common name for diseases (medical names) Flashcards by Han V

Q

baldness

A

alopecia

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hardening of the arteries

A

arteriosclerosis

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housemaid’s knee

A

bursitis

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thrush

A

candida

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to be spastic

A

cerebral palsy

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stroke

A

cerebral infarction/bleeding

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indigestion

A

dyspepsia

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belching

A

eructation

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chilblains

A

erythema pernio

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wind

A

flatulence

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piles

A

haemorrhoids

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bad breath

A

halitosis

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Q

cold sore

A

herpes simplex

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shingles

A

herpes zoster

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stye

A

hordeolum

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glandular fever

A

infectious mononucleosis

Q

heart attack

A

myocardial infarction

Q

swelling

A

oedema

Q

polio

A

poliomyelitis

Q

heartburn

A

pyrosis

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german measles

A

rubella

Q

meaesles

A

rubeola; morbilli

Q

tennis elbow

A

tendonitis

Q

heat spot
nettle rash

A

urticaria

Q

chickenpox

A

varicella

Q

warts

A

verrucae