SOUND ALIKES

abduction
adduction

ablation
oblation

access
assess
axis

acidic
ascitic

advice
advise

afferent
efferent

alkalosis
ankylosis

allergy
allergic

Amatrex
Imitrex

anabiotic
antibiotic

anarithmia
an arrhythmia

ancillary
auxiliary

and/or
under

anergy
anergic
energy

anion
iron

anoscopy
endoscopy

Ansaid
NSAID

aphagia
aphasia

appose
oppose

apprise
appraise

ataxia
apraxia

atenolol
timolol

auscultation
oscillation

Babinski sign
Brudzinski sign

bowels
valves

carotid
parotid

cecal
fecal
thecal

Celebrex
Cerebyx

centigrade
centigray

cirrhosis
psoriasis
xerosis

cite
sight

clotting
clubbing

CNS
C&S

comma
trauma

DAT
BRAT

diathesis
diaphysis

discreet
discrete

dysphasia
dysphagia

eczema
exanthema

elicit
illicit

ental
Intal

enuresis
anuresis

etiology
ideology

Fabere Test
FABER Test

facial
fascial

fascicular
vesicular

fasciculation
vesiculation

fifty
fifteen

fontanel
fentanyl

galactorrhea
glacturia

groove
grove

hematoma
hepatoma

Hs
edges

ileum
ileus
ilium

Intal
Endal

intrathecal
intrafecal

labile
labial

lisinopril
fosinopril

loose
lose

malleus
malleolus

menorrhagia
menorrhalgia
metrorrhagia

mucous
mucus

nasopharynx
nasal flaring

nitrate
nitrite

Nitropress
nitro paste

O.D.
o.d.

obtain
pain

oracle
auricle

osmolarity
osmolality

palpation
palpitation

pearl
PERL

perennial
perineal

perform
preform

perfuse
profuse

peritoneal
peroneal

principal
principle

prostate
prostrate

radical
radicle

radicular
reticular

reflex
reflux

roentgen
Rankin

scatoma
scotoma

serratic
cirrhotic

shoddy
shotty

sixty
sixteen

stent
stint

subtle
supple

than
then

verses
versus

vesicle
vesical


viscous
viscus