1-C. Consonants
Consonants representing double roman alphabet
| consonant | roman alphabet | example | medical term |
|---|
 | th |
   | theophylline |
 1) |
rh |    | rheumatism |
 | ph |
    | epiphysis |
 | ch |
    | chalazion |
 | ps |
 | psoas |
1) when 
comes at the head of the word, it becomes with a rough breathing (
).
(see 1-D Accent, breathing)
Important tips
Gamma before some consonants
When 
comes before , 
, 
, or , it is pronounced as "n".
(e.g.
, angeion > angiography )
How to represent "h" ?
There is no greek consonant representing "h".
Initial "h" of the word is represented by a rough breathing ()of vowels.
(see 1-D Accent, breathing)
(e.g.
, hymen > hymen )
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