common names for diseases (common) Flashcards

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1
Q

warts

A

verrucae

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2
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chickenpox

A

varicella

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3
Q

heat spot
nettle rash

A

urticaria

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4
Q

tennis elbow

A

tendonitis

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5
Q

meaesles

A

rubeola; morbilli

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6
Q

german measles

A

rubella

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7
Q

heartburn

A

pyrosis

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8
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polio

A

poliomyelitis

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9
Q

swelling

A

oedema

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10
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heart attack

A

myocardial infarction

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11
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glandular fever

A

infectious mononucleosis

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12
Q

stye

A

hordeolum

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13
Q

shingles

A

herpes zoster

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14
Q

cold sore

A

herpes simplex

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15
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bad breath

A

halitosis

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16
Q

piles

A

haemorrhoids

17
Q

wind

A

flatulence

18
Q

chilblains

A

erythema pernio

19
Q

belching

A

eructation

20
Q

indigestion

A

dyspepsia

21
Q

stroke

A

cerebral infarction/bleeding

22
Q

to be spastic

A

cerebral palsy

23
Q

thrush

A

candida

24
Q

housemaid’s knee

A

bursitis

25
Q

hardening of the arteries

A

arteriosclerosis

26
Q

baldness

A

alopecia