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Medical Words - AMSPAR 04/05
Question | Answer |
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Proprietary | Brand Or Trade Name |
Generic | Official Name Of Drug |
Osteoarthritis | Inflammation of Joints/Disease Of Ageing |
Hypersensitivity | Over Sensitive |
Peptic | Pertaining To The Peptic Ulcers |
Hepatic | Pertiaing To The Liver |
Trimester | Third Stage Of Pregnancy |
Lactation | Milk Producing |
Polyps | Fleshy Growth |
Urticaria | Nettle Rash |
Paediatric | Specialist In The Study Of Children & Their Diseases |
Abscess | Collection Of Pus In A Cavity |
Embolus | A Travelling Detached Particle Blood Clot, Fat or Air |
Prostatitis | Inflammation Of The Prostate Gland |
Pneumonectomy | Surgical Removal Of The Lung |
Thoracocentesis | Drawing Off Fluid From The Chest Cavity |
Atherosclerosis | Condition Of Narrowing & Hardening Of The Arteries |
Idiopathic | Peculiar To The Individual |
Nystagmus | Involuntary Rapid Movement Of The Eyeball |
Otitis Media | Inflammation Of The Middle Ear |
Hystero-salpingogram | X-Ray Of The Uterus and Fallopian Tube |
Dialysis | Removal Of Waste From The Body By Artificial Means |
Thrombocytopenia | A Decrease In the Platelets In The Blood |
Dysplasia | Abnormal Formation |
Atrophy | Wasting Of An Organ |
Hypertrophy | Enlargement Of An Organ WIth Its Own Tissue |
Pyogenic | Pus Producing |
Parturition | Giving Birth |
Diuretic | A Drug Used To Increase The Production Of Urine |
Stridor | Noise Heard When Breathing |
Ischaemia | Lack Of Blood To A Part |
Intranvenous Urogram | X-Ray Of The Bladder Using Opaque Dye |
Diplopia | Double Vision |
Ataxia | Unco-ordinated Balance |
Neurological | Pertainign To The Nerves |
Paraesthesia | Numbness/Absence Of Feeling |
Exacerbations | To Make Worse |
Incontinence | Inability To Control Bladder |
Eneuresis | Bed Wetting |
Tachcardia | Fast Heart beat |
Urethral | Pertaining To The Urethra |
Prostate | A Gland Found In Men Which Surrounds the Cas Deferens & Urethra |
Benign | Non-Cancerous |
Hypertrophy | Enlargement Of An Organ with Its Own Tissue |
Retention | Retaining Fluid |
Pelvis | Large Bone Forming A Circle Around The Lower Body |
Screening | Testing |
Testes | Male Reproductive Organ |
Dysphasia | Difficulty Speaking |
Metropia | Short Sightedness |
Dysplasia | Abnormal development Of Tissue |
Cellulitis | Widespread Inflammation Of The Subcutabeous Layer Of SKin |
Carpals | Hand Bones |
Tarsals | Foot Bones |
Caesarean Section | Delivery Of Fetus through Abdominal Incision |
Supporation | Pus Formation |
Meleana | Black Tarry Stools |
Steatorrhoea | Fatty Stools |
Polydipsia | Excessive Thirst |
Oesophagitits | Inflammation Of The Food Pipe |
Vagotomy | Incision Into The Vegas Nerve |
Gastrojeujonostomy | Incision Into the stomach & Jejunum |
Hemicolectomy | Incision Into Half The Colon |
Cystitis | Inflammation Of The Bladder |
Diagnosis | Make a Diagnosis By Considering The Signs & Symptoms |
Binocluar | Pertaining To The Eyes |
Chronic | Slow On Progress |
Fibrosis | Formation Of Scar Tissue |
Mennorhagia | Excessive Menstrual Flow |
Menarche | When Menstrual Cysle Commence |
haemostatic | An Agent Thats Stops Bleeding |
Incontinence | Inability To Control The Passing Of Urine Or Faeces |
Prtrusion | Swelling |
Haemoptysis | Coughing Up Blood |
Pyrogenic | Heat Producing |
Coryza | Common Cold |
Fibroma | Tumour Of Fibrous Tissue (Scar Tissue) |
Epithelioma | Tumour Of The Epithelial Tissue (Lining/Covering Of Organs) |
Embolism | Obstruction Of A Vessel By A Detached Travelling Partice of Blood, Fat Or Air |
Contusion | Bleeding Beneath The Skin |
Chondrosarcoma | Malignant Tumour Of Cartilage & Bone |
Carcinoma | cancerous Cells Growing In The Body |
Chondroma | Benign Yumour Of Cartilage |
Oncology | Study Of Tumours |
Ischaemia | Lack Of Blood To A Part |
Infarct | A Wedge Shaped Area Of Tissue Deprived Of Blood Supply |
Carbuncle | Boil Caused By A Skin Infection |
Contagious | Transmitted By Direct Contact With A Person |
Endemic | Disease Always Present In An Area |
Epidemic | Disease Attacking A Large No Of People At One Time In One Area |
Exudation | Oozing Of Fluid In & Out Of The Capillaries (Blood Vessells) |
Fibrosis | Excessive Formation Of Scar Tissue |
Fomites | Obhects Contaminated With Disease |
Fulminating | Sudden Infection Which Is Rapid In Its Course |
Gangrene | Death Of A Piece Of Body Tissue |
Granulation | Healing Of A Wound Where Tissues Renew From The Surface |
Morbilli | Measels |
Necrosis | Death Of Tissue |
Pandemic | WorldWide Disease Affecting A LArge No Of People At Any One Time In One Place |
Pertussis | Whooping Cough |
Phagocytosis | Process By Which Phagocytes Overcome Bacteria |
Pus | Yellowish Liquid Composed of Bacteria |
Putrefaction | Breaking Down Of Tissue By Bacteria & Odours |
Pyaemia | Pus In The Blood Stream |
Septiceamia | Bacteria In The Blood Stream |
Sporadic | Disease Occuring In Isolated Cases |
Varicella | Chicken Pox |
Atrophy | Wastage Of An Organ |
Cytology | Study Of Cells |
Histology | Study Of Tissues |
Hypertrophy | Enlargement Of An Organ With Its OWn Tissue |
Infarct | A Wedge Area Of Tissue Deprived Of Its Blood Supply |
Ischaemia | Lack Of Blood To A Part |
Oncology | Study Of Tumours |
Benign | Non Cancerous |
Carcinoma | Cancerous Tumour |
Chondroma | Beningn Tumour Of Cartilage |
Chondrosarcoma | Tumour Of Cartilage & Bone |
Contusion | Bleeding Beneath The Skin |
Embolism | Obstruction Of A Blood Vessel By Travelling Particle of Blood, Fat Or Air |
Embolus | Travelling Blood Clot |
Epithelioma | Tumour Of Epithelial Tissue |
Fibroma | Tumour Of Fibroids Tissue |
Haematoma | Swelling Containing Blood |
Hilium | Depression Of An Organ Where Blood Enters & Leaves |
Leocopenia | Lack Of White Blood Cells In The Blood |
Haemothorax | Blood In The Plueral Cavity (Around the lungs) |
Endsocopy | Internal Examintaion With A Lighted Instrument |
Diplopia | Double Vision |
Coronary Artery Disease | Disease Of The Heart |
Orchitis | Inflammation Of The Testes |
Hameangioma | Port Wine Birth Mark |
Stomatitis | Inflammation Of The Mouth |
Anastomosis | Surgical Joining Of Hollow Organs |
Lithrotripsy | Crushing Of Stones |
Arthroscopy | Examination With A Lighted Instrument Of the Joints |
Peridontal | Around The Tooth |
Abscess | Formation Of Pus In A Cavity |
Necrosis | Death Of A Tissue |
Ischaemia | LackOf Blood To A Part |
Biopsy | Removal Of Living Tissue For Microscopic Examination |
Ascites | Excessive Fluid In The Peritoneal Cavity |
Nephrolith | Kidney Stones |
Artherosclerosis | Narrowing Of An Artery |
Oedema | Excessive Fluid In The Tissues |
Diuretics | A Drug Which Stimulates The Kidneys To Produce More Urine |
Myleogram | X-Ray Of The Spinal Cord |
Dysplasia | Abnormal Cell Formation |
Rhinoplasty | surgical Reconstruction Of The Nose |
Anaemia | Lack Of Red Blood Cells/Oxygen In The Blood |
Antibody | Protein Produced To Overcome Infection |
Anticoagulant | Medicine That Prevents Haemorrhaging |
Haematoma | Blood Swelling |
Haematology | Study Of Blood Diseases |
Haematologist | Specialist In Blood Diseases |
Haemoglobin | Red Pigment In Blood Cells |
Haemolysis | Breakign Down Of Red Blood Cells |