Glossary of Medical terms meanings

Abdominal cavity meaning ABO blood groups meaning Abortion meaning Abscess meaning ACE inhibitor meaning Achilles tendon meaning Acid-base balance meaning Acidosis meaning Acid reflux meaning Acne meaning Acquired meaning Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome meaning Acute meaning Acute respiratory disease meaning Addiction meaning Adenitis meaning Adipose tissue meaning Adjuvant therapy meaning Adrenal failure meaning Adrenal glands meaning Adverse reaction meaning Aerobic exercise meaning Affective disorder meaning Afterbirth meaning Afterpains meaning AIDS meaning AIDS-related complex meaning Air embolism meaning Airway obstruction meaning Airways meaning Albinism meaning Alcoholic cardiomyopathy meaning Alimentary canal meaning Alkalosis meaning Alkylating agents meaning Allergen meaning Allergic rhinitis meaning Allergy meaning Alopecia meaning ALS meaning Altitude sickness meaning Alzheimer disease meaning Amenorrhea meaning Amniocentesis meaning Amniotic fluid meaning Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis meaning Anabolic steroid meaning Anal fissure meaning Anal fistula meaning Analgesic meaning Anal sphincter meaning Anaphylactic shock meaning Anatomy meaning Androgen meaning Anemia meaning Anencephaly meaning Anesthesia meaning Anesthetic meaning Aneurysm meaning Angina pectoris meaning Angioma meaning Angioplasty meaning Anorexia nervosa meaning Antacid meaning Antibiotic resistance meaning Antibiotics meaning Antibody meaning Anticoagulants meaning Antiemetics meaning Antihistamine meaning Antihypertensives meaning Antioxidants meaning Antipsychotics meaning Antiseptics meaning Anus meaning Aorta meaning Aortic stenosis meaning Apgar score meaning Aplasia meaning Aplastic anemia meaning Apnea meaning Appendectomy meaning Appendicitis meaning Appendix meaning ARC meaning Arteriosclerosis meaning Arteritis meaning Artery meaning Arthritis meaning Arthroscopy meaning Artificial insemination meaning Artificial respiration/ventilation meaning Ascites meaning Ascorbic acid meaning Aspermia meaning Asphyxia meaning Asthma meaning Astigmatism meaning Atherectomy meaning Atheroma meaning Atherosclerosis meaning Athlete's foot meaning Atresia meaning Atria meaning Atrial fibrillation meaning Atrial flutter meaning Atrial septal defect meaning Atrophy meaning Attention-deficit disorder meaning Audiogram meaning Aura meaning Auscultation meaning Autism meaning Autoimmune disease meaning Autonomic nervous system meaning Autopsy meaning Autosomal dominant meaning Autosomal recessive meaning Axilla meaning Bacillus meaning Bacteremia meaning Bacteriostatic meaning Bacterium meaning Bacteriuria meaning Ball-and-socket joint meaning Balloon angioplasty meaning Balloon catheter meaning Barbiturates meaning Barium enema meaning Barrier method of contraception meaning Bartholin's glands meaning Basal cell carcinoma meaning Basal metabolic rate meaning B cell meaning BCG vaccine meaning Becker’s muscular dystrophy meaning Bell's palsy meaning Bends meaning Benign tumor meaning Beta blocker meaning Beta carotene meaning Bifocal meaning Bilateral meaning Bile meaning Bile duct meaning Biliary atresia meaning Biliary colic meaning Biliary tract meaning Bilirubin meaning Binging and purging meaning Biochemistry meaning Bioequivalent meaning Biofeedback meaning Bipolar disorder meaning Birth canal meaning Birth control meaning Birth defect meaning Birthmark meaning Bisexuality meaning Bladder meaning Blepharitis meaning Blind spot meaning Blood-brain barrier meaning Blood clot meaning Blood poisoning meaning Blood pressure meaning Blood transfusion meaning Blood type meaning B lymphocyte meaning Boil meaning Bone marrow meaning Bone marrow transplant meaning Bone spur meaning Booster meaning Botulism meaning Bowel meaning Bradycardia meaning Brain damage meaning Brain death meaning Breech birth meaning Bronchiolitis meaning Bronchitis meaning Bronchoconstrictor meaning Bronchodilator meaning Bronchospasm meaning Bruise meaning Bruxism meaning Bubonic plague meaning Bulimia meaning Bunion meaning Burkitt's lymphoma meaning Bursa meaning Bursitis meaning Butterfly bandage meaning Bypass meaning Calcification meaning Calcitonin meaning Calcium meaning Calcium channel blocker meaning Callus meaning Calorie meaning Canal meaning Cancer meaning Cancer staging meaning Candidiasis meaning Canker sore meaning Capillary meaning Carbohydrate meaning Carbon dioxide meaning Carcinogen meaning Carcinoma meaning Cardiac arrest meaning Cardiogenic shock meaning Cardiomegaly meaning Cardiomyopathy meaning Cardiopulmonary resuscitation meaning Cardiovascular system meaning Carditis meaning Carotene meaning Carotid arteries meaning Carpal bones meaning Carpal tunnel syndrome meaning Cartilage meaning Cast meaning Cataract meaning Catheter meaning Catheterization meaning CAT scanning meaning Cat-scratch fever meaning Cauliflower ear meaning Cauterization meaning Cecum meaning Cell meaning Cellulitis meaning Central nervous system meaning Cerebellum meaning Cerebral palsy meaning Cerebrospinal fluid meaning Cerebrovascular disease meaning Cerebrum meaning Cervical cap meaning Cervical dysplasia meaning Cervical incompetence meaning Cervical smear meaning Cervicitis meaning Cervix meaning Cesarean section meaning Chancre meaning Chemotherapy meaning Chickenpox meaning Chlamydia meaning Cholecystectomy meaning Cholera meaning Cholesterol meaning Chondritis meaning Chondroma meaning Chondromalacia patellae meaning Chondrosarcoma meaning Chorionic villus sampling meaning Choroiditis meaning Chromosome analysis meaning Chronic meaning Chronic obstructive lung disease meaning Cilia meaning Circumcision meaning Cirrhosis of the liver meaning Claudication meaning Claustrophobia meaning Clavicle meaning Cleft lip meaning Cleft palate meaning Clinical trial meaning Clitoris meaning Clone meaning Closed fracture meaning Clotting factor meaning Clubfoot meaning Cluster headache meaning CNS meaning Coagulation meaning Cocarcinogen meaning Coccyx meaning Cochlea meaning Coitus meaning Cold sore meaning Colectomy meaning Colic meaning Colitis meaning Collapsed lung meaning Colon meaning Colonoscopy meaning Color blindness meaning Colostomy meaning Coma meaning Comminuted fracture meaning Common cold meaning Communicable disease meaning Compound fracture meaning Compression fracture meaning Computed tomography scanning meaning Concussion meaning Congenital meaning Congestive heart failure meaning Conjunctiva meaning Conjunctivitis meaning Connective tissue meaning Constipation meaning Contraindication meaning Contusion meaning Corn meaning Cornea meaning Coronary meaning Coronary arteries meaning Coronary artery bypass surgery meaning Coronary heart disease meaning Coronary thrombosis meaning Corpuscle meaning Corticosteroids meaning CPR meaning Creatinine meaning Croup meaning Cruciate ligaments meaning CT scanning meaning Culture meaning Curettage meaning CVS meaning Cyanosis meaning Cyst meaning Cystectomy meaning Cystic fibrosis meaning Cystoscopy meaning Cystostomy meaning D and C meaning Debridement meaning Decompression sickness meaning Deep-vein thrombosis meaning Defecation meaning Defibrillation meaning Degenerative arthritis meaning Dehydration meaning Dementia meaning Depilatory meaning Depot injection meaning Depression meaning Dermabrasion meaning Dermatitis meaning Dermis meaning Desensitization meaning Detoxification meaning Dextrocardia meaning Dextrose meaning Diabetes insipidus meaning Diabetes mellitus meaning Dialysis meaning Diaper rash meaning Diaphragm meaning Diastolic pressure meaning Diathermy meaning Dilatation and Curettage meaning Diphtheria meaning Disk prolapse meaning Dislocation meaning Distention meaning Diuretic meaning Diverticulitis meaning DNA meaning Dominant gene meaning Dopamine meaning Down syndrome meaning Duchenne muscular dystrophy meaning Duodenal ulcer meaning Duodenum meaning Dysentery meaning Dyspnea meaning Dystrophy meaning Eardrum meaning ECG (sometimes called an EKG) meaning Echocardiogram meaning Eclampsia meaning Ectopic meaning Eczema meaning Edema meaning EEG meaning Elective meaning Electroencephalography meaning Embolism meaning Embryo meaning Emetic meaning Emphysema meaning Encephalitis meaning Endarterectomy meaning Endemic meaning Endocarditis meaning Endocardium meaning Endocrine gland meaning Endogenous meaning Endometrial polyp meaning Endometriosis meaning Endometrium meaning Endophthalmitis meaning Endorphin meaning Endoscope meaning Endothelium meaning Endotracheal tube meaning Enteritis meaning Enterobiasis meaning Enuresis meaning Enzyme meaning Epidemic meaning Epidermis meaning Epididymis meaning Epidural anesthesia meaning Epilepsy meaning Epinephrine meaning Episcleritis meaning Episiotomy meaning Epithelium meaning Epstein-Barr virus meaning Erysipelas meaning Erythema meaning Erythrocyte meaning Erythrocyte sedimentation rate meaning Erythroplakia meaning Esophageal spasm meaning Esophageal varices meaning Esophagus meaning Estrogen meaning Estrogen replacement therapy meaning Eustachian tube meaning Euthanasia meaning Excision meaning Excretion meaning Exercise stress test meaning Exercise thallium test meaning Exogenous meaning Expectorant meaning Extensor muscle meaning External version meaning Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy meaning Extradural anesthesia meaning Facial palsy meaning Failure to thrive meaning Fallopian tube meaning Familial meaning Fasciitis meaning Fatty acid meaning Febrile meaning Fecal occult blood test meaning Femoral artery meaning Femur meaning Fertility meaning Fertility drug meaning Fertilization meaning Fetal alcohol syndrome meaning Fetal distress meaning Fetal monitoring meaning Fetal tissue transplant meaning Fetus meaning Fiber meaning Fiberoptics meaning Fibrillation meaning Fibroadenoma meaning Fibrocystic breast disease meaning Fibroid meaning Fibroma meaning Fibrosis meaning Fifth disease meaning Fissure meaning Fistula meaning Fitness meaning Flatulence meaning Floaters meaning Flu meaning Fluke meaning Fluoride meaning Fluoroscopy meaning Folic acid meaning Follicle meaning Follicle stimulating hormone meaning Folliculitis meaning Fontanelles meaning Food poisoning meaning Forceps meaning Forceps delivery meaning Foreign body meaning Foreskin meaning Fracture meaning Fraternal twins meaning Free radical meaning Frostbite meaning FSH meaning Fulminant meaning Fungus meaning Galactocele meaning Galactorrhea meaning Galactose meaning Galactosemia meaning Gallbladder meaning Gallstone meaning Gallstone ileus meaning Gamete intrafallopian transfer meaning Gamma globulin meaning Ganglion meaning Gangrene meaning Gastrectomy meaning Gastric acid meaning Gastric juice meaning Gastric lavage meaning Gastric ulcer meaning Gastrin meaning Gastrinoma meaning Gastritis meaning Gastroenteritis meaning Gastrointestinal series meaning Gastrointestinal tract meaning Gastroscopy meaning Gastrostomy meaning Gaucher’s disease meaning Gavage meaning Gene meaning General anesthesia meaning Generic drug meaning Gene therapy meaning Genetic analysis meaning Genetic counseling meaning Genetic disorder meaning Genetic engineering meaning Genital herpes meaning Genital tract meaning Genital wart meaning Genome meaning Geographic tongue meaning German measles meaning Germ cell meaning Gestation meaning Giardiasis meaning GIFT meaning Gingivectomy meaning Gingivitis meaning GI series meaning Gland meaning Glaucoma meaning Glioblastoma multiforme meaning Glioma meaning Glomerulonephritis meaning Glomerulosclerosis meaning Glossectomy meaning Glucagon meaning Glucose meaning Glucose tolerance test meaning Glycogen meaning Glycosuria meaning Goiter meaning Gonadotropic hormones meaning Gonorrhea meaning Gout meaning Graft meaning Grand mal meaning Granuloma meaning Graves' disease meaning Guillain-Barré syndrome meaning Guthrie test meaning Hair follicle meaning Halitosis meaning Hallucination meaning Hammer toe meaning Hamstring muscle meaning Hardening of the arteries meaning Hashimoto’s disease meaning Hay fever meaning HDL meaning Heart attack meaning Heart block meaning Heartburn meaning Heart disease meaning Heart failure meaning Heart-lung machine meaning Heart rate meaning Heart valve meaning Heat exhaustion meaning Heat stroke meaning Heel spur meaning Heimlich maneuver meaning Helper T cells meaning Hemangioma meaning Hemarthrosis meaning Hematemesis meaning Hematocrit meaning Hematoma meaning Hematuria meaning Hemochromatosis meaning Hemodialysis meaning Hemoglobin meaning Hemoglobinuria meaning Hemolysis meaning Hemophilia meaning Hemorrhage meaning Hemorrhoid meaning Hemospermia meaning Hemostasis meaning Hemothorax meaning Hepatectomy meaning Hepatic meaning Hepatitis meaning Hepatitis A meaning Hepatitis B meaning Hepatitis C meaning Hepatitis D meaning Hepatoma meaning Hepatomegaly meaning Hereditary meaning Hereditary spherocytosis meaning Hermaphroditism meaning Hernia meaning Herniated disk meaning Herpes encephalitis meaning Herpes simplex meaning Herpes zoster meaning Heterosexuality meaning Hiatal hernia meaning Hiccup meaning High-density lipoprotein meaning Hirschsprung's disease meaning Hirsutism meaning Histamine meaning H1 (histamine) blocker meaning H2 (histamine) blocker meaning Histoplasmosis meaning HIV meaning Hives meaning Hodgkin's disease meaning Homeostasis meaning Homocystinuria meaning Homosexuality meaning Hookworm meaning Hormonal implant meaning Hormone meaning Hormone replacement therapy meaning Hospice meaning Hot flash meaning HTLV meaning Human immunodeficiency virus meaning Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus meaning Hydramnios meaning Hydrocele meaning Hydrocephalus meaning Hydrocortisone meaning Hygiene meaning Hymen meaning Hyperactivity meaning Hyperalimentation meaning Hyperbilirubinemia meaning Hypercalcemia meaning Hypercholesterolemia meaning Hyperglycemia meaning Hyperlipidemia meaning Hyperparathyroidism meaning Hyperplasia meaning Hypersensitivity meaning Hypertension meaning Hyperthermia meaning Hyperthyroidism meaning Hypertrophy meaning Hyperventilation meaning Hypochondriasis meaning Hypodermic needle meaning Hypoglycemia meaning Hypoplasia meaning Hypotension meaning Hypothermia meaning Hypothyroidism meaning Hypoventilation meaning Hypoxemia meaning Hypoxia meaning Hysterectomy meaning Hysteria meaning Hysterosalpingography meaning Hysteroscopy meaning Iatrogenic meaning Ichthyosis meaning Idiopathic meaning Ileostomy meaning Ileum meaning Ilium meaning Imaging meaning Immune deficiency meaning Immune system meaning Immunity meaning Immunization meaning Immunocompromised meaning Immunodeficiency meaning Immunoglobin meaning Immunology meaning Immunostimulant meaning Immunosuppressant meaning Impacted fracture meaning Imperforate anus meaning Impetigo meaning Implant meaning Impotence meaning Incompetent cervix meaning Incontinence meaning Incubation period meaning Indigestion meaning Induction of labor meaning Infarction meaning Infection meaning Infective arthritis meaning Infertility meaning Inflammation meaning Inflammatory bowel disease meaning Inflammatory joint disease meaning Influenza meaning Informed consent meaning Infusion meaning Ingestion meaning Ingrown toenail meaning Inguinal hernia meaning Inhaler meaning Inheritance meaning Injection meaning Insemination meaning In situ meaning Insomnia meaning Insulin meaning Insulinoma meaning Intensive care meaning Interferon meaning Internal fixation meaning Interstitial meaning Interstitial cystitis meaning Interstitial lung disease meaning Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis meaning Interstitial radiation therapy meaning Intervertebral disks meaning Intestinal bypass meaning Intestine meaning Intra-aortic balloon pump meaning Intractable meaning Intramedullary rod meaning Intraocular pressure meaning Intrauterine device meaning Intravenous meaning Intrinsic meaning Intubation meaning Invasive meaning In vitro meaning In vitro fertilization meaning In vivo meaning Involuntary meaning Iodine meaning Ionizing radiation meaning IQ meaning Iris meaning Iron meaning Iron-deficiency anemia meaning Irrigation meaning Irritable bladder meaning Irritable bowel syndrome meaning Ischemia meaning IUD meaning IVF meaning Jaundice meaning Jock itch meaning Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis meaning Kaposi's sarcoma meaning Kawasaki disease meaning Keloid meaning Keratin meaning Keratitis meaning Keratolytic meaning Keratoplasty meaning Keratosis meaning Ketoacidosis meaning Kidney meaning Kidney stone meaning Killer T cells meaning Kilocalorie meaning Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome meaning Klinefelter’s syndrome meaning Knee-jerk reflex meaning Kyphosis meaning Labia meaning Labor meaning Labyrinthitis meaning Laceration meaning Lactase deficiency meaning Lactation meaning Lactation suppression meaning Lactic acid meaning Lactose meaning Lactose intolerance meaning Lamaze method meaning Laminectomy meaning Laparoscope meaning Laparoscopic cholecystectomy meaning Laparoscopy meaning Large-cell carcinoma meaning Large intestine meaning Laryngectomy meaning Laryngitis meaning Larynx meaning Laser treatment meaning Latent infection meaning Lateral meaning Laxatives meaning Lazy eye meaning LDL meaning Lead poisoning meaning Learning disability meaning Legionnaires’ disease meaning Leiomyoma meaning Leishmaniasis meaning Leptospirosis meaning Lesch-Nyhan syndrome meaning Lesion meaning Leukemia meaning Leukocyte meaning Leukocyte count meaning Leukodystrophy meaning Leukoplakia meaning LH meaning Lichen planus meaning Ligament meaning Ligation meaning Lipid-lowering drugs meaning Lipidosis meaning Lipids meaning Lipoma meaning Lipoproteins meaning Liposarcoma meaning Liposuction meaning Listeriosis meaning Lithotripsy meaning Liver meaning Liver failure meaning Lobe meaning Lobectomy meaning Local anesthesia meaning Locked joint meaning Lockjaw meaning Locomotor system meaning Lordosis meaning Lou Gehrig's disease meaning Low-density lipoprotein meaning Lumbago meaning Lumbar puncture meaning Lumbar spine meaning Lumpectomy meaning Lung collapse meaning Lungs meaning Lupus erythematosus meaning Luteinizing hormone meaning Lyme disease meaning Lymph meaning Lymphadenopathy meaning Lymphangiography meaning Lymphatic system meaning Lymph node meaning Lymphocyte meaning Lymphocytic leukemia meaning Lymphogranuloma venereum meaning Lymphomas meaning Lymphosarcoma meaning Macula meaning Macular degeneration meaning Magnesium meaning Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) meaning Malabsorption meaning Malaria meaning Malformation meaning Malignant meaning Malignant hyperthermia meaning Malignant melanoma meaning Mallory-Weiss syndrome meaning Mammography meaning Mammoplasty meaning Mandible meaning Mania meaning Manic-depressive disorder meaning MAO inhibitor meaning Marfan's syndrome meaning Mast cell meaning Mastectomy meaning Mastitis meaning Maxilla meaning Measles meaning Meconium meaning Medial meaning Median nerve meaning Mediastinoscopy meaning Medulla meaning Medulloblastoma meaning Megacolon meaning Megaloblastic anemia meaning Meiosis meaning Melanin meaning Melanocytes meaning Melanocyte-stimulating hormone meaning Melanoma meaning Menarche meaning Meniere's disease meaning Meninges meaning Meningioma meaning Meningitis meaning Meningocele meaning Meniscectomy meaning Meniscus meaning Menopause meaning Menorrhagia meaning Menstrual cycle meaning Menstruation meaning Mesenteric infarction meaning Mesenteric lymphadenitis meaning Mesothelioma meaning Mesothelium meaning Messenger RNA meaning Metabolic rate meaning Metabolism meaning Metabolite meaning Metastasis meaning Metered-dose inhaler meaning Microbe meaning Microbiology meaning Microcephaly meaning Microdiskectomy meaning Microorganism meaning Microsurgery meaning Micturition syncope meaning Middle ear meaning Middle ear effusion meaning Midwifery meaning Migraine meaning Mineral meaning Minipill meaning Miotic meaning Miscarriage meaning Mites meaning Mitosis meaning Mitral insufficiency meaning Mitral stenosis meaning Mitral valve meaning Mitral valve prolapse meaning Modified radical mastectomy meaning Molar tooth meaning Mole meaning Molecule meaning Molluscum contagiosum meaning Mongolian spot meaning Monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant meaning Monoclonal antibodies meaning Mononucleosis meaning Monounsaturated fat meaning Morbidity meaning Morning sickness meaning Mortality meaning Motor nerve meaning Motor neuron disease meaning Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation meaning MRI meaning MS meaning Mucocele meaning Mucolytic meaning Mucous membrane meaning Mucus meaning Multi-infarct dementia meaning Multiple-gated acquisition scan meaning Multiple myeloma meaning Multiple pregnancy meaning Multiple sclerosis meaning Mumps meaning Murmur meaning Muscle fibers meaning Muscle relaxants meaning Muscle tone meaning Muscle wasting meaning Muscular dystrophy meaning Mutagen meaning Mutation meaning Myalgia meaning Myasthenia gravis meaning Mycobacterium meaning Mycoplasma meaning Mycosis meaning Mydriatic meaning Myelin sheath meaning Myelitis meaning Myelocele meaning Myeloma meaning Myelosclerosis meaning Myocardial infarction meaning Myocarditis meaning Myocardium meaning Myomectomy meaning Myopathy meaning Myopia meaning Myositis meaning Myringotomy meaning Myxoma meaning Narcolepsy meaning Narcosis meaning Narcotic meaning Narcotic analgesics meaning Nasal septum meaning Nasogastric tube meaning Nasopharynx meaning Natural childbirth meaning Natural methods of family planning meaning Nausea meaning Nebulizer meaning Necrosis meaning Needle aspiration meaning Needle biopsy meaning Neonate meaning Neoplasm meaning Nephrectomy meaning Nephritis meaning Nephroblastoma meaning Nephrolithotomy meaning Nephrons meaning Nephrosclerosis meaning Nephrostomy meaning Nephrotic syndrome meaning Nerve meaning Nerve block meaning Nerve cell meaning Nerve compression meaning Neuralgia meaning Neural tube meaning Neural tube defects meaning Neuritis meaning Neuroblastoma meaning Neurofibrillary tangles meaning Neurofibromatosis meaning Neuroleptic meaning Neuroma meaning Neuron meaning Neuropathy meaning Neurosis meaning Neurotoxins meaning Neurotransmitters meaning Neutrophil meaning Nevus meaning Newborn respiratory distress syndrome meaning Niacin meaning Night terrors meaning Nitrates meaning Nocturia meaning Nocturnal emission meaning Node meaning Nodule meaning Nondisjunction meaning Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma meaning Non-insulin-dependent diabetes meaning Noninvasive meaning Nonnarcotic analgesic meaning Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs meaning Norepinephrine meaning Norwalk virus meaning Nosocomial infection meaning NSAID meaning Nucleic acids meaning Nucleotide bases meaning Nucleus meaning Numbness meaning Nurse-midwife meaning Nutrient meaning Nystagmus meaning Oat cell carcinoma meaning Obesity meaning Obsessive-compulsive disorder meaning Obstructive sleep apnea meaning Occlusion meaning Occult blood meaning Occupational disease meaning Occupational therapy meaning Ocular meaning Oculomotor nerves meaning Olfactory nerves meaning Oligodendroglioma meaning Oligohydramnios meaning Oligospermia meaning Oncogenes meaning Oocyte meaning Oophorectomy meaning Open heart surgery meaning Ophthalmia meaning Ophthalmologist meaning Ophthalmoplegia meaning Ophthalmoscopy meaning Opportunistic infection meaning Optic meaning Optician meaning Optic nerves meaning Optic neuritis meaning Oral contraceptives meaning Orbit meaning Orchiectomy meaning Orchiopexy meaning Orchitis meaning Organ donation meaning Organism meaning Orgasm meaning Orphan drugs meaning Orthopnea meaning Orthotic meaning Osgood-Schlatter disease meaning Osmosis meaning Ossification meaning Osteitis meaning Osteitis deformans meaning Osteoarthritis meaning Osteoblast meaning Osteochondritis dissecans meaning Osteochondritis juvenilis meaning Osteochondroma meaning Osteoclast meaning Osteodystrophy meaning Osteogenesis imperfecta meaning Osteolysis meaning Osteoma meaning Osteomalacia meaning Osteomyelitis meaning Osteopetrosis meaning Osteophyte meaning Osteoporosis meaning Osteosarcoma meaning Osteosclerosis meaning Otalgia meaning OTC remedy meaning Otitis externa meaning Otitis media meaning Otorrhea meaning Otosclerosis meaning Ototoxicity meaning Outpatient treatment meaning Ovaries meaning Overdose meaning Over-the-counter remedy meaning Ovulation meaning Ovum meaning Oxidation meaning Oximetry meaning Oxygen meaning Oxygen free radicals meaning Oxytocin meaning Ozone meaning Pacemaker meaning Paget's disease meaning Palate meaning Palliative treatment meaning Pallor meaning Palpation meaning Palpitation meaning Palsy meaning Pancreas meaning Pancreatitis meaning Pandemic meaning Panic disorder meaning Papilloma meaning Pap smear meaning Paracentesis meaning Paralysis meaning Paramedic meaning Paranoia meaning Paraphimosis meaning Paraplegia meaning Parasite meaning Parasympathetic nervous system meaning Parathyroidectomy meaning Parathyroid glands meaning Parathyroid hormone meaning Parenteral meaning Paresis meaning Paresthesia meaning Parkinson's disease meaning Paronychia meaning Parotid glands meaning Paroxysm meaning Partial mastectomy meaning Partial seizure meaning Passive exercise meaning Passive smoking meaning Patella meaning Patent meaning Patent ductus arteriosus meaning Paternity testing meaning Pathogen meaning Pathogenesis meaning Pathology meaning Patient-controlled analgesia meaning Peak flow measurement meaning Pectoral muscles meaning Pellagra meaning Pelvic examination meaning Pelvic inflammatory disease meaning Pelvis meaning Penile function tests meaning Penile implant meaning Penis meaning Pepsin meaning Peptic ulcer meaning Percutaneous meaning Perforation meaning Periarteritis nodosa meaning Pericardial effusion meaning Pericarditis meaning Pericardium meaning Perinatal meaning Periosteum meaning Periostitis meaning Peripheral nervous system meaning Peripheral vascular disease meaning Peristalsis meaning Peritoneum meaning Peritonitis meaning Pernicious anemia meaning Perthes' disease meaning Pertussis meaning Petit mal meaning PET scanning meaning Peutz-Jeghers syndrome meaning pH meaning Phagocyte meaning Phantom limb meaning Pharmacology meaning Pharyngitis meaning Pharynx meaning Phenothiazines meaning Phenylketonuria meaning Pheochromocytoma meaning Phimosis meaning Phlebitis meaning Phlebothrombosis meaning Phlegm meaning Phobia meaning Phosphates meaning Phospholipids meaning Phosphorus meaning Photocoagulation meaning Photophobia meaning Photosensitivity meaning Phototherapy meaning Physical therapy meaning Physiology meaning Phytochemicals meaning Pica meaning Pickwickian syndrome meaning PID meaning Pigmentation meaning Pinkeye meaning Pinworm meaning Pituitary adenoma meaning Pituitary gland meaning Pityriasis alba meaning Pityriasis rosea meaning Pivot joint meaning PKU meaning Placebo meaning Placebo effect meaning Placenta meaning Placental abruption meaning Placental insufficiency meaning Placenta previa meaning Plague meaning Plantar reflex meaning Plantar wart meaning Plaque meaning Plasma meaning Plasma cell meaning Plasmapheresis meaning Platelet meaning Pleura meaning Pleural effusion meaning Pleural membranes meaning Pleural rub meaning Pleural space meaning Pleurisy meaning Pleurodynia meaning Plummer-Vinson syndrome meaning PMS meaning Pneumoconiosis meaning Pneumocystis pneumonia meaning Pneumonectomy meaning Pneumonia meaning Pneumothorax meaning Poliomyelitis meaning Polyarthritis meaning Polycystic kidney disease meaning Polycystic ovary syndrome meaning Polycythemia meaning Polydactyly meaning Polydipsia meaning Polymyalgia rheumatica meaning Polymyositis meaning Polyp meaning Polysaccharide meaning Polyunsaturated fat meaning Polyuria meaning Porphyria meaning Portal hypertension meaning Portal vein meaning Positron emission tomography scanning meaning Postcoital contraception meaning Posterior meaning Postmenopausal bleeding meaning Postmortem examination meaning Postmyocardial infarction syndrome meaning Postnatal meaning Postpartum meaning Post-traumatic stress disorder meaning Postural drainage meaning Postural hypotension meaning Potassium meaning Precancerous meaning Precordial movement meaning Preeclampsia meaning Premature labor meaning Premature rupture of membranes meaning Premedication meaning Premenopausal meaning Premenstrual syndrome meaning Prenatal care meaning Prenatal diagnosis meaning Prenatal testing meaning Prepared childbirth meaning Prepuce meaning Presbycusis meaning Presbyopia meaning Pressure point meaning Pressure sore meaning Priapism meaning Prickly heat meaning Primary meaning Prion meaning Procidentia meaning Proctalgia meaning Proctitis meaning Proctoscopy meaning Productive cough meaning Progeria meaning Progesterone meaning Prognosis meaning Progressive muscular atrophy meaning Prolactin meaning Prolapse meaning Prolapsed disk meaning Prophylactic meaning Proprioception meaning Prostatectomy meaning Prostate gland meaning Prostatism meaning Prostatitis meaning Prosthesis meaning Proteins meaning Prothrombin time meaning Proton pump inhibitor meaning Proto-oncogene meaning Protozoan meaning Proximal meaning Pruritus meaning Pseudogout meaning Pseudomembranous enterocolitis meaning Psittacosis meaning Psoralens meaning Psoriasis meaning Psoriatic arthritis meaning Psychogenic meaning Psychological meaning Psychosis meaning Psychosomatic meaning Psychotherapy meaning Psychotic meaning Psychotropic drug meaning Ptosis meaning Puberty meaning Pubic louse meaning Pudendal block meaning Pudendum meaning Puerperal sepsis meaning Puerperium meaning Pulmonary artery meaning Pulmonary edema meaning Pulmonary embolism meaning Pulmonary fibrosis meaning Pulmonary heart valve meaning Pulmonary hypertension meaning Pulmonary insufficiency meaning Pulmonary stenosis meaning Pulp meaning Pulse meaning Pupil meaning Purpuric rash meaning Pus meaning Pustule meaning PUVA meaning Pyelolithotomy meaning Pyelonephritis meaning Pyloric sphincter meaning Pyloric stenosis meaning Pyloroplasty meaning Pyrexia meaning Pyrogen meaning Pyuria meaning Quadriceps muscle meaning Rabies meaning Radial keratotomy meaning Radiation meaning Radiation therapy meaning Radical surgery meaning Radiculopathy meaning Radioallergosorbent test meaning Radiography meaning Radionuclide scanning meaning Radius meaning Radon meaning Rales meaning Rash meaning Raynaud's disease meaning Receptor meaning Recessive gene meaning Reconstructive surgery meaning Rectal prolapse meaning Rectum meaning Red blood cell meaning Reduction of fracture meaning Referred pain meaning Reflex meaning Reflux esophagitis meaning Regurgitation meaning Rehabilitation meaning Rehydration meaning Reiter's syndrome meaning Relapse meaning Remission meaning REM sleep meaning Renal cell carcinoma meaning Renal colic meaning Renal tubular acidosis meaning Renin meaning Repetitive strain injury meaning Reproductive system meaning Resection meaning Respiration meaning Respirator meaning Respiratory arrest meaning Respiratory distress syndrome meaning Respiratory failure meaning Respiratory system meaning Resting pulse meaning Reticulocyte meaning Retina meaning Retinal artery occlusion meaning Retinitis pigmentosa meaning Retinoblastoma meaning Retinoid meaning Retinopathy meaning Retinoscopy meaning Retroviruses meaning Reye's syndrome meaning Rh blood group meaning Rheumatic fever meaning Rheumatoid arthritis meaning Rheumatoid factors meaning Rh immunoglobulin meaning Rh incompatibility meaning Rhinitis meaning Rhinophyma meaning Rhinoplasty meaning Rh sensitized meaning Rhythm method meaning Riboflavin meaning Rickets meaning Rigor mortis meaning Ringworm meaning Rinne's test meaning RNA meaning Rocky mountain spotted fever meaning Rosacea meaning Roseola infantum meaning Rotator cuff meaning Roundworm meaning Rubella meaning Rubeola meaning Rupture meaning Saccharides meaning Sacroiliac joints meaning Sacroiliitis meaning Sacrum meaning SADS meaning Safe sex meaning Saline meaning Salivary glands meaning Salmonella meaning Salmonellosis meaning Salpingectomy meaning Salpingitis meaning Salpingography meaning Salpingolysis meaning Salpingo-oophorectomy meaning Salpingostomy meaning Sarcoidosis meaning Sarcoma meaning Saturated fat meaning Saturday night palsy meaning Scabies meaning Scarlet fever meaning Schistosomiasis meaning Schizophrenia meaning Schönlein-Henoch purpura meaning Sciatica meaning Sclera meaning Scleroderma meaning Sclerotherapy meaning Scoliosis meaning Screening meaning Scrotum meaning Scurvy meaning Seasonal affective disorder syndrome meaning Sebaceous cyst meaning Seborrhea meaning Sebum meaning Secondary meaning Sedatives meaning Seizure meaning Selenium meaning Semen meaning Semen analysis meaning Seminal vesicles meaning Seminiferous tubules meaning Seminoma meaning Senile plaques meaning Sensorineural hearing loss meaning Sensory nerve meaning Sensory organ meaning Sepsis meaning Septal defect meaning Septic arthritis meaning Septicemia meaning Septic shock meaning Serotonin meaning Serum meaning Shigellosis meaning Shingles meaning Shin splints meaning Shock meaning Shunt meaning Sickle cell anemia meaning Sickle cell trait meaning Sick sinus syndrome meaning SIDS meaning Sigmoidoscopy meaning Silicone meaning Silicosis meaning Single photon emission computed tomography meaning Sinoatrial node meaning Sinus meaning Sinus bradycardia meaning Sinusitis meaning Sinus rhythm meaning Sinus tachycardia meaning Sjögren's syndrome meaning Skin graft meaning Skin patch meaning Skin patch test meaning Skin prick test meaning Skull meaning Sleep apnea meaning Sleeping sickness meaning Slipped disk meaning Small-cell carcinoma meaning Small intestine meaning Smallpox meaning Smear meaning Sodium meaning Sodium bicarbonate meaning Solar plexus meaning Somatic meaning Spasm meaning Spasticity meaning Spastic paralysis meaning SPECT meaning Speculum meaning Speech therapy meaning Sperm meaning Sperm antibody meaning Spermatocele meaning Sperm count meaning Spermicide meaning Sphincter meaning Sphygmomanometer meaning Spider nevus meaning Spina bifida meaning Spina bifida occulta meaning Spinal cord meaning Spinal fusion meaning Spinal tap meaning Spine meaning Spiral fracture meaning Spirometry meaning Spleen meaning Splenectomy meaning Splint meaning Splinter hemorrhage meaning Spondylitis meaning Spondylolisthesis meaning Spondylolysis meaning Sporotrichosis meaning Sprain meaning Sprue meaning Sputum meaning Squamous cell carcinoma meaning Stapedectomy meaning Staphylococci meaning Status asthmaticus meaning Status epilepticus meaning STD meaning Stein-Leventhal syndrome meaning Stem cells meaning Stenosis meaning Stent meaning Stereotaxic surgery meaning Sterilization meaning Sternum meaning Steroids meaning Stillbirth meaning Stoma meaning Stomach bypass meaning Stomach stapling meaning Stool meaning Strabismus meaning Straight-leg raising meaning Strain meaning Strangulated hernia meaning Strawberry nevus meaning Strep throat meaning Streptococci meaning Stress fracture meaning Stretch marks meaning Stroke meaning Stye meaning Subcutaneous meaning Submucosa meaning Suction lipectomy meaning Sudden infant death syndrome meaning Suppository meaning Suppuration meaning Surfactant meaning Surrogate meaning Suture meaning Sweat glands meaning Sweat test meaning Swimmer's ear meaning Sycosis barbae meaning Sympathetic nervous system meaning Syndactyly meaning Syndrome meaning Synovectomy meaning Synovial fluid meaning Synovial membrane meaning Synovitus meaning Syphilis meaning Systemic meaning Systemic inflammatory response syndrome meaning Systemic lupus erythematosus meaning Systolic pressure meaning Tachycardia meaning Tapeworm meaning Tar meaning Tarsorrhaphy meaning Tartar meaning Tay-Sachs disease meaning TB meaning T cell meaning T-cell leukemia meaning Tear duct meaning Telangiectasia meaning Temperature method meaning Temporal arteritis meaning Temporomandibular joint syndrome meaning Tendinitis meaning Tendon meaning Tendon transfer meaning Tennis elbow meaning Tenosynovitis meaning Tenovaginitis meaning TENS meaning Tension headache meaning Teratogen meaning Teratoma meaning Termination of pregnancy meaning Testicles meaning Testicular feminization factor meaning Testicular torsion meaning Testosterone meaning Tetanus meaning Tetracyclines meaning Tetralogy of Fallot meaning Thalamus meaning Thalassemia meaning Thallium scanning meaning Therapeutic range meaning Thoracoscopy meaning Thoracotomy meaning Thorax meaning Thrill meaning Thrombectomy meaning Thrombocytopenic purpura meaning Thromboembolism meaning Thrombophlebitis meaning Thrombosis meaning Thrombus meaning Thrush meaning Thymoma meaning Thymus gland meaning Thyroglossal cyst meaning Thyroid gland meaning Thyroiditis meaning Thyrotoxicosis meaning Thyroxin meaning TIA meaning Tibia meaning Tic meaning Tic douloureux meaning Ticks meaning Tietze's syndrome meaning Tinea meaning Tinnitus meaning Tipped uterus meaning Tissue plasminogen activator meaning Tissue typing meaning T-lymphocyte meaning T-lymphocyte killer cell meaning TMJ syndrome meaning Tolerance meaning Tonometry meaning Tonsillectomy meaning Tonsillitis meaning Tonsils meaning Tourette's syndrome meaning Tourniquet meaning Toxemia meaning Toxic epidermal necrolysis meaning Toxicity meaning Toxic shock syndrome meaning Toxin meaning Toxocariasis meaning Toxoplasmosis meaning TPA meaning Trachea meaning Tracheitis meaning Tracheotomy meaning Trachoma meaning Traction meaning Transcutaneous meaning Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation meaning Transferrin meaning Transient ischemic attack meaning Transmissible meaning Transplant meaning Transurethral prostatectomy meaning Trauma meaning Travelers' diarrhea meaning Tremor meaning Triage meaning Trichiasis meaning Trichinosis meaning Trichomoniasis meaning Tricuspid valve meaning Tricyclic antidepressants meaning Trigeminal neuralgia meaning Triglyceride meaning Trimester meaning Triple X syndrome meaning Trismus meaning Trisomy meaning Trisomy 21 meaning Tubal ligation meaning Tubal pregnancy meaning Tuberculin test meaning Tuberculosis meaning Tuberous sclerosis meaning Tuboplasty meaning Tumor meaning Tunnel vision meaning Turner's syndrome meaning Tympanic membrane meaning Tympanoplasty meaning Typhoid fever meaning Typhus meaning Ulcer meaning Ulcerative colitis meaning Ultrasound scanning meaning Ultraviolet light meaning Umbilical cord meaning Umbilical hernia meaning Unconsciousness meaning Undescended testicle meaning Unsaturated fat meaning Urea meaning Uremia meaning Ureters meaning Urethra meaning Urethritis meaning Urethrocele meaning Urethrocystitis meaning Urinalysis meaning Urinary diversion meaning Urinary incontinence meaning Urinary tract meaning Urticaria meaning Uterine prolapse meaning Uterus meaning Uvea meaning Uveitis meaning Vaccination meaning Vaccine meaning Vacuum aspiration meaning Vacuum extraction meaning Vagina meaning Vaginismus meaning Vaginitis meaning Valve meaning Valvotomy meaning Valvular heart disease meaning Valvuloplasty meaning Varicella meaning Varices meaning Varicocele meaning Varicose veins meaning Variola meaning Vascular meaning Vasculitis meaning Vas deferens meaning Vasectomy meaning Vasoconstriction meaning Vasodilation meaning Vasovagal attack meaning VD meaning Vein meaning Venereal disease meaning Venipuncture meaning Venography meaning Venom meaning Ventilation meaning Ventilator meaning Ventricle meaning Ventricular fibrillation meaning Ventricular septal defect meaning Vernix meaning Version meaning Vertebra meaning Vertebral arteries meaning Vertebrobasilar insufficiency meaning Vertex presentation meaning Vertigo meaning Very low-density lipoprotein meaning Vesicle meaning Vestibular glands meaning Villi meaning Viral meaning Viremia meaning Virilization meaning Virulence meaning Virus meaning Visual acuity meaning Visual field meaning Vital sign meaning Vitamin A meaning Vitamin B complex meaning Vitamin B6 meaning Vitamin B12 meaning Vitamin C meaning Vitamin D meaning Vitamin E meaning Vitamin K meaning Vitamins meaning Vitiligo meaning Vitreous humor meaning VLDL meaning Vocal cords meaning Volvulus meaning Von Willebrand's disease meaning V/Q lung scans meaning Vulva meaning Vulvitis meaning Vulvovaginitis meaning Walleye meaning Wart meaning Weber's test meaning Wegener's granulomatosis meaning Weight-bearing exercise meaning Wernicke's encephalopathy meaning Wheeze meaning Whiplash injury meaning Whipple's disease meaning Whipworm meaning White blood cell meaning White blood cell count meaning Whitehead meaning Whitlow meaning Whooping cough meaning Wilm's tumor meaning Wilson's disease meaning Withdrawal bleeding meaning Xanthelasma meaning Xanthine meaning Xanthomatosis meaning X chromosome meaning Xeroderma pigmentosum meaning Xerophthalmia meaning X-linked disorder meaning X-ray meaning XYY syndrome meaning Y chromosome meaning Yeast infection meaning Yellow fever meaning ZIFT meaning Zinc chloride meaning Zollinger-Ellison syndrome meaning Zoonosis meaning Zygote meaning Zygote intrafallopian transfer meaning

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