Medical terminology Englisht

• Amnesia


  A condition that causes people to lose their memory
• Amputation


  Permanent removal of a limb
• Anaemia


  Occurs when the body doesn't have enough red blood cells
• Appointment


  A scheduled meeting with a medical professional
• Bedsore


  Wounds that develop on a patient's body from lying in one place for too long
• Benign


  Not harmful (not cancerous)
• Biopsy


  Removal of human tissue in order to conduct certain medical tests
• Blood count


  The amount of red and white blood cells a person has
• Blood pressure


  The rate at which blood flows through the body (high/low)
• Brace


  A device that holds injured body parts in place
• Broken


  A bone that is divided in two or more pieces as a result of an injury
• Bruise


  Injured body tissue that is visible underneath the skin
• Caesarean section, C-section


  Procedure that involves removing a baby from its mother through an incision in the woman's lower abdomen
• Cast


  A hard bandage that is wrapped around a broken bone to keep it in place
• Chickenpox


  A virus commonly contracted by children, characterized by itchy spots all over the body
• Coroner


  A person who determines the cause of death after a person dies
• Critical condition


  Requiring immediate and constant medical attention
• Crutches


  Objects that people with injured legs or feet use to help them walk
• Cyst


  A sac in the body-tissue filled with fluid (sometimes diseased)
• Deaf


  Unable to hear
• Deficiency


  A lack of something necessary for one's health
• Dehydrated


  In need of water
• Dementia


  Loss of mental capacity
• Diabetes


  Type of disease typically involving insulin deficiency
• Diagnosis


  Medical explanation of an illness or condition
• Discomfort


  Experiencing pain
• Disease


  A medical disorder that is harmful to a person's health
• Dislocated


  When a bone is temporarily separated from its joint
• ER (emergency room)


  The hospital room used for treating patients with immediate and life-threatening injuries
• False negative


  A test that incorrectly comes back negative
• Family history


  Medical background of a person's family members
• Fatal


  Causing death
• Fever


  Higher than normal body temperature
• Flu (influenza)


  Many types of respiratory or intestinal infections passed on through a virus
• Fracture


  Broken or cracked bone
• Germ


  A micro-organism, especially one that causes disease
• Genetic


  A medical condition or physical feature that is passed on in the family
• Growth


  A ball of tissue that grows bigger than normal, either on or under the skin
• Heart attack


  Instance in which blood stops pumping through the heart
• Hives


  Bumps that appear on the surface of the skin during an allergic reaction