Picorna - how to pronounce it

[mgangell at umich.edu]

In article <3ho4gl$63f at csi0.csi.UOttawa.CA> g470966 at labsun1.med.uottawa.ca (mary louise graham (microbio)) writes:
>From: g470966 at labsun1.med.uottawa.ca (mary louise graham (microbio))
>Subject: Picorna - how to pronounce it
>Date: 13 Feb 1995 17:22:29 GMT


>: 1) PICO-RNA or

>: 2) PI-COR-NA? pronounced like Pee-corn-a virus.

Mary,
 	I vote for the second option (although the Pi sound should be with a short i 
(Peh) rather than Pee).

Mike