Medical Terms

Question 1

Myocardium

Answer 1

The muscular tissue of the heart

Question 2

Angina pectoris

Answer 2

Severe pain in chest

Question 3

Tinnitus

Answer 3

Perceived sound without external stimuli

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Tracheobronchitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of the trachea and bronchi

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Pleurisy

Answer 5

Inflammation of pleurae

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Pericarditis

Answer 6

Inflammation of pericardium

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Costochondritis

Answer 7

Is an acute and often temporary inflammation of the costal cartilage

Question 8

Palpitations

Answer 8

A noticeably rapid strong or irregular heartbeat due to agitation

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Dyspnea

Answer 9

Difficult or laboured breathing

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Orthopnea

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Is shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs when lying flat causing the person to have sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair

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Paroxysmal

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A sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity

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Edema

Answer 12

Condition characterized by excess wtaery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body

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Haemoptysis

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The coughing up of blood

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Phlegm

Answer 14

Thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membrane of the respiratory passages

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Anorexia

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Lack or loss of appetite for food

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Haematemesis

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The vomiting of blood

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty or discomfort the n swallowing as a symptom of disease

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Odynophagia

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Is pain in swallowing

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Visceral pain

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Is pain that results from the activation of noiceptors of the thoracic pelvic or abdominal

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Otitis

Answer 20

Inflammation of the ears

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Icterus

Answer 21

Technical term for jaundice

Question 22

Dysuria

Answer 22

Painful or difficult urination

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Menarche

Answer 23

First occurrence of menstruation

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Dysmenorrhea

Answer 24

Painful menstruation typically involving abdominal cramps

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Amenorrhea

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An abnormal or absent menstruation

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Oligomenorrhea

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Is infrequent or very light menstruation

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Polymenorrhoea

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Frequent menstrual periods

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Dyspareunia

Answer 28

Difficult or painful sexual intercourse

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Athralgia

Answer 29

Pain in joint

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Myalgia

Answer 30

Pain in muscle or groups of muscles

Question 31

Goitre

Answer 31

A disease that causes swelling of the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland

Question 32

Osteoarthropathy

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Any disease of the bones and joints

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Syncope

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Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure

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Parasthesia

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Is an abnormal sensation of the skin ( tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause

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Dysesthesia

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An abnormal unpleasant sensation felt when touched caused by damage to peripheral nerves

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Presbyopia

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An eye condition of near sightedness

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Vertigo

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A false perception of a spinning or rotating environment

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Diabetes mellitus

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A disease induced by high glucose levels in the blood

Question 39

Polyuria

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Production of abnormally largy volumes of dilute urine

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Polyphagia

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Excessive eating or appetite especially as a symptom of disease

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Insomnia

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Inability to sleep

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Regurgitation

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Raising of oesophageal or gastric contents in the absence of nausea or retching

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Jaundice

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Yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin by bilirubin

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Epistaxis

Answer 44

Bleeding from the nose caused by induced trauma