - Catholic, capiter

Catholic, capiter cecum - secum

secum cellulitis - cellulititis

cellulititis cerebral palsy - Sarah palsy, celebral palsy,

Sarah palsy, celebral palsy, chicken pocks - chicken pops

chicken pops Chiropractor - choirpracter

choirpracter cholesterol - chlorolesteral

chlorolesteral ciprofloxacin - ciproflucloxacillen

ciproflucloxacillen cirrhosis of the liver - psoriasis of the liver, sclerosis of the liver, scoliosis of the liver, six roaches 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

colonsclopy, colostomy, colonostomy, colonostrophy, coloscopy concussion - concrussion

concrussion constipation - constickation

constickation contractions - contraptions

contraptions congestive heart failure - congested heart failin

congested heart failin Coumadin - coodamin, coumanin, coudamin, cummin, cooligan, cumiden

- coodamin, coumanin, coudamin, cummin, cooligan, cumiden coxsackie virus - coxsuckie virus

- coxsuckie virus CPAP - C-Pak

- C-Pak cryo - Cairo D D&C - DNC

DNC dependent - dependant

dependant dehydrated - dehydrinated

- dehydrinated depo provera - depo primavera

depo primavera diabetes - diabetis, suga' diabetes, the sugar, diabettys, diabeets, dabeets, da' suga

diabetis, suga' diabetes, the sugar, diabettys, diabeets, dabeets, da' suga diabetic - diabetical, "sugar pill"

diabetical, "sugar pill" diagnoses - diagnosises

diagnosises diarrhea - diarear, diareah

diarear, diareah dialysis - dinealysis, dryalysis, dialogy

dinealysis, dryalysis, dialogy dialyze - dialasize, diagnalysis

dialasize, diagnalysis dilated - delighted

delighted disoriented - disorientated

disorientated defibrillator - defibulator, defibrillizer, fibulizor, fibalator

defibulator, defibrillizer, fibulizor, fibalator Diflucan - diflunkin

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

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

ditazolam diverticulitis - diberticulitis

diberticulitis dominant - dominit

dominit doppler - gobbler, dobbler

gobbler, dobbler donepezil - donzepril.

donzepril. dry weight - dry wall

dry wall Dulcolax - dookielax E eczema - exema, eggs and ma

- exema, eggs and ma edematous - edeminous, ah-did-ah-mus

edeminous, ah-did-ah-mus EKG - heartmagram

heartmagram Elavil - elaville

elaville electrolytes - electric lights

electric lights elephantiasis - elephantitis

elephantitis elicit - illicit

illicit emphysema - infazima

infazima encephalitis - syphilitis

syphilitis epidural - epidermal

epidermal epigastric - epic gastric

epic gastric epileptic seizure - epileptic Caesar, eucalyptus seizure

epileptic Caesar, eucalyptus seizure erectile dysfunction - reptile dysfunction

reptile dysfunction esophagus - asophagues

asophagues exacerbation - exaspiration, asserbation, exagerbate

exaspiration, asserbation, exagerbate excercise - ectercise

ectercise excruciating - cruciating

cruciating extubation - excavation F fibroids in my uterus - fireballs in my Eucharist (or universe or Eucharis), thyroids in my uterus

fireballs in my Eucharist (or universe or Eucharis), thyroids in my uterus fibromyalgia - ibromyfalgia, fibermalgia, fibermanalgia, fibro-my-algia, fibroidmyalga, fibermyallergy

ibromyfalgia, fibermalgia, fibermanalgia, fibro-my-algia, fibroidmyalga, fibermyallergy fibroplastic breast - fiber optic breast

fiber optic breast Flomax - flowmore

flowmore folic acid - fostic acid

fostic acid foramen ovale - foraminal valley

foraminal valley Furosemide - forcemide, fersamide

G gabapentin - gabbagantin



gabbagantin gallbladder - gullbladder, jawbladder, gallblatter

gullbladder, jawbladder, gallblatter gangrene - gang green

gang green generic - genetic

genetic Glucophage - glucasausage

glucasausage GoLYTELY - gollytelly

gollytelly gout - goat, gouch

goat, gouch grand mal seizure - grandma seizure, grand maul seizure, grand mall seizure

grandma seizure, grand maul seizure, grand mall seizure Guillian-Barre syndrome - gougane barra syndrome H Haldol - hound dog, haldog

- hound dog, haldog heart catheterization - heart cardization

heart cardization heart murmur - heart mummer

heart mummer Heimlich maneuver - hindlick maneuver, Heinekin maneuver,

hindlick maneuver, Heinekin maneuver, hemoptysis - hymnoptosis

hymnoptosis hemorrhoidectomy - hermitrectomy

hermitrectomy heparin - hefarin

hefarin heroin - heroine

heroine herpes - hair piece

hair piece HCTZ - HTCZ

HTCZ hernia - hyena

hyena hiatal hernia - hi herny, hymenal hernia, high anal hernia

hi herny, hymenal hernia, high anal hernia HIPAA - HIPPA, HIPPO

- HIPPA, HIPPO high bilirubin - hi Billy Rubin

hi Billy Rubin hill - heel

heel hospitalist - hospital list

hospital list hydralazine - hydrazaline

hydrazaline hydrocodone - hydrocodeine, hydrocordone, hydracodeine, hydrocordrone, hyda coda done

hydrocodeine, hydrocordone, hydracodeine, hydrocordrone, hyda coda done hydromorphone - hydramofo

hydramofo hypertension - the pressure, high blood

the pressure, high blood hypoxic - hypopnic

hypopnic hysterectomy - hickerectomy, histamyrectomy, hykterektomy, hicktorectomy, hikorekomy I ibuprofin - I-B profin , I-B-U rofin , ibupropylene, ibubufferin



I-B profin I-B-U rofin ibupropylene, ibubufferin I have sinusitis - I have sinuses

I have sinuses impetigo - infantigo

infantigo induced in L&D - instead of reduced in L&D, seduced in L&D

instead of reduced in L&D, seduced in L&D intractable - intrackable

intrackable inflammation - inflamminated

inflamminated inhaler - inhalator

inhalator intubated - incubated

ipratropium - ipatropin

- ipatropin irritable bowel syndrome - durable bowel syndrome, herbal bowl syndrome

J K L laparoscopic - laptoscopical

laptoscopical larynx - larnix

larnix Lasix - Lasik, latex

Lasik, latex lisinopril - lisopril

lisopril Lorazepam - razorpam

razorpam Lortab - Loratab, lowtads

Loratab, lowtads Lyme disease - lime disease

lime disease Lyrica - lycra

lycra lymph nodes - lymph noides, limp noids M maggots - magnets

magnets mammogram - mammy o gram, mammiogram, mammeogram

mammy o gram, mammiogram, mammeogram melatonin pills - melanoma pills

melanoma pills MRSA infection - merser infection

merser infection malnutrition - maltrishoning

maltrishoning mastectomy - masectomy

masectomy menopause - many paws, menapause, minipause

many paws, menapause, minipause menstruation - minstration

minstration Methotrexate - mexotrexate

mexotrexate metoprolol - meto-prolol, metaprod, me-prot-olol, met-RO-polol, meta-pro-lol, metopropolol, metopotol, matropalol, metepropol, metoprol, metopropol, meta-topro-lol

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

migratin headache, my brain headache milligrams - thrilligrams

thrilligrams mitral valve - micral valve

micral valve morphine - mo phine, mophy, mofeen, mofeem

mo phine, mophy, mofeen, mofeem MRSA - MERCA

MERCA multiple sclerosis - multiple scoliosis, multiple neurosis

multiple scoliosis, multiple neurosis mupirocin - mop-u-rock-in

mop-u-rock-in muscle - mustle

mustle "My bone wasn't broken, only fractured"

myocardial infarction - myocardial infraction, cardio fart N nauseous - nauseaouas

nauseaouas nauseated - nauseation

nauseation nebulizer - nibulator, febulizer, nebalizer, mebulizer

nibulator, febulizer, nebalizer, mebulizer Nissen - neesan

neesan Norvasc - norvasac

norvasac NSAIDS - nay-sayds

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"

o-mee-pra-zo-lee, o-mep-ra-zo-le, om-nep-praz-olol, "o something" ophthalmology - opthalmology, optamology, optomology

opthalmology, optamology, optomology orient - orientate

orientate oriented - orientated

orientated osteochondral - osteocondo, osteocondom

osteocondo, osteocondom osteoperosis - osteosperosis

osteosperosis Oxycodone - oxycordone

oxycordone Oxycontin - oxycotton

oxycotton oxygen - oxgen, octagon, oxcuagen P pacemaker - peacemaker

- peacemaker palpate - palpitate

palpitate pancreatitis - pancreitis

pancreitis pap smear - pepper smear

pepper smear paraneoplastic panel - perineal plastic panel

perineal plastic panel patients - patience

patience Percocet - purpocet, percostat, purpacet, perpocet

purpocet, percostat, purpacet, perpocet perfusion - profusion

profusion pericarditis - periocarditis

periocarditis perineal - peroneal

peroneal peripheral - peripherial

peripherial pharynx - pharnix

pharnix Phenergan - finnagin, phenergrin , phen-a-kin, phenergun, phenegren, pheneegan, phenagrin, phenegram, phenygen, phennygin, phenergran, vinegar, phenegran, fingin, fennigan

finnagin, phenergrin phen-a-kin, phenergun, phenegren, pheneegan, phenagrin, phenegram, phenygen, phennygin, phenergran, vinegar, phenegran, fingin, fennigan phenobarbitol - peanut butter balls



peanut butter balls phlebotomy - lobotomy

lobotomy pitocin - potassium

- potassium Plavix - playvix , pavlix

playvix pavlix pleural - plural



plural pneumonia - ammonia , lamonia, numonia, phemonia



- ammonia lamonia, numonia, phemonia polyps - plopps, pollits

- plopps, pollits Port-A-Cath - portacast

portacast prednisone - presinone, pregnisone

presinone, pregnisone prescribe - perscribe

perscribe prescriptions - perscriptions

perscriptions Prevalon boot - provolone boot

provolone boot Prilosec - prolosex

prolosex Propofol - propothol, propathal

propothol, propathal propranolol - propanolol

propanolol prostate - prostrate, prospate

prostrate, prospate Protonix - protronix

protronix Prozac - prosack

prosack PSA - PSI

PSI pseudoseizures - sudo seizures

sudo seizures pulmonary - plumbinary, pluminary

plumbinary, pluminary pulmonary embolism - pulmonary emblems

pulmonary emblems pneumonia - ammonia , lemonia, pamonia, p moan ya

ammonia lemonia, pamonia, p moan ya pyelonephritis - polynehpritis Q R Ramipril - ram-per-il



ram-per-il rectal pain - rektical pain

rektical pain reflux - reflexin

reflexin reflux on my esophagram - reflexes on my coffeegram

reflexes on my coffeegram rhabdomyolysis - rhabdomyolitis

rhabdomyolitis rheumatoid arthritis - rumatard arfritis, rumortard arthritis

rumatard arfritis, rumortard arthritis ringworms - wingworms

wingworms Risperdal - risperidal

risperidal Rocephin - rocepherin

rocepherin rotator cuff - rotor cup, rotary cuff, roterer cuff, rotator cup, rotary cup

rotor cup, rotary cuff, roterer cuff, rotator cup, rotary cup RSV - RSVP S saddle pulmonary embolism - saddled pulmonary embolism

saddled pulmonary embolism sats - stats (an in oxygen stats)

stats (an in oxygen stats) Schizophrenia - schitzophrenia

schitzophrenia sciatic nerve - psychotic nerve, exotic nerve, psychiatic nerve, sanotic nerve

psychotic nerve, exotic nerve, psychiatic nerve, sanotic nerve seizures - skezures

skezures Seroquel - sequel

sequel shotty lymph nodes - shoddy lymph nodes

shoddy lymph nodes sickle cell anemia- sick as Hell anemia

sick as Hell anemia sleep apnea - sleep apney, sleep napia

sleep apney, sleep napia something - sompin

sompin smoking cessation classes - smoking sensation classes

smoking sensation classes spayed - spaded (for the vets out there!)

specific pain - Pacific pain

Pacific pain spinal meningitis - smiley mighty Jesus

smiley mighty Jesus spironolactone - spy-ra-lone-a-lack-ta-tone

spy-ra-lone-a-lack-ta-tone Staph infection - staff infection

staff infection stent - stint, splints, stimps

stint, splints, stimps Strep throat - strip throat , script throat, scrip throat

strip throat , script throat, scrip throat stroke - scroke

scroke sulfa - sulfur

sulfur suppositories - depositories

depositories Synagis - synergist T telemetry - the lemon tree, telepathy

the lemon tree, telepathy tendonitis - tendernitis

tendernitis testicles - technicals

technicals tests - testes

testes Tetanus shot - technical shot

technical shot Theophylline - thee-o-fi-lean

thee-o-fi-lean throat - instead of throak

instead of throak thrombocytopenia - instead of thrombocytopenis

instead of thrombocytopenis thrush - thrash

thrash TIAs - teeahs

teeahs topical nystatin - tropical nystatin

tropical nystatin Toprol - topal

topal trachea - trachlear

trachlear Trazodone - tray-za-done

tray-za-done trichomonas infection - tracheotomy infection, trick infection, trick a monkey infection

tracheotomy infection, trick infection, trick a monkey infection troponins - patronins

patronins tubal ligation - tubal langee-on, tubal litigation, tubolization

tubal langee-on, tubal litigation, tubolization Tylenol - tylol, tylenoids, time in all

tylol, tylenoids, time in all Tysabri - tysaybri U uvula - vulva

umbilical - umbiblical V vagina - vajinga, Virginia, pajama

vajinga, Virginia, pajama vaginal discharge - virginal discharge

virginal discharge Valium - vacuum

vacuum vegetations - vegetables

vegetables ventilator - emulator

emulator vertigo - vertical, vertago

vertical, vertago vesicle - vesical

vesical Viagra - viagry

viagry Vicoden - vickoden, vi-code-an, vicodan, vicaden

- vickoden, vi-code-an, vicodan, vicaden volatile - voluatable

voluatable vomit - vomick

vomick vomiting - vomicken, vomicking

vomicken, vomicking Vulva - instead of uvula W warfarin - wahfehrn, warafin

Wenckebach - winkyback

- winkyback welts - whelps

whelps wheezing - weasel

weasel whopping cough - woofing cough X Xopenex - zofenex

x-ray - x-tray, x-ration Z Zofran - jofrain Zosyn - josin

If you happen to stumble across this post describing funny medical mispronunciations and misspelled words, make sure to search the alphabetical list below describing both the correct (bold words) and the incorrect references to common medical terms. If doctors, nurses, patients and family are going to speak the same language of medicine, it's important to stop confusing ammonia with pneumonia and blood clogs with blood clots.Once you are done studying this definitive resource of misspelled medical lingo, make sure to review The Happy Hospitalist's extensive collection of funny medical slang and acronyms , funny fake diagnoses, signs and symptoms and funny patient quotes . You obviously don't have anything else to do with your time or you wouldn't still be reading this! Tell all your friends. Print and post this definitive reference in your hospital break room or bathroom for eternal enjoyment with the funny side of medicine. Make sure to leave your own examples in the comments below. If you have lists in your hospital, take a picture and email it to me at happyhospitalistATgmailDOTcom and I will update this list to include your own nuggets of great daily hospital humor. But before you see the list, make sure to check out the gruesomely funny video about mispronunciations in the work place!

Hearing medical mispronunciations and seeing misspelled words are an under appreciated joy of working in healthcare. Physicians often forget just how alien the language of medicine is to people who don't live it everyday. The best part about being a physician is not helping people recover from critical illness. The best part is not about listening and understanding with compassion and empathy. Nope, the best part about being a physician is hearing patients and other healthcare providers butcher the language of medicine and experiencing great entertainment in the process. Doctors can always count on a few patients (and other doctors and nurses) to say something injust the wrong way to bring a smile to their day.asked its thousands of daily readers to describe their funniest or most irritating medical mispronunciations and misspellings for medications, procedures, interventions and diagnoses. They didn't disappoint. Below is a detailed collection of responses provided by readers like you. I also found a few other hilarious language misadventures from the internet to bring a smile to your face.What were the top ten most commonly mispronounced or misspelled medical words in this survey? Leading the charge where Amiodarone, atenolol, colonoscopy, Coumadin, diabetes, Dilaudid, hydrocodone, hysterectomy, metoprolol, and Phenergan.