common names for diseases (common) Flashcards
1
Q
warts
A
verrucae
2
Q
chickenpox
A
varicella
3
Q
heat spot
nettle rash
A
urticaria
4
Q
tennis elbow
A
tendonitis
5
Q
meaesles
A
rubeola; morbilli
6
Q
german measles
A
rubella
7
Q
heartburn
A
pyrosis
8
Q
polio
A
poliomyelitis
9
Q
swelling
A
oedema
10
Q
heart attack
A
myocardial infarction
11
Q
glandular fever
A
infectious mononucleosis
12
Q
stye
A
hordeolum
13
Q
shingles
A
herpes zoster
14
Q
cold sore
A
herpes simplex
15
Q
bad breath
A
halitosis
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