ASPECT

HOW MANY TYPES OF ABBREVIATIONS DO YOU KNOW?

• 4

• 3

• 2

words usually consist of the first few letters of the full form and are usually spelled with a final period

• SHORTENINGS

• INITIALISMS

• ACRONYMS

are abbreviated forms in which letters from the middle of the full form have been omitted

• INITIALISMS

• CONTRACTIONS

• Acronyms

are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate lette

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• contractions

• initialisms

• acronyms

are initialisms that have become words in their own right, or similar words formed from parts of several words.

• initialims

• acronyms

• contractions

is a word in one language that is identical or similar to a word in another language, but does not mean the same thing

• false cognates

• cognates

are words from different languages that have similar spellings, pronunciations, and meanings.

• cognates

• false cognates

. She was tickled pink by the good news

• made very happy

• very easy

• Never

specializes in pain prevention during surgery

• cardiologist

• anesthesiologist

• oncologist

instrument used during operations and medical procedures (assists the doctor in pulling, holding, and retrieving)

• otoscope

• forceps