MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Abscess

Pus - filled sore or bump

Acute

Sudden and severe

Adherence

Sticking to your treatment plan

Adjunct

Added support to your main treatment

Afebrile

Without a fever

Agranulocytosis

Very low white blood cell count

Alopecia

Hair loss

Ambulatory

Able to walk around

Amenorrhea

Missing your periods

Amnesia

Memory loss

Analgesic

Pain reliever

Anaphylaxis

Severe allergic reaction

Andropause

" Male menopause "

Anemia

Low red blood cells

Anhedonia

Loss of pleasure or interest

Aneurysm

Weak spot in a blood vessel

Angioedema

Deep skin swelling or eating

Anorexia

Extreme lack of appetite or eating

Anterior

Front side

Antiemetic

Stops vomiting

Antibiotic

Kills bacteria

Anti - inflammatory

Reduces swelling

Antipruritic

Stops itching

Antipyretic

Reduces fever

Antiseptic

Kills germs

Antitussive

Stops coughing

Aphagia

Disrupts Language and Speech

Arrhythmia

Irregular heartbeat

Arthralgia

Joint pain

Ascites

Belly fluid buildup

Aspiration

Sucking in or drawing out

Asthenia

Weakness

Ataxia

Loss of coordination

Atrophy

Wasting away or shrinking

Auscultation

Listening to body sounds

Axillary

Armpit area

Bilateral

Both sides

Biopsy

Tissue sample test

Benign

Not cancerous

Bronchitis

Chest and airway inflammation

Bradycardia

Slow heartbeat

Bradypnea

Slow breathing

Buccal

Cheek area

Cachexia

Weight and muscle loss

Candidiasis

Yeast infection

Cardiovascular

Heart and blood vessels

Catheter

Tube for fluids

Chronic

Long - lasting

Comorbidity

Having more than one health issue

Compliance

Narrowing or tightening

Contraceptive

Prevents pregnancy

Contraindication

Reason to avoid a treatment

Contusion

Bruise

Corticosteroids

Steroid medicines

Crackles

Crackling lung sounds

Cranial

Head or skull

Cyanotic

Bluish skin from low oxygen

Cyanosis

Bluish color from low oxygen

Delirium

Sudden confusion

Dementia

Long - term memory loss and confusion

Diagnosis

Identifying a disease

Diaphoretic

Sweaty

Differential Diagnosis

List of possible conditions

Distention

Swelling or bloating

Diastolic

Blood pressure when heart is relaxed

Diplopia

Double vision

Diuretic

Promotes urination

Diuresis

Increased urination

Dorsalis

Back side

Dose

Amount of medicine

Dyskinesia

Uncontrolled movements

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing

Dystrophy

Weakness and wasting

Dyspnea

Shortness of breath

Dysuria

Painful urination

Edema

Swelling from fluid

Effusion

Fluid escape into body areas

Egophony

Abnormal voice sounds from lungs

Ejection Fraction

Heart pumping measure

Electrolyte

Body salts

Emesis

Vomiting

Emollient

Skin softener

Encephalitis

Brain inflammation

Endocarditis

Heart lining infection

Enema

Fluid into rectum to clear bowels

Enteritis

Intestinal inflammation

Epidural

Spine anesthesia

Epistaxis

Nosebleed

Erythema

Skin redness

Etiology

Cause of a disease

Exacerbation

Worsening symptoms

Exfoliate

Skin shedding

Expectorant

Clears mucus from lungs

Extraocular

Outside the eye

Extrapyramidal Symptoms

Movement disorders

Extravasation

Leak from a vessel

Exophthalmos

Bulging eyes

Exudate

Fluid with high protein content

Febrile

Having a fever

Fibrosis

Scarring or thickening