Medical Glossary

  • A1C Test
  • Abdomen
  • Ablation
  • Abscess
  • Absorption
  • Acidity
  • Acupuncture
  • Acute
  • ADHD symptoms
  • Adrenal glands
  • Adverse reaction
  • Ageing
  • Agitation
  • Airway
  • Albumin
  • Allergy
  • ALT
  • Ambulatory
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Anaemia
  • Anaesthetic
  • Analgesic
  • Ankle swelling
  • Anorexia
  • Antibiotic
  • Antibody
  • Anticoagulant
  • Antiseptic
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety disorder
  • Aorta
  • Apnoea
  • Appetite
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Artery
  • Arthritis
  • Aspiration
  • Assessment
  • Assistive device
  • AST
  • Asthma
  • Asymptomatic
  • Atrophy
  • Audiology
  • Auscultation
  • Autoimmune
  • Autopsy
  • Axilla
  • Back pain
  • Bacteria
  • Bacterial infection
  • Balance
  • Benign
  • Bilirubin
  • Biopsy
  • Blood clot
  • Blood pressure
  • Blood sugar
  • BMI
  • BMP
  • Body mass index
  • Bone density
  • Bone marrow
  • Bowel movement
  • Brain scan
  • Breast lump
  • Breathing rate
  • Breathlessness
  • Bronchi
  • Bronchitis
  • Bruise
  • Bruising
  • Burn
  • Burnout
  • Bursitis
  • Bypass surgery
  • Calcium
  • Cancer
  • Cancer screening
  • Catheter
  • CBC
  • Chest pain
  • Chest X-ray
  • Cholesterol
  • Cholesterol panel
  • Cholesterol test
  • Chronic
  • Contrast dye
  • Coping skills
  • Cough
  • Counselling
  • Creatinine
  • CRP
  • CT scan
  • D-dimer
  • Daily medication
  • Day surgery
  • Deep breathing
  • Deficiency
  • Degenerative disease
  • Dehydration
  • Dental checkup
  • Depression
  • Depression screening
  • Dermatitis
  • Developmental delay
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes screening
  • Diabetes symptoms
  • Diabetic foot
  • Diagnosis
  • Dialysis
  • Diarrhoea
  • Dietary supplement
  • Digital thermometer
  • Discharge summary
  • Disease prevention
  • Distended abdomen
  • Dizziness
  • DNA
  • Doctor appointment preparation
  • Doctor visit summary
  • Doppler ultrasound
  • Dosage
  • Drainage tube
  • Drowsiness
  • Dry cough
  • Dysphagia
  • Ear infection
  • Eating disorder
  • ECG
  • Echocardiogram
  • Edema
  • EEG
  • eGFR
  • Ejection fraction
  • Elbow pain
  • Electrolytes
  • Emergency care
  • Emotional health
  • Emotional support
  • Endoscopy
  • Enlarged lymph nodes
  • Enzyme
  • Eosinophils
  • Epilepsy
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Erythrocytes
  • ESR
  • ESR test
  • Essential tremor
  • Estrogen
  • Examination
  • Exercise plan
  • Exercise tolerance
  • Eye strain
  • Eye test
  • Family history
  • Fasting
  • Fasting blood sugar
  • Fasting glucose
  • Fatigue
  • Fecal test
  • Ferritin
  • Fertility
  • Fever
  • Fever chart
  • Fiber
  • Fine needle aspiration
  • First aid
  • Flatulence
  • Flu symptoms
  • Flu vaccine
  • Fluid balance
  • Fluid retention
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Folate
  • Follow-up instructions
  • Follow-up visit
  • Food poisoning
  • Foot swelling
  • Fracture
  • Frequency of urination
  • Fructose
  • Full blood count
  • Functional test
  • Fundoscopy
  • Fungal infection
  • G-CSF
  • Gait
  • Gallbladder
  • Gallstones
  • Gastric
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Gastric Emptying
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Gastrostomy
  • Gene
  • General anaesthetic
  • General Anesthesia
  • General Practitioner
  • Generalized Pain
  • Genetic
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Genital
  • GERD
  • Geriatric
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Germ
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • GFR
  • Gland
  • Glaucoma
  • Globulin
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Glomerulus
  • Glucose
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Glycemic Index
  • Glycogen
  • Glycosylated Hemoglobin
  • Goiter
  • Gout
  • Gram Stain
  • Granulocyte
  • Graves Disease
  • Growth
  • Growth Chart
  • Growth Hormone
  • Guaiac Test
  • Guarded Prognosis
  • Guarding
  • Gut
  • Gynecology
  • Habituation
  • Haemoglobin
  • Hallucination
  • Hb
  • Headache
  • Healing
  • Health confidence
  • Health Screening
  • Hearing Loss
  • Heart attack
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart failure
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Murmur
  • Heart rate
  • Heart Rate
  • Heart Valve
  • Heartburn
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heat Stroke
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Hematocrit
  • Hematoma
  • Hemodialysis
  • Hemoglobin
  • Hemophilia
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatic
  • Hepatitis
  • Hernia
  • Herniation
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hives
  • Hives Trigger
  • Holter Monitor
  • Homeostasis
  • Hormone
  • Hospice Care
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • Hydration
  • Hydration status
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hyperventilation
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypotension
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hypoxia
  • Ibuprofen
  • Imaging
  • Imaging test
  • Immune system
  • Immune System
  • Immunity
  • Immunization
  • Implant
  • Incision
  • Incubation period
  • Infection
  • Inflammation
  • Injury
  • INR
  • Insomnia
  • Insulin
  • Intestines
  • Intubation
  • Iron
  • Iron Deficiency
  • Ischemia
  • Itching
  • IV drip
  • IV Therapy
  • Jaundice
  • Jaw
  • Jaw Pain
  • Jejunum
  • Jet lag
  • Jet Lag
  • Jogging
  • Joint
  • Joint Effusion
  • Joint pain
  • Joint Pain
  • Joint stiffness
  • Joints inflammation
  • Jugular vein
  • Jugular Vein
  • Juvenile
  • Juvenile Arthritis
  • Karyotype
  • Keloid
  • Keratin
  • Ketoacidosis
  • Ketones
  • Kidney
  • Kidney function
  • Kidney Function
  • Kidney Stone
  • Kidney stones
  • Klebsiella
  • Knee joint
  • Knee pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Knee Replacement
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Kyphosis
  • Lab Reference Range
  • Lab Result
  • Lab Test
  • Laceration
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Lactose Intolerance
  • Laryngitis
  • Leg pain
  • Lesion
  • Lethargy
  • Leukemia
  • Leukocyte
  • Lifestyle Factor
  • Ligament
  • Lightheadedness
  • Lipid
  • Lipid panel
  • Lipid Panel
  • Liver
  • Liver enzymes
  • Liver Enzymes
  • Liver Function Test
  • Localized Pain
  • Long-Term Condition
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Low blood pressure
  • Low Blood Pressure
  • Lower Respiratory Tract
  • Lumbar Spine
  • Lung Capacity
  • Lung Function
  • Lung Infection
  • Lungs
  • Lupus
  • Lymph Node
  • Lymph nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Lymphedema
  • Magnesium
  • Malnutrition
  • Mammogram
  • Medication
  • Medication list
  • Menopause
  • Mental health
  • Metabolic tests
  • Metabolism
  • Metastasis
  • Migraine
  • Mineral
  • Mobility
  • Monitor
  • Monitoring
  • Mood
  • MRI
  • MRI scan
  • Mucus
  • Muscle
  • Muscle pain
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Mutation
  • Myalgia
  • Myeloma
  • Myocardium
  • Nasal congestion
  • Nausea
  • Nebulizer
  • Neck pain
  • Neonatal
  • Neoplasm
  • Nephritis
  • Nerve
  • Nervous system
  • Neuropathy
  • Neurotransmitter
  • Neutrophil
  • Night sweats
  • Nitrogen
  • Nodule
  • Noninvasive Test
  • Normal range
  • Normal vs abnormal
  • Numbness
  • Nutrient
  • Nutrition
  • Nystagmus
  • Obesity
  • Observation
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Oedema
  • Oncology
  • Onset
  • Opioid
  • Optic Nerve
  • Oral Medication
  • Organ
  • Organ Failure
  • Orthopedic
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Otitis Media
  • Outpatient
  • Over-the-counter
  • Overdose
  • Ovulation
  • Oximeter
  • Oxygen
  • Oxygen Saturation
  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Pain
  • Palliative Care
  • Palpitation
  • Palpitations
  • Pancreas
  • Panic attack
  • Pathogen
  • Pathology
  • Patient History
  • Peripheral Nerve
  • PET scan
  • Physical exam
  • Platelet Count
  • Platelets
  • Pneumonia
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postoperative
  • Potassium
  • Prescription
  • Preventive Care
  • Primary Care
  • Procedure
  • Prognosis
  • Protein
  • Pruritus
  • Psoriasis
  • Psychological
  • Psychotherapy
  • Pulmonary
  • Pulse
  • QT interval
  • Qualified Provider
  • Quality Measure
  • Quality of life
  • Quantitative
  • Quantitative Test
  • Quarantine
  • Questionnaire
  • Quick test
  • Quickening
  • Quiescent
  • Quinsy
  • Quiver
  • Radiation
  • Radiology
  • Radiology report
  • Range of Motion
  • Rash
  • Recovery
  • Recovery Time
  • Recurrent
  • Red blood cells
  • Reference range
  • Referral
  • Reflux
  • Rehabilitation
  • Remission
  • Renal
  • Resolution
  • Respiration
  • Respiratory
  • Respiratory Rate
  • Response to Treatment
  • Rest
  • Resting Heart Rate
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk factor
  • Routine Checkup
  • Scabies
  • Scan
  • Screening
  • Seizure
  • Self-care
  • Shingles
  • Shortness of breath
  • Side effect
  • Sodium
  • Stool
  • Stress
  • Stroke
  • Surgery
  • Swelling
  • Symptom
  • Symptom log
  • Temperature
  • Test result
  • Testosterone
  • Throat
  • Thyroid
  • Thyroid function test
  • Tiredness
  • Tissue
  • Trauma
  • Treatment
  • Treatment plan
  • TSH
  • Tumour
  • Ulcer
  • Ultrasound
  • Unconscious
  • Upper respiratory tract
  • Uptake
  • Uric acid
  • Urinalysis
  • Urinary tract
  • Urine
  • Uterus
  • Vaccine
  • Vein
  • Ventilation
  • Vertigo
  • Viral infection
  • Virus
  • Vision
  • Vital signs
  • Vitamin
  • Vitamin D
  • Vomiting
  • Walking aid
  • Water retention
  • Weight
  • Wellbeing
  • Wheezing
  • White blood cell count
  • White blood cells
  • Withdrawal
  • Workup
  • Wound
  • Wrist
  • X-linked
  • X-ray
  • Xanthoma
  • Xenobiotic
  • Xenograft
  • Xenophobia
  • Xeroderma
  • Xerophthalmia
  • Xerostomia
  • Xiphoid process
  • Yawn reflex
  • Yawning
  • Yeast infection
  • Yellow fever
  • Yersinia
  • Yield
  • Yoga
  • Yolk
  • Yolk sac
  • Youth health
  • Z-plasty
  • Z-score
  • Zinc
  • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
  • Zone of injury
  • Zoonosis
  • Zoster
  • Zygomatic bone
  • Zygosity
  • Zygote