Medical terminology

Common medical terminology

• -algia - Pain terms end with
• -emia - Blood terms end in
• -itis - Inflammation is
• -lysis - A breaking down is
• -opathy - Relating to disease is
• -pnea - Breathing terms end with
• Ab – Away from
• Abatement: A reduction in severity of symptoms.
• Abdominal – Abdomen
• Abiotic: Not related to living organisms.
• Abortive: Cutting short the course of a disease.
• Abrasion - noun erosion by friction  an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off  the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
• Abrasion: Friction wearing away of the top layer of skin.
• Abruption: A sudden breaking away or breaking off.
• Accessory: Extra or supplementary to the main element.
• Acholia - noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
• Active placebo - noun a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
• Ad – Toward
• Adherence - noun faithful support for a religion or cause or political party  the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
• Agenesis - noun imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
• Agnosia - noun inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
• Agonist - noun (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction  a muscle that contracts while another relaxes  someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)  the principal character in a work of fiction
• Ambulatory - adj. relating to or adapted for walking  able to walk about  noun a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
• Ambulatory: Ability to walk.
• Analgesia: Loss of pain where pain would normally be evident without loss of consciousness.
• Anatomy: Parts of the body and its general structure.
• Aplasia - noun failure of some tissue or organ to develop
• Arrested development - noun an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
• Asymptomatic - adj. having no symptoms of illness or disease
• Asynergy - noun absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
• Atony - noun lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
• Atresia - noun an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
• Auditory agnosia - noun inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words
• Azygos - adj. occurring singly; not one of a pair
• Benign tumor - noun a tumor that is not cancerous
• Benign: An abnormal growth that is not life-threatening.
• Benignity - noun the quality of being kind and gentle  a kind act
• Bi – Two
• Bleb - noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
• Body fluid - noun the liquid parts of the body
• Bogart - noun United States film actor (1899-1957)
• Brachio – Arm
• Cardio – Heart
• Cause of death - noun the causal agent resulting in death
• Cavity: Hollow space in the body containing one organ or more.
• Complication - noun the act or process of complicating  a development that complicates a situation  a situation or condition that is complex or confused  any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease  puzzling complexity
• Compression: To apply pressure to stop bleeding or prevent further injury.
• Contraindication - noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
• Convulsion - noun a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval  a violent disturbance  violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles  a sudden uncontrollable attack
• Cranial – Skull
• Cure - noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain  verb prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve  be or become preserved  make (substances) hard and improve their usability  provide a cure for, make healthy again
• Cyto Cell
• Debility - noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
• Deficiency - noun lack of an adequate quantity or number  the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
• Degeneration - noun passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form  the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality  the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
• Derma, dermo, dermato – Skin
• Diagnosis - noun identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
• Diastasis - noun separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
• Diathesis - noun constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
• Differential diagnosis - noun a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
• Digital – Fingers and toes
• Disease - noun an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
• Distress - noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim  psychological suffering extreme physical pain  a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)  verb cause mental pain to
• Divaricate - verb spread apart  branch off
• Diverticulum - noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
• Dyscrasia - noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
• Dystrophy - noun any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition  any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
• Ecto also called exo – Outside
• Efficacy - noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect
• Empyema - noun a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
• Encephalo – Brain
• Endo – Inside
• Epi – Upon
• Epiphenomenon - noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
• Etiology: The cause of a certain condition.
• Exacerbation - noun violent and bitter exasperation  action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
• Exacerbation: Deterioration of a condition.
• Excavation - noun the act of digging  a hole in the ground made by excavating  the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth  the site of an archeological exploration
• Family history - noun part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
• Femoral – Thigh
• Fibrosis - noun development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
• Fistula - noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface  a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
• Fomite - noun any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
• Fulminant - adj. sudden and severe
• Functional disorder - noun disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
• Gastro – Stomach
• Gluteal – Buttock
• Gynecology: Study and treatment of the female urinary tract and reproductive organs.
• Hematemesis: Blood in vomit.
• Hemato Blood
• Hematology: Treatment of blood diseases and malignancies.
• Histo Tissue
• Hypoplasia - noun underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
• Iatrogenic: A condition that appears as a result of treatment of another condition.
• Ictal - adj. of or relating to a seizure or convulsion
• Idiopathic disease - noun any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
• Idiopathic: Of unknown cause.
• Idiosyncrasy - noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
• Infiltration - noun a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)  the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
• Inguinal – Groin
• Insufflation - noun an act of blowing or breathing on or into something  (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
• Insult - noun a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect  a rude expression intended to offend or hurt  verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely
• Intestino – Intestine
• Intractable: Difficult to cure or alleviate.
• Laparo Abdomen, loin or flank
• Lumbar – Loin
• Malacia - noun a state of abnormal softening of tissue
• Malignancy - noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death  quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
• Mammary – Breast
• Medical diagnosis - noun identification a disease from its symptoms
• Medical history - noun the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
• Medical procedure - noun a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners
• Microbiology: Related to bacterial and viral infections.
• Mono One
• Myo Muscle
• Nasal – Nose
• Neonatal: Special care for newborn babies with high dependency needs.
• Neuro Nerve
• Neurology: Related to the disorders of the brain, spinal cord, or general nervous system.
• Neuron - noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
• Nosology - noun the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
• Oculo Eye
• Oncology: Chemotherapy treatments for cancer.
• Ophthalmo Eyes
• Oro – Mouth
• Oto Ear
• Palsy - noun a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor  loss of the ability to move a body part  verb affect with palsy
• Paresis - noun a slight or partial paralysis
• Pathology: The names for disorders and diseases.
• Pectoral – Chest
• Pediatrics: Medical assistance of infants.
• Periodic breathing - noun abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
• Prandial - adj. of or relating to a meal
• Prognosis - noun a prediction of the course of a disease  a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
• Psychiatry: The study and treatment of mental disorders.
• Pulmono Lungs
• Pus - noun a fluid product of inflammation  the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
• Quality of life - noun your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort)
• Referred pain: Pain that is felt in another area to the original source of this pain.
• Reflux: Going in a backward direction.
• Remission: Disappearance of signs of disease.
• Rheumatology: Related to musculoskeletal disorders (bones, joints, muscles, etc.).
• Risk of infection - noun the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
• Sclerosis - noun any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
• Screening - noun testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics  fabric of metal or plastic mesh the display of a motion picture  the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
• Sequela - noun any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
• Sopor - noun a torpid state resembling deep sleep
• Spinnbarkeit - noun the capacity of a viscous liquid (especially the cervical mucus) to be drawn out into a strand or blown up into a bubble
• Stenosis - noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
• Stimulus: Elicits a physiological response.
• Subcutaneous: Just beneath the skin
• Subluxation - noun partial displacement of a joint or organ
• Surgery: Physical operative procedures.
• Symptom - noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence  (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
• Syndrome - noun a complex of concurrent things  a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
• Syndrome: A set of symptoms that indicate towards a certain condition, disease or abnormality.
• Tardive - adj. late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
• Thoracis – Chest
• Tri – Three
• Urology: Related to problems with the bladder and kidneys.
• Vasomotor - adj. relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
• Ventral – Stomach
• Zebra - noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
• abdominoplasty - noun cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
• acantholysis - noun a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
• accreditation - noun the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
• acholia - noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
• acne - noun an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
• active placebo - noun a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
• adipose tissue - noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
• aesop - noun Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
• agenesis - noun imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
• agnosia - noun inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
• ambulatory - adj. relating to or adapted for walking; able to walk about; noun a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
• analgesia - noun absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
• anastomosis - noun a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
• anemia - noun genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America; a deficiency of red blood cells; a lack of vitality
• anesthesiology - noun the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
• aplasia - noun failure of some tissue or organ to develop
• arrested development - noun an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
• asthma - noun respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
• asymptomatic - adj. having no symptoms of illness or disease
• asynergy - noun absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously
• atelectasis - noun collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
• atony - noun lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
• atresia - noun an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
• auditory agnosia - noun inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words
• azygos - adj. occurring singly; not one of a pair
• banding - noun an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material; a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
• benign tumor - noun a tumor that is not cancerous
• benignity - noun the quality of being kind and gentle; a kind act
• blanch - verb cook (vegetables) briefly; turn pale, as if in fear
• bleb - noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
• bleeding - noun flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels
• body fluid - noun the liquid parts of the body
• bogart - noun United States film actor (1899-1957)
• bold - adj. fearless and daring; clear and distinct; very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; noun a typeface with thick heavy lines
• bowel - noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
• bruise - noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; verb damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; break up into small pieces for food preparation; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; hurt the feelings of
• cardiac output - noun the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time
• causation - noun the act of causing something to happen
• cause of death - noun the causal agent resulting in death
• checklist - noun a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted
• childhood - noun the state of a child between infancy and adolescence; the time of person's life when they are a child
• cholecystectomy - noun surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
• cirrhosis - noun a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
• comedo - noun a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
• confounding - adj. that confounds or contradicts or confuses
• constipation - noun irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis; the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
• contraindication - noun (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
• convulsion - noun a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval; a violent disturbance; violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles; a sudden uncontrollable attack
• counseling - noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
• crust - noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; the outer layer of the Earth; a hard outer layer that covers something; verb form a crust or form into a crust
• cure - noun a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain; verb prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; be or become preserved; make (substances) hard and improve their usability; provide a cure for, make healthy again
• damages - noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
• debility - noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
• decubitus - noun a reclining position (as in a bed)
• deficiency - noun lack of an adequate quantity or number; the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
• degeneration - noun passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form; the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality; the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
• delirium tremens - noun acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
• dermatology - noun the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
• dermatomycosis - noun fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)
• dermatosis - noun disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
• desquamation - noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
• diabetes - noun any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
• diagnosis - noun identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
• diarrhea - noun frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
• diastasis - noun separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
• diathesis - noun constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
• differential diagnosis - noun a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
• discrimination - noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice; the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
• disease - noun an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
• distress - noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; psychological suffering; extreme physical pain; a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); verb cause mental pain to
• divaricate - verb spread apart; branch off
• diverticulum - noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
• ds - noun an honorary degree in science; the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas; a radioactive transuranic element
• dyscrasia - noun an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
• dystrophy - noun any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition; any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
• efficacy - noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect
• employment - noun the occupation for which you are paid; the act of giving someone a job; the state of being employed or having a job; the act of using
• empyema - noun a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
• endocrine system - noun the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
• endoscopy - noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
• epidemiology - noun the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
• epiphenomenon - noun a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
• erythema - noun abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
• etiology - noun the philosophical study of causation; the cause of a disease
• evaluation - noun act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something
• evanescent - adj. tending to vanish like vapor
• exacerbation - noun violent and bitter exasperation; action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
• exanthem - noun eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease
• excavation - noun the act of digging; a hole in the ground made by excavating; the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth; the site of an archeological exploration
• expertise - noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
• fibrosis - noun development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
• fistula - noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface; a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
• fomite - noun any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
• forensic - adj. of, relating to, or used in courts of law or public debate or argument
• fulminant - adj. sudden and severe
• functional disorder - noun disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
• gastrectomy - noun surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
• ghrelin - noun a hormone produced by stomach cells
• hiatal hernia - noun hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
• hirsutism - noun excessive hairiness
• homeostasis - noun (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
• hunger - noun strong desire for something (not food or drink); a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation; verb feel the need to eat; be hungry; go without food; have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
• hyperglycemia - noun abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
• hyperpigmentation - noun unusual darkening of the skin
• hypertension - noun a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
• hypertrophy - noun abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ; verb undergo hypertrophy
• hypopigmentation - noun unusual lack of skin color
• hypoplasia - noun underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
• hypoxia - noun a very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)
• idiopathic disease - noun any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
• idiosyncrasy - noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
• incidence - noun the striking of a light beam on a surface; the relative frequency of occurrence of something
• infertility - noun the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
• informed consent - noun consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved
• insufflation - noun an act of blowing or breathing on or into something; (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
• intertrigo - noun chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
• keratosis - noun a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
• lawsuit - noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• leadership - noun the activity of leading; the ability to lead; the body of people who lead a group; the status of a leader
• livedo - noun skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin
• liver disease - noun a disease affecting the liver
• malabsorption - noun abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
• malacia - noun a state of abnormal softening of tissue
• malignancy - noun (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death; quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
• malpighian layer - noun the innermost layer of the epidermis
• management - noun the act of managing something; those in charge of running a business
• marketing - noun shopping at a market; the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
• medical diagnosis - noun identification a disease from its symptoms
• medical history - noun the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
• medical procedure - noun a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners
• melanism - noun a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
• melanosis - noun a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
• metabolic rate - noun rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period
• metabolic - adj. undergoing metamorphosis; of or relating to metabolism
• morbilliform - adj. of a rash that resembles that of measles
• neostigmine - noun a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis
• neuron - noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
• nevus - noun a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
• nitric oxide - noun a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)
• nosology - noun the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
• obesity - noun more than average fatness
• obstruction - noun getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed; something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
• osteoarthritis - noun chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
• overeating - noun eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
• overweight - adj. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it; noun the property of excessive fatness
• pallor - noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
• palsy - noun a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor; loss of the ability to move a body part; verb affect with palsy
• papule - noun a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
• paresis - noun a slight or partial paralysis
• periodic breathing - noun abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
• pimple - noun a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• pityriasis - noun any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin
• plication - noun folding in parallel folds; an angular or rounded shape made by folding
• poliosis - noun loss of color from the hair
• positioning - adj. causing to fall into line or into position; noun the act of putting something in a certain place
• postoperative - adj. happening or done after a surgical operation
• prandial - adj. of or relating to a meal
• prevalence - noun the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population; a superiority in numbers or amount
• pro re nata - adv. according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)
• prognosis - noun a prediction of the course of a disease; a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
• prolapse - noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus); verb slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
• purpura - noun any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
• pus - noun a fluid product of inflammation; the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
• rash - adj. imprudently incurring risk; marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; noun a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; any red eruption of the skin
• rates - noun a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
• removal - noun dismissal from office; the act of removing
• restrictive - adj. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports; serving to restrict
• revision - noun the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); the act of rewriting something; something that has been written again
• rigor mortis - noun muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and last for about 4 days; temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
• risk of infection - noun the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
• robotics - noun the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
• satiety - noun the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
• sequela - noun any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
• sine qua non - noun a prerequisite
• social worker - noun someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
• sopor - noun a torpid state resembling deep sleep
• spinnbarkeit - noun the capacity of a viscous liquid (especially the cervical mucus) to be drawn out into a strand or blown up into a bubble
• stenosis - noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
• stricture - noun severe criticism; abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
• subluxation - noun partial displacement of a joint or organ
• succinylcholine - noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
• supplementation - noun the act of supplementing; a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
• suturing - noun surgical joining of two surfaces
• symptom - noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence  (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
• symptom - noun anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence; (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
• syndrome - noun a complex of concurrent things; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
• tardive - adj. late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease)
• technique - noun a practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
• technology - noun the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
• thiamin - noun a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
• thiopental - noun barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic
• tubing - noun conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• ulcer - noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
• underweight - adj. being very thin
• vacuolization - noun the state of having become filled with vacuoles
• vagus nerve - noun a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
• vasomotor - adj. relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate
• vomiting - noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
• waist - noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips; the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
• workshop - noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving; small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
• xanthosis - noun an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin
• xeroderma - noun a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin
• xerostomia - noun abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva

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