new medical terms Flashcards
Hypothiroidism: also called under active thyroid disease. With this disorder the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone.
hipotiroidismo
Hyperthyroidism: also called hyperactive thyroid disease, A condition in which the thyroid gland produces too many hormones
Hipertiroidismo.
Hashimoto Disease: also Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is an autoinmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the healthy tissue of the thyroid gland instead of protecting it and this causes thyroid gland inflammation that leads to hypothyroidism.
Enfermedad de Hashimoto
kernicterus: is a severe neurological dysfunction caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood of a newborn baby.
Kernicterus: ictericia nuclear o encefalopatía neonatal bilirrubínica.
Jaundice: A condition in which the skin and whites of the eyes are yellowish in color. It is caused by elevated levels of bilirrubin.
Ictericia
Complete blood count = CBC: Test that counts the cells that make up the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
hemograma completo=HC
Hepatic profile:
Perfil hepático: test de sangre que mide niveles de enzimas y proteínas que son clave en el metabolismo hepático. Incluyen: 1 Alanino Aminotransferasa o transaminasa glutámico-Pirúvica. 2 Aspartato Aminotransferasa 3 Gamma Glutamiltranspeptidasa 4 Fosfatasa alcalina 5 Proteinas totales 6 Albúmina 7 Bilirrubinas 8 Tiempos de coagulación
Bilirubin: a reddish-yellow pigment formed by the breakdown of blood, is excreted by liver cells into bile and occurs in blood and urine in disease states such as cirrhosis or hemolytic anemia.
Bilirrubina
Kidney Stones: pebble sized deposits that form when there is too much salt and minerals in your urine. Having this cause lots of pain while urinating.
Cálculos biliares
Cholelithiasis: abnormal condition that produces gallstones.
Colelitiasis
Policystic Ovarian Syndrome-PCOS: A variable disorder that is marked by amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is initiated by an elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen or estrogen resulting in an abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release by the pituitary gland.
Sindrome de ovario poliquistico
Vocal cords: are strings inside the larinx that produce sounds when we speak
cuerdas vocales
Cardiac arrest: Myocardiac infraction
Infarto, ataque al corazón.
Electromyography-EMG: test with electrodes to measure the response of the muscles.
Electromiografía
Constipation: abnormally delayed or infrequent passage of dry hardenened feces.
estreñimiento
Smallpox: acute contagious febrile disease of humans caused by a poxvirus characterized by skin eruption with pustules, sloughing and scar formation.
viruela
Rubella: medical condition caused by a virus, bringing a rash which sometimes is accompanied by swollen glands and is most dangerous in pregnant women for it can cause defects in the developing baby.
Rubeóla
Chickenpox: contagious disease caused by a virus that creates little red blots all over the body along with fever and pain.
Varicela
Measles: acute contagious disease caused by a virus that comences with catarrhal symptoms, conjunctivitis, cough and spots on the oral membrane and is marked by the appearance of red circular spots slightly raised.
Sarampión
IV- intravenous: situated within, performed within or administered by entering a vein.
via intravenosa
Ischemia: deficient supply of blood to a body part (as heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood as by narrowing the arteries by spasm or disease.
isquemia
Septic arthritis
Artitis septica
conjunctivitis
conjuntivitis
GI obstructions-Gastro intestinal Obstructions
Obstrucciones del tramo gastro intestinal
