informal/formal Flashcards
(170 cards)
1
Q
abortion
A
termination
2
Q
abs
A
abdominal muscles
3
Q
anorexia
A
anorexia nervosa
4
Q
armpit
A
axilla
5
Q
bad breath
A
halitosis
6
Q
bad cholesterol
A
low density lipoprotein
7
Q
bedsores
A
pressure ulcers
8
Q
belly
A
abdomen
9
Q
blackout / loss of memory
A
amnesia
10
Q
blister
A
vesicle
11
Q
blocked up nose
A
nasal congestion
12
Q
blood clot
A
thrombosis
13
Q
difficulty breathing
A
dyspnoea
14
Q
bruise
A
contusion
15
Q
bug
A
virus
16
Q
burning up
A
febrile
17
Q
burp
A
eructation
18
Q
chemist
A
pharmacist
19
Q
chemo
A
chemotherapy
20
Q
chickenpox
A
varicella
21
Q
cot death
A
SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
22
Q
cough
A
tussis
23
Q
coughing up blood
A
haemoptysis
24
Q
curved spine
A
spinal curvature
25
breathing
respiration
26
difficulty peeing
dysuria
27
difficulty swallowing
dysphagia
28
dizziness
vertigo
29
drip
IV drip
30
dry skin
xeroderma
31
eardrum
tympanic membrane or tympanum
32
egg
ovum
33
faint
lose consciousness
34
feel like you have a lump in your throat
globus hystericus
35
feeling down
depressed
36
feeling sick
nausea
37
feverish
febrile/pyretic
38
feverishness
delirium
39
flu
influenza
40
german measles
rubella
41
gob
saliva
42
going bald/hair loss
alopecia
43
good cholesterol
high density lipoprotein
44
guts
intestine
45
haemorrhage
heavy bleeding or gushing
46
heart rate monitor
electrocardiograph
47
heat stroke
hyperpyrexia
48
herpes
genital herpes or herpes simplex
49
high blood pressure
hypertension
50
indigestion
dyspepsia
51
iron deficency
anaemia
52
itchy
pruritus
53
jab
injection
54
jabs
vaccinations
55
kneecap
patella
56
liver spots
senile lentigo
57
loss of apetite
anorexia
58
low blood pressure
hypotension
59
lower back pain
lumbago
60
lump in your breast
breast mass
61
morning sickness
nausea gravidarus
62
mouth to mouth
mouth to mouth resuscitation
63
muscle pain
myalgia
64
new born
neo natal
65
nose bleed
epistaxis / nasal haemorrhage
66
nose job
rhinoplasty
67
nostrils
naris
68
over the counter drugs
non-prescription medication
69
painkiller
analgesic
70
pee
urine
71
period pains
dysmenorrhea
72
persistent pain
chronic pain
73
piles
haemorrhoids
74
pimples
acne
75
pinched nerve
nerve entrapment syndrome
76
pink eye
conjunctivitis
77
plastic surgery
cosmetic surgery
78
racing heart beat
tachycardia
79
red blood cells
erythrocyte
80
runny nose
rhinorrea
81
scar
cicatrix
82
shin
tibia
83
short sighted
myopic
84
shoulder blade
scapula
85
side effect
adverse effect
86
skin
(epi)dermis
87
skin cancer
melanoma
88
skinned knees
abrasion
89
sleep walking
somnanbulism
90
slipped disk
herniated disk
91
sore throat
pharyngitis
92
spit
saliva
93
spitting up blood
haemoptysis
94
stiff joints
rheumatism
95
stiffness
rigidity
96
stomach cramps
abdominal pain
97
stuffed up nose
nasal congestion
98
suffocation
asphyixiation
99
sweat
perspiration
100
swelling
oedema
101
swoon
lose consciousness
102
the pill
oral contraceptive
103
throat
pharynx
104
throbbing head
migraine
105
throwing up
regurgitation
106
time of the month
menstruation
107
tipsy
intoxicated
108
toothache
dental pain
109
top of the mouth
palate
110
tummy
abdomen
111
tummy bug
gastroenteritis
112
tummy tuck
abdominoplasty
113
twisted ankle
ankle sprain
114
twisted spine
scoliosis
115
ultrasound
ultrasonography
116
unsteady on your feet
unsteadiness
117
upper back pain
thoracic back pain
118
voice box
larynx
119
vomiting up blood
haematemesis
120
waters (pregnancy)
amniotic fluid
121
waters breaking
rupture of membranes
122
waterworks
bladder
123
white blood cells
leukocytes
124
white of your eyes
sclera
125
womb
uterus
126
measles
rubeola
127
mumps
epidemic parotitis
128
pertussis
whooping cough
129
poliomyelitis
infantile paralysis
130
hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis
131
joint disease
arthrosis
132
obesity
adiposity
133
sugar
diabetes
134
jaundice
icterus
135
hay fever
allergic rhinitis
136
ringing in the ears
tinnitus
137
cold
coriza
138
sickness
nausea
139
heart attack
myocardial infarct
140
stroke
apoplexy
141
sudden deafness
apoplectiform
142
fits (to throw a fit)
convulsions
143
lockjaw
tetabus
144
intestinal obstruction
ileus
145
gallstone
cholelithiasis
146
thyroid
goitre
147
stroke
acute cerebrovascular event
148
palpitations
arrythmia
149
borken hip
fractured neck of femur
150
blood in the urine
haematuria
151
troubles sleeping
insomnia
152
intermitted claudication
pains in the back of the legs when walking
153
the need to pee at night
nocturia
154
tables to improve your mood
anti-depressants
155
medication to reduce swelling
anti-inflammatories
156
substance that causes the airways to open up
broncho-dilator
157
pills that help stop arthritis progressing
DMARDs
158
water tablets
diuretics
159
pills for blood pressure
hypertension medication
160
sleeping tablets
hypnotics
161
the pill
oral contraceptives
162
tubes which carry blood around the body
arteries
163
not due to cancer of infection
benign
164
airways that connect your windpipe to your lungs
bronchi
165
fat that clogs arteries
cholesterol
166
shock absorbers which separates the bones in your back
intervertebral disks
167
the tube that connects the back of the throat to the stomach
oesophagus
168
a gland that helps digestion and makes insulin to control blood sugar
pancreas
169
a gland that produces some of the hormones required on a daily basis
thryoid
170
the tube that carries urine from the bladder
urethra
