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Medical Terms
A & E Support 13/07 - Stack 113178
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Abscess ? | Localised formation of PUS in a TISSUE, ORGAN or confined space. |
| Abortion ? | Discharge of the Foetus before it is capable of independant life. |
| Acidosis ? | An Acid IMBALANCE in the Body : Respiratory Acidosis - Excess of Carbon Dioxide, Metabolic Acidosis - Excess of Lactic Acid. |
| Acute (of Disease) ? | Severe, Rapidly Developing, or of sudden onset. |
| Adduction ? | Movement towards the midline of the body. |
| Amnesia ? | Loss of Memory. |
| Amputee ? | A patient who has suffered the loss of one or more limbs. |
| Anaemia ? | A Deficiency of Haemoglobin in the Blood. |
| Angina (Pectoris) ? | Condition of Gripping Pain associated with Disease of the Arteries of the Heart. |
| Anoxia ? | Absence of Oxygen. |
| Antenatal ? | Before Birth. |
| Antepartum Haemorrhage ? | Bleeding from the Vagina in late Pregnancy. |
| Anterior ? | In Front of, further forward. |
| Antibody ? | Substance produced in the body as a Defence against the presence of a specific foreign substance. |
| Antitoxin ? | Substance capable of Neutralising a given Toxin. |
| Aphonia ? | Loss of Voice. |
| Asphyxia ? | Suffocation caused not only by Smothering, but by any condition that prevents Oxygen being taken up by the Blood. |
| Asthma ? | Spasms of Difficult Breathing accompanied by a sence of Suffocation or Tightness of the Chest. |
| Asystole ? | Cessation of Cardiac Activity evidenced by a straight line ECG. |
| Ausculation ? | Techniques of Listening for & Interpreting Sounds that occur within the Body with a Stethoscope. |
| Autonomic Nervous System ? | That part of the Nervous System which Regulates the Functions of the Internal Organs independently of the will power. |
| Bacterium (PL Bacteria) ? | Type of Germ. |
| Benign ? | Not tending to Grow Worse or Recur, Non-Malignant. |
| Bradycardia ? | Abnormally Low Heart Rate Contractions & consequent slow Pulse below 60bpm. Absolute Bradycardia is less than 40bpm. |
| Breech Delivery ? | A Birth where the Infant's Buttocks appear 1st insted of the head. |
| Bright's Disease ? | A Disease of the Kidneys. |
| Bronchitis ? | Inflammation of the Bronchial Tubes. |
| Callus ? | A new Growth of Bony Tissue around a Fracture. |
| Cancer ? | A Maliignant Growth. |
| Carcinoma ? | Form of Cancer. |
| Cardiac ? | Relating to the Heart. |
| Cardiovascular ? | Relating to the Heart & Cirulatory System. |
| Central Nervous System ? | The Brain & Spinal Cord. |
| Cerebral ? | Relating to the Brain. |
| Cerebrovascular Accident ? | Stroke. |
| Chemotherapy ? | The Treatment of disease, usually Cancer,by drugs. |
| Cholecystectomy ? | The Removal of the Gall Bladder. |
| Cholecystitis ? | Inflammation of the Gall Bladder. |
| Chronic (of disease) ? | Lasting a Long Time. |
| Circumduction ? | Circular Movement of a Limb. |
| Collapse ? | Severe Sudden Prostration; Sagging of an Organ of falling together of its walls. |
| Colles Fracture ? | Of the Radius at the Wrist, typically produces a dinner fork defromity. |
| Colic ? | Severe gripping Pain. |
| Colitis ? | Inflammation of the Colon. |
| Coma ? | Compleate Unconsciousness. |
| Congenital ? | Present from Birth. |
| Contagious ? | Communicated by bodily contact. |
| Contrecoup Haemorrhage ? | Bleeding which occurs within the Skull on the Opposite side of the Skull. |
| Coronary Thrombosis ? | Blockage of one of the Arteries which supply the Heart Muscle with blood. |
| Cortex ? | The Outer Layer of an Organ. |
| Crackles ? | Coarse or fine sounds heard through a Stethoscope which would signify Alveolar Malfunction. |
| Cranial ? | Relating to the Skull. |
| Cyanosis ? | Dusky Bluish Tinge to the Skin due to Lack of Oxygen. |
| Cyst ? | A Hollow Swelling containing Fluid or soft material. |
| Cystitis ? | Inflammation of the Urinary Bladder. |
| Death ? | The state in which, in the opinion of a Doctor, life is extinct. |
| Debility ? | Weakness. |
| Defibrillation ? | Correction of Ventricular Fibrillation by Electric Shock. |
| Degenerative ? | Involving Deterioration of a Tissue or Organ. |
| Dermatitis ? | Inflammation of the Skin. |
| Dermatology ? | The Study of the Skin & its Disease. |
| Diabetes Mellitus ? | Disease caused by Insulin Deficiency. |
| Diarrhoea ? | A Persistant Lossening of the Bowels. |
| Diastole ? | The resting period between Heartbeats when Blood flows into the Heart. |
| Diptheria ? | An Infectious Disease caused by a Bacillus attacking the Mucous Membrane of the Throat. |
| Discharge ? | Substance leaving the body. An in-patient who is been sent home. |
| Disinfection ? | Destruction of Germs. |
| Disinfestation ? | Cleaning from Lice, Fleas, or other Parasites. |
| Dropsy ? | Excess Fluid in the Tissues, especially the Legs. |
| Dysentery ? | Inflammation of the Large Intestine resulting in frequent Bloodstained Motions. |
| Dysphagia ? | Interference with the act of Swallowing. |
| Dyspnoea ? | Difficult or Laboured Breathing. |
| Eclampsia ? | Fits which may occur when patient is suffering from Toxaemia of Pregnancy. |
| Eczema ? | An Irritating Eruption of the skin. |
| Electro-Cardiogram (ECG) ? | A tracing of the Heart's Action made by recording its Electrical Activity. |
| Electro-Convulsive Treatment (ECT) ? | Treatment of Mental Disorders by passing Electric Shocks through the Brain whilst the patient is Anaesthetised. |
| Electro-Encephalograph (EEG) ? | A machine recording the Rhythmical Changes of the Electric Potential of the Brain caused by the Discharges of Energy by Nerve Cells. |
| Embolism ? | Blockage of a Blood Vessel by a Blood Clot, an Air Bubble, Fat or a Foreign Body originating from elsewhere in the body. |
| Emphysema ? | The Abnormal Presence of an Air in Tissues or Cavities in the body. |
| Encephhalitis ? | Inflamation of the Brain. |
| Endemic ? | Occuring Repeatedly in a Particular Place. |
| Endocarditis ? | Inflammation of the Lining of the Heart. |
| Endocrine ? | Secreating within. Applied to those Glands whose secreations (Hormones) flow directly into the Blood. |
| Enteritis ? | Inflammation of the Bowels. |
| Entonox ? | An Analggesic mixture of Nitrous Oxide & Oxygen to give relief to patients in Severe Pain. |
| Epidemic ? | An Infectious Disease which Attacks a large number of people in a locality at the same time. |
| Epilepsy ? | Convulsive Fits caused by a Disorder of the Brain. |
| Epistaxis ? | Nose Bleed. |
| Eversion ? | Turning Outwards. |
| Excreta ? | The natural Discharges from the body: Feaces, Urine & Sweat. |
| Exhalation ? | The act of breathing out. |
| Extension ? | A pull applied to a fracture, dislocated or contracted limb to keep it straight. |
| External ? | Outer. |
| Exudate ? | Accumulation of Fluid in body Tissue or Cavities. |
| Faeces ? | The discharge from the bowels. |
| Fever ? | A rise in body Temperature. |
| Fibrillation ? | Uncoordinated Contraction of Muscle Fibres in the Heart. |
| Fistula ? | Abnormal passage from one Internal Cavity to another or to the Surface. |
| Flowmeter ? | Gauge attached to the outlet of a gas cylinder to indicate the rate of flow of the gas in litres per minute. |
| Foetus ? | An unbord child, after the end of the third month of pregnancy. |
| Fomites ? | Articles (eg clothing, bedding, books,etc) which have been used by a patient suffering from Contagious Disease & are capable of Transmitting it. |
| Gangrene ? | Death of Tissues due to failure of its Blood Supply. |
| Gas Gangrene ? | Gangrene associated with Infection by an Aerobic Gas producing Germ. |
| Gastric ? | Relating to the Stomach. |
| Gastro-Enteritis ? | Inflammation of the Stomach & Intestines. |
| Glandular Fever ? | An Infectious Disease charicterised by Fever & the Enlargement & Tenderness of the Lymphatic Glands. |
| Glaucoma ? | Disease of the Eye. |
| Glyceril Trinitrate ? | A Substance given to Increase the Coronary Blood flow by causing Coronary Artery Vasodilation. |
| Haematemesis ? | Vomiting Blood from the Stomach. |
| Haematology ? | The Study of Blood & Diseases of the Blood. |
| Haematoma ? | A Swelling filled with Blood: a Bruise. |
| Haematuria ? | Blood in the Urine. |
| Haemodialysis ? | Blood Filtering by use of Kidney machine. |
| Haemophillia ? | An Inherited Disease in which the Blood lacks the power to Clot. |
| Haemoptysis ? | Coughing up Blood. |
| Haemorrhage ? | Bleeding. |
| Haemothorax ? | Bleeding in the Chest Cavity. |
| Hemiplegia ? | Paralysis of one side of the body. |
| Hepatic ? | Relating to the Liver. |
| Hepatitis ? | Inflammation of the Liver. |
| Hereditary ? | Transmitted from on's Forebears. |
| Hernia ? | Rupture. |
| Herpes Zoster ? | Shingles. |
| Hodgkin's Disease ? | Malignant Disease of Lymphoid Tissue. |
| Hydrocephalus ? | Enlargement of the Ventricles of the Brain. |
| Hygiene ? | The Science of Preserving Health. |
| Hyperemesis ? | Excessive Vomiting. |
| Hyperglycaemia ? | Excessive Sugar in the Blood - a feature of Diabetes Mellitus. |
| Hyperpyrexia ? | Excessiely High Body Temperature (over 40'C) |
| Hypoglycaemia ? | Low Blood Sugar. |
| Hypothermia ? | Excessively Low Body Temperature (below 35'C) |
| Hysterectomy ? | Surgical removal of the Womb. |
| Ilness ? | Any condition, Mental or Physical, requiring treatment or nursing. |
| Immunisation ? | Introduction of a Substance into the Body in order to Prodeuce Immunity. |
| Immunity ? | The Ability of the Body to Resist Infection by a Specific Disease. |
| Impetigo ? | Acute Contagious Sptty Inflammation of the Skin. |
| Incontinent ? | Unable to control the passage of faeces or urine or both. |
| Infarct ? | An area of Dead Tissue in an Organ, caused by Obstruction of an Artery. |
| Infectious Disease ? | A Disease which can be Passed from person to person, directly or indirectly. |
| Inferior ? | Lower. |
| Infusion ? | The introduction of Fluid (eg Blood, Saline solution, Dextrose) into the Body Intravenously. |
| Ingestion ? | The process of taking food into the body through the mouth. |
| Inhalation ? | The act of breathing in. |
| Inoculation ? | Immunisation. |
| Insulin ? | Endocrine Secretion of the Pancreas which regulates Sugar Mtabolism. |
| Intubation ? | The Introduction of a Tube through the Larynx into the Trachea to maintain a clear, protected Airway. |
| Ischaemia ? | Deficiency of Blood in a part of the body. |
| Isolation ? | Separation from the other people of a person suffering from infectious disease. |
| Jaundice ? | Yellow Discolouration of the Skin. Disease causing this Discolouration. |
| Laryngectomy ? | A person who has had total or partial surgical Removal of the Larynx. |
| Larynx ? | Voice Box. |
| Lateral ? | Relating to the side;away from the Midline. |
| Lesion ? | An Injury, Wound or structural change in an Organ. |
| Leukaemia ? | A Disease of the Blood charicterised by an Increase of White Blood Cells. |
| Lumbage ? | Pain in the small of the Back. |
| Lumbar ? | Pertaing to the Loins. |
| Malignant ? | Reccurrent or Incurable & tending to become increasingly severe. |
| Medial ? | Near the Midline. |
| Median ? | On the Midline. |
| Meninges ? | The Three Membranes covering the Brain & Spinal Cord. |
| Meningitis ? | Inflammation ot the Meninges. |
| Metabolisim ? | The process of Transfoming Foodstuffs & Oxygen into Body Tissue, Energy & Waste Products. |
| Miscarriage ? | Abortion; the Expulsion of the Foetus before the 28th week of Pregnancy. |
| Monoplegia ? | Paralysis of One Limb. |
| Mucus Extractor ? | An Instument for Withdrawing Mucus from the Air Passages, usually in newborn babies. |
| Multiple Sclerosis ? | Disseminated Sclerosis. |
| Narcosis ? | A state of Unconsciousness produced by a Narcotic Drug. |
| Neoplasm ? | An Abnrmal Formation of New Tissue. |
| Nephritis ? | Inflammation of the Kidney. |
| Nephroma ? | Kidney Tumour. |
| Neurology ? | The Study of Diseases of the Nervous System. |
| Neurosurgery ? | Surgery of the Nervous System. |
| Nitrous Oxide (N2O) ? | Laughing gas; Analgesic Compound known better as Entonox. |
| Oesophagus ? | The Gullet. |
| Ophthalmic ? | Relating to the Eye. |
| Orthopaedic ? | Relating to the Prevention & Treatment of Bone illnesses. |
| Osteology ? | The Study of Bones. |
| Osteomyelitis ? | Inflammation of Bone & Marrow. |
| Paraplegia ? | Paralysis of the Lower Limbs. |
| Paratyphoid ? | An Infectious Disease resembling Typhoid Fever. |
| Pathogenic ? | Causing Disease. |
| Pathology ? | The Study of Diseases. The Examination of Tissues & Body products for evidence of Disease. |
| Peripheral ? | On the Outside or Outer Edges. |
| Peritonitis ? | Inflammation of the Lining of the Abdominal Cavity. |
| Phlebitis ? | Inflammation of a Vein which tends to the Formation of a Blood Clot. |
| Placenta ? | Afterbirth. |
| Pleurisy ? | Inflammation of the Covering of the Lungs. |
| Pneumonia ? | Inflammation of the Lungs. |
| Poliomyelitis ? | Infectious Disease affecting Central Nervous System, sometimes producing Paralysis. |
| Post-Natal ? | After the Birth. |
| Post-Partum ? | After Childbirth. |
| Posterior ? | Behind. |
| Prone ? | Lying with the Face Downward. |
| Psychosomatic ? | Pertaining to the Interaction. |
| Pulmonary ? | Relating to the Lungs. |
| Pyelitis ? | Inflammation of the Cavity of the Kidney. |
| Pyrexia ? | Body Temperature Higher than normal. |
| Quadriplegia ? | Paralysis of all Four Limbs. |
| Quinsy ? | An Abscess on the Tonsil. |
| Rales ? | Abnormal Breath Sounds that usually signal the presence of Fluid in the Lower Airways. |
| Recumbent ? | Lying Down. |
| Renal ? | Relating to the Kidney. |
| Repiratory System ? | The Organs of Breathing. |
| Retention (of Urine) ? | Inability to pass Urine. |
| Rhonchi ? | Rattling Respiratory Sounds Usually caused by Secreations in the Bronchial Tubes. |
| Ringworm ? | Contagious Skin Disease charicterised by Circular Pink Patches. |
| Rubella ? | German Measles. |
| Rupture ? | Escape of all or part of an Internal Organ through or between the structures whish contain it (eg protrusion of the Bowels through a small gap in the Abdominal Wall) |
| Scabies ? | A Contagious Itching Skin Disease caused by a Mite. |
| Scarletina ? | Scarlet Fever. |
| Sedation ? | Reduction of Anxiety by the use of Drugs. |
| Semi-Recumbent ? | In half Sitting Position. |
| Sepsis ? | Describes the condition of Infection of the Body by Pus-Forming Bacteria. |
| Shingles ? | Disease in which Small, Painful Blisters are distributed on the Skin along the area of Disturbance of a Nerve due to Infection by Herpes Zoster Virus. |
| Sinus ? | a Cavity connecting with the Outside of the Body. |
| Spondylitis ? | Inflammation of the Spine. |
| Spondylosis ? | Condition in which Spinal Bones Lock. |
| Sputum ? | Phlegm. |
| Stoma ? | An Artificially created Opening, such as that made by Tracheostomy. |
| Systole ? | The Contraction of the Heart, associated with Ejection of Blood. |
| Tachycardia ? | Abnormally Rapid Heart action resulting in Rapid Pulse. |
| Tachypnoea ? | Rapid Respirations. |
| Tetraplegia ? | Paralysis of all Four Limbs. |
| Therapy ? | Healing or Treatment. |
| Thrombosis ? | The Formation of a Thrombus. |
| Thrombus ? | A Stationary Blood Clot. |
| Toxaemia ? | Poisoning of the Blood by the Absorption of Toxins. |
| Toxic ? | Poisonous. |
| Toxoid ? | A Toxin that has been Deprived of some of its Harmful properties, but which remains capable pf producing Immunity. |
| Trauma ? | A wound or Injury. |
| Triage ? | Sorting of Casualties according to Priority. |
| Tuberculosis ? | Infectious Disease produced by the Tubercle Bacillus. |
| Tumour ? | Swelling. |
| Uraemia ? | Abnormal Accumulation in the bloo of Urea which is normally Excreted in the Urine. |
| Urea ? | The Nitrogenous Waste product of Protein Metabolism. |
| Uterus ? | The Womb. |
| Ventricular Fibrillation ? | An Uncoordinated Tremor of the Ventricules resulting in Ineffective Contractions & Cardiac Arrest. |
| Virus ? | A Germ smaller than Bacterium. |
| Viscera ? | The Internal Organs |
| Wheeze ? | High Pitched Whistling sound charicterising Obstruction or Spasm of the Lower Airways. |
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Paul Wakefield
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