Medical Glossary Flashcards
(16 cards)
benign
Abnormal but not harmful or life threatening
malignant
Indicates the presence of cancerous cells.
tumour
Abnormal tissue mass (cancer)
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Acute
Sudden but usually short (e.g., acute illness)
chronic
Pronged (e.g; greater than 3-6 months)
poly
Many (e.g; polycystic ovaries)
symptom
A feeling patient experience (e.g; pain, numbness, tingling)
Referred pain
Pain felt in an area different from the actual source.
syndrome
A set of symptoms that indicate a certain condition, disease, or abnormality.
intravenous
Delivered in the veins
Microbiology
Related to bacterial and viral infections
Fracture
Broken bone or cartilage.
Inflammation
A process by which your body’s immune system protects you from infection from outside invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
stroke
A medical episode which occurs due to a blood clot in the brain.
diabetes
An illness that is diagnosed by abnormally high blood sugar levels and glucose in the urine.
