informal/formal Flashcards by Lina El Hijri

abortion

termination

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abs

abdominal muscles

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anorexia

anorexia nervosa

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armpit

axilla

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bad breath

halitosis

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bad cholesterol

low density lipoprotein

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bedsores

pressure ulcers

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belly

abdomen

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blackout / loss of memory

amnesia

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blister

vesicle

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blocked up nose

nasal congestion

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blood clot

thrombosis

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difficulty breathing

dyspnoea

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bruise

contusion

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bug

virus

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burning up

febrile

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burp

eructation

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chemist

pharmacist

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chemo

chemotherapy

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chickenpox

varicella

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cot death

SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

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cough

tussis

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coughing up blood

haemoptysis

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curved spine

spinal curvature

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breathing

respiration

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difficulty peeing

dysuria

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difficulty swallowing

dysphagia

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dizziness

vertigo

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drip

IV drip

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dry skin

xeroderma

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eardrum

tympanic membrane or tympanum

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egg

ovum

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faint

lose consciousness

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feel like you have a lump in your throat

globus hystericus

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feeling down

depressed

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feeling sick

nausea

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feverish

febrile/pyretic

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feverishness

delirium

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flu

influenza

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german measles

rubella

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gob

saliva

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going bald/hair loss

alopecia

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good cholesterol

high density lipoprotein

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guts

intestine

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haemorrhage

heavy bleeding or gushing

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heart rate monitor

electrocardiograph

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heat stroke

hyperpyrexia

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herpes

genital herpes or herpes simplex

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high blood pressure

hypertension

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indigestion

dyspepsia

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iron deficency

anaemia

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itchy

pruritus

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jab

injection

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jabs

vaccinations

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kneecap

patella

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liver spots

senile lentigo

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loss of apetite

anorexia

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low blood pressure

hypotension

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lower back pain

lumbago

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lump in your breast

breast mass

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morning sickness

nausea gravidarus

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mouth to mouth

mouth to mouth resuscitation

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muscle pain

myalgia

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new born

neo natal

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nose bleed

epistaxis / nasal haemorrhage

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nose job

rhinoplasty

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nostrils

naris

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over the counter drugs

non-prescription medication

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painkiller

analgesic

pee

urine

period pains

dysmenorrhea

persistent pain

chronic pain

piles

haemorrhoids

pimples

acne

pinched nerve

nerve entrapment syndrome

pink eye

conjunctivitis

plastic surgery

cosmetic surgery

racing heart beat

tachycardia

red blood cells

erythrocyte

runny nose

rhinorrea

scar

cicatrix

shin

tibia

short sighted

myopic

shoulder blade

scapula

side effect

adverse effect

skin

(epi)dermis

skin cancer

melanoma

skinned knees

abrasion

sleep walking

somnanbulism

slipped disk

herniated disk

sore throat

pharyngitis

spit

saliva

spitting up blood

haemoptysis

stiff joints

rheumatism

stiffness

rigidity

stomach cramps

abdominal pain

stuffed up nose

nasal congestion

suffocation

asphyixiation

sweat

perspiration

swelling

oedema

swoon

lose consciousness

the pill

oral contraceptive

throat

pharynx

throbbing head

migraine

throwing up

regurgitation

time of the month

menstruation

tipsy

intoxicated

toothache

dental pain

top of the mouth

palate

tummy

abdomen

tummy bug

gastroenteritis

tummy tuck

abdominoplasty

twisted ankle

ankle sprain

twisted spine

scoliosis

ultrasound

ultrasonography

unsteady on your feet

unsteadiness

upper back pain

thoracic back pain

voice box

larynx

vomiting up blood

haematemesis

waters (pregnancy)

amniotic fluid

waters breaking

rupture of membranes

waterworks

bladder

white blood cells

leukocytes

white of your eyes

sclera

womb

uterus

measles

rubeola

mumps

epidemic parotitis

pertussis

whooping cough

poliomyelitis

infantile paralysis

hardening of the arteries

arteriosclerosis

joint disease

arthrosis

obesity

adiposity

sugar

diabetes

jaundice

icterus

hay fever

allergic rhinitis

ringing in the ears

tinnitus

cold

coriza

sickness

nausea

heart attack

myocardial infarct

stroke

apoplexy

sudden deafness

apoplectiform

fits (to throw a fit)

convulsions

lockjaw

tetabus

intestinal obstruction

ileus

gallstone

cholelithiasis

thyroid

goitre

stroke

acute cerebrovascular event

palpitations

arrythmia

borken hip

fractured neck of femur

blood in the urine

haematuria

troubles sleeping

insomnia

intermitted claudication

pains in the back of the legs when walking

the need to pee at night

nocturia

tables to improve your mood

anti-depressants

medication to reduce swelling

anti-inflammatories

substance that causes the airways to open up

broncho-dilator

pills that help stop arthritis progressing

DMARDs

water tablets

diuretics

pills for blood pressure

hypertension medication

sleeping tablets

hypnotics

the pill

oral contraceptives

tubes which carry blood around the body

arteries

not due to cancer of infection

benign

airways that connect your windpipe to your lungs

bronchi

fat that clogs arteries

cholesterol

shock absorbers which separates the bones in your back

intervertebral disks

the tube that connects the back of the throat to the stomach

oesophagus

a gland that helps digestion and makes insulin to control blood sugar

pancreas

a gland that produces some of the hormones required on a daily basis

thryoid

the tube that carries urine from the bladder

urethra