In medicine, we have an extended vocabulary set that is mainly composed of anatomic terms derived from Latin and Greek. Medical-ese, if you will. Sometimes, they resemble unrelated words in common parlance, but they are best not confused for obvious reasons. Following are a few examples of many:

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• ephemera (uh-FE-mer-uh) — 1. objects that are meant to be used only for a short time; 2. such objects that become collectibles, such as ticket stubs or handwritten missives
• femora (FE-mer-uh) — the thigh bones