Listen and repeat:


1. Vowels

-a- clavicula 


-e- membrum


-i, y- tibia


-o- collum


-u- ruber



2. Diphthongs (gliding vowels)

-ae-, -oe-  praematurus, praecedens, lagoena, oesophagus


-oē-  eupnoē, diarrhoē, dyspnoē


3. Consonants

-c- followed by -e-, -i-, -y-, -ae-, -oe-   cerebrum, cibus, Caesar (sectio caesarea)


-c- followed by -a-, -o-, -u-, before consonants, and at the end of the word     cavum, corpus, clavicula, sectio, oculus, lac


-cc-  coccygeus, occipitalis, accessorius


-j-  junctura, jugularis, major 


-s- between two vowels    nasus, venosus, contusio


 -ss-    tussis, accessorius


-ti- before a vowel or a diphthong   operatio, resistentia

                 NB:  -ti- after s/t/x and in Greek words    testium, ostium, mixtio


-di-/-ti-/-ni-    tibia, medicina


-qu-    aqua, quattuor, quinque


-ngu-   lingua


 -th-     thymus, therapia


 -ph-    physiologia, aphasia, alphabeta


 -rh-      haemorrhagia, rhinitis







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