common name for diseases (medical names) Flashcards

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1
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baldness

A

alopecia

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2
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hardening of the arteries

A

arteriosclerosis

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3
Q

housemaid’s knee

A

bursitis

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4
Q

thrush

A

candida

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5
Q

to be spastic

A

cerebral palsy

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6
Q

stroke

A

cerebral infarction/bleeding

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7
Q

indigestion

A

dyspepsia

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8
Q

belching

A

eructation

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9
Q

chilblains

A

erythema pernio

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10
Q

wind

A

flatulence

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11
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piles

A

haemorrhoids

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12
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bad breath

A

halitosis

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13
Q

cold sore

A

herpes simplex

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14
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shingles

A

herpes zoster

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15
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stye

A

hordeolum

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16
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glandular fever

A

infectious mononucleosis

17
Q

heart attack

A

myocardial infarction

18
Q

swelling

A

oedema

19
Q

polio

A

poliomyelitis

20
Q

heartburn

A

pyrosis

21
Q

german measles

A

rubella

22
Q

meaesles

A

rubeola; morbilli

23
Q

tennis elbow

A

tendonitis

24
Q

heat spot
nettle rash

A

urticaria

25
Q

chickenpox

A

varicella

26
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warts

A

verrucae