Synonyms Flashcards
noscomial infection
hospital-acquired infection
bed-scar
hospital gangrene
pressure gangrene
pressure sore
orderly
hospital orderly
hospital porter
hospital staff
hospital personnel
nurse aid
nurse’s aid
dental nurse
dental assistant
charge nurse
ward sister (British English)
operating room nurse
operating theatre nurse
nursing home
home of the aged
old people’s home
human remains
human bones
leper
leprosy patient
leprosy
Hansen’s disease
outpatient care
ambulatory care
outpatients clinic
outpatiend department - OPD
admission to (a) hospital
hospital admission
inpatient
hospitalized patied
hospital patient
emergency department (ED)
emergency room (ER)
casualty department
Accident and Emergency (A&E)
ambulance
emergency vehicle
childbirth
parturition
delivery
teaching hospital
university hospital
to undergo an operation
to have an operation
CICU = cardiac intensive care unit
CCU = coronary care unit CVICU = cardiovascular intensive care unit
hypertension
high blood pressure
neonatal
newborn
newborn baby
newborn
neonatal
neonatology
neonatal medicine
prematurity
prematureness
asthmatic
asthma sufferer
influenza
the flu
intravenous infusion
intravenous drip
tonsil
tonsilla
MI = myocardial infarction
heart attack
CA = cardiac arrest
heart arrest
aneurysmal
aneurysmatic
stroke
CVA = cardiovascular accident
PACU = post-anesthetic care unit
post-operative recovery unit
recovery room
HDU = high dependency unit
progressive care unit
step down unit
SICU = surgical intensive care unit
surgery critical care unit
breathing tube
endotracheal tube
catheter
catheter tube
pharmacist
chemist
druggist
apothecary
pharmacy
chemist’s shop
chemist’s
drugstore
apothecary’s shop
physical therapist
physiotherapist
generalist
GP = general practitioner
podiatrist
chiropodist
dietician
diet doctor
bedclothes
bedding
bed linen
ongoing care
continuing care
unremitting care
draw sheet
drawsheet
bed pan
bedpan
sink
hand basin
washbasin
pole
polus
sight
eyesight
vision
site
situs
baldness
alopecia
hair loss
faint
fainting
tic
habit spasm
candidosis
candidiasis
moniliasis
dyspepsia
gastric indigestion
hemorrhoids
haemorrhoids
piles
zoster
herpes zoster
shingles
rubella
German measles
urticaria
hives
nettle rash
arteriosclerosis
arterial sclerosis
burp
eructation
belching
bad breath
fetid breath
fetor oris
halitosis
infectious mononucleosis
kissing disease
glandular fever
poliomyelitis
polio
rubeola
measles
morbilli
chickenpox
chicken pox
varicella
bursitis
bursal synovitis
prepatellar bursitits
housemaid’s knee
heartburn
pyrosis
brash
tendonitis
tenositis
verruca
wart
paramedical staff
allied health personnel
teaching staff
teaching personnel
to diagnose
to make a diagnosis
appropriate
proper
fitting
suitable
osteopath
osteopathic phyisician
osteopathy
ostepathic medicine
internship
hands-on hospital training
residency
specialty training
resident
specialist-in-training
infectious
infective
infectiousness
infectiosity
infectivity
characteristic
trait
CHD = coronary heart disease
coronary disease
coronary artery disease
wall
paries - parietes
lab
laboratory
lab test
laboratory test
laboratory testing
laboratory anlysis
dermatologist
skin doctor
ophthalmologist
eye doctor
orthopedist
orthopedic surgeon
fever
pyrexia
febrile
feverish
pyretic
otorhinolaryngologist
otolaryngologist
ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist
otorhinolaryngology
otolaryngology
ear, nose and throat (ENT)
ears, nose and throat (ENT)
ear-nose-throat (ENT)
anamnesis
case history
family history
familial history
series of tests
battery of tests
decongestant
decongestive
house visit
house call
doctor’s orders
doctor’s instructions
prescription
drug order
medication order
EKG = electrocardiogram
electrocardiographic pattern
brain waves
brainwaves
dialysis center
kidney dialysis center
chiropractor
chiropractic physician
chiropractic
chiropraxis
therapeutic
therapeutical
pulmonary emphysema
pneumonectasia
chronic evolution
chronic course
podiatrist
chiropodist
podiatry
podiatric medicine
chiropody
correction lenses
corrective lenses
relapse
recurrence
malignant
cancerous
rhinorrhea
rhinorrhoea
runny nose
nasal discharge
chronic rhinopharyngitis
postnasal drip
postnasal catarrh
contagious
communicative
catching
contagiousness
contagiosity
aching pain
dull pain
acute pain
fast pain
extreme pain
boring pain
piercing pain
terebrant pain
sharp pain
darting pain
sudden pain
lightning pain
fulgurant pain
pulsating pain
throbbing pain
pain reliever
painkiller
pain killer
pain medication
pain relief
relief of pain
pain stimulus
nociceptive stimulus
ailment
minor illness
cough
tussis
dry cough
hollow cough
wet cough
phlegmy cough
productive cough
persistant cough
persistant coughing
cough syrup
cough mixture
pertussis
pertussis syndrome
whooping cough
fit of cough
fit of coughing
bout of coughing
nose
nasus
throat
jugulum
chest
pectus - pectora
thorax - thoraces
lung
pulmo - pulmones
dizziness
lightheadedness
morning sickness
morning vomiting
nausea gravidarum
vomit
vomitus
vomiting
emesis
itch
itchiness
itching
idiopathic
cryptogenic
poison gas
toxic gas
plumbism
lead posioning
saturnism
mushroom poisoning
muscarinism
mycetism
poisonous
toxigenous
venenous
venomous
nonprescription drugs
over-the-counter drugs
poor memory
failing memory
narcotic
narcotic drug
digitalis
foxglove
thrombus
blood clot
nasal obstruction
nasal stuffiness
congested
stuffy
obstructed
to palliate
to calm to relieve to soothe to alleviate to mitigate
stimulant
pep pill
health care facility
health care setting
prevention
prophylaxis
preventive
propylactic
cancer screening
cancer detection
to die
to succumb
to decease
hernia repair
herniorrhaphy
hernioplasty
atherosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
dyspnea
SOB = shortness of breath
breathlessness
laboured breathing
multiple injuries
multiple trauma
polytrauma
neck injury
neck trauma
to weaken
to debilitate
weakness
debility
stroke
CVA = cardiovascular accident
cerebral infarction
angina pectoris
breast pang
heart stroke
stenocardia
heart transpant
heart transplantation
kidney transpant
kidney transplantation
kidney graft
liver transpant
liver graft
canceriform
carcinomatoid
leukemia
leukocytic sarcoma
hoarseness
raucedo
bladder
vesica
flu virus
influenza virus
ganglionic
ganglial
kidney
ren - renes
nephros
renal
nephric
type II diabetes
NIIDM = non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
type I diabeted
IDDM = insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
insulin-dependent diabetes
diabetologist
diabetes specialist
body of pancreas
corpus pancreatis
head of pancreas
caput pancreatis
tail of pancreas
cauda pancreatis
arthritis
articular rheumatism
osteoarthritis
degenerative arthritis
degenerative joint disease
ear
auris - aures
Alzheimer’s disease
presenile dementia
dementia presenilis
primary senile dementia
hay fever
hayfever
automnal catarrh
seasonal allergic rhinitis
smallpox
variola
variola major
check up
checkup
latent
dormant
inactive
infectious parotiditis
epidemic parotiditis
mumps
diphtheria
diphtheritis
STD = sexually transmitted disease
venereal disease
syphilis
lues
syphilitic
luetic
Kaposi’s sarcoma
multiple idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma
clinical protocol
therapeutic protocol
medical guideline
to fill a prescription
to fill an order
ICU = intensive care unit
CCU = critical care unit ITU = critical treatment unit
administration route
route of adiministration
tag
label
to tag
to label
anxiolytic
antianxiety
anxiety-relieving
insulin shock
wet shock
vial
phial
digitus - digiti
digit
dactyl
dactylus - dactyli
Surface anesthesia
Topical anesthesia
Hyperthermic
Hyperpyrexial
Hyperpyretic
Nonambulatory
Nonambulant
Ambulatory
Ambulant
Obese
Corpulent
Obesity
Corpulence
Corpulency
Morbid obesity
Clinically severe obesity
Diathermic
Diathermal
Diathermy
Transthermia
Error in diagnosis
Misdiagnosis
Diagnostic error
Health risk
Health hazard
Beginning
Commencement
Contrast medium
Contrast agent
Culture medium
Growth medium
Air contaminant
Air pollutant
Needle biopsy
Aspiration biopsy
Needle-holder
Needle forceps
Needle-shaped
Acicular
Resection
Excision
Recovery period
Recovery time
Post-anesthesia care unit PACU
Post-anesthesia recovery PAR
Full bladder
Bladder distension
Radectomy
Radiectomy
Genioplasty
Chin augmentation
Mentoplasty
Chin reduction
Skin
Integument
Thorax
Rib cage
Thoracic
Thoracal
Pectoral
Pulmonary
Pulmonic
Pneumonic
Artery
Arteria
Vein
Vena
Brain
Encephalon
Skull
Cranium
Mastopexy
Breast lift surgery
Spinal column
Vertebral column
Rachis
Backbone
Myomectomy
Fibromectomy
Tooth extraction
Extraction of a tooth
Dental extraction
Crown
Corona
Crown fracture
Coronal fracture
Root
Radix
Malposition
Dystopia
Malposition of teeth
Irregular teeth position
Supernumerary
Epactal
Tubercle
Tuberculum
Dental fistula
Alveolar fistula
NUG necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
Vincent’s disease
Purulent synovitis
Suppurative arthritis
Sialolithiasis
Ptyalolithiasis
Malunion
Vicious union
Nerve damage
Nerve injury
Abrasion
Abrasio
Cleft lip
Cheiloshisis
Myalgia
Myodynia
dystrophy
dystrophia
muscular dystrophy
myodystrophy
DMD = Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
childhood muscular dystrophy
cardiomyopathy
myocardiopathy
incapacitating
crippling
disabling
incapacity
incapacitation
to infect
to contaminate
infected
contaminated
dysphagy
aphagia
aglutition
erythematous
erythematosus
junction
juncture
junctura
nerumuscular junction
myoneural junction
ligament
ligamentum
CT = computed tomography
CT scan
CAT = computerized axial tomography
CAT scan
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
nuclear magnetic resonance tomography
spinal tuberculosis
Pott’s disease
spinal cord
medulla spinalis
strain of a muscle
pulled muscle
closed fracture
simple fracture
open fracture
compound fracture
metabolic bone disease
metabolic osteopathy
estrogen replacement therapy
substitution hormonotherapy
rachitis
rickets
Paget’s disease
osteitis deformans
axial skeleton
skeleton axiale
cardiac failure
heart failure
cardiac insufficiency
neoplasm
new growth
osteosarcoma
osteogenic sarcoma
gout
gouty arthritis
hallux
great toe
ankylosing spondylitis
Marie-Strumpell arthritis
herniated disk
slipped disk
ruptured disk
herniated nucleus pulposus
verbral pulp
nucleus pulposus
gelatinous nucleus
sciatic nerve inflammation
sciatica
sciatic neuralgia
spasm
muscle spasm
spasmus
intestinal ischemia
bowel ischemia
brain ischemia
cerebral ischemia
hepatic ischemia
ischemia hepatitis
diaphoretic
sudorific
to coagulate
to clot
clot
coagulum
precordial pain
precordialgia
epigastric pain
epigastric distress
epigastralgia
paleness
pallor
indigestible
undigestible
cerebral arteries
arteriae cerbri
leg
crus - crura
leg injury
leg trauma
dissecting aneurysm of the aorta
dissecting aortic aneurysm
aneurysmal
anerurysmatic
cyanotic
cyanosed
syncopal
syncopic
essential hypertension
primary hypertension
idiopathic hypertension
DBP = dyastolic blood pressure
minimum blood pressure
SBP = systolic blood pressure
maximum blood pressure
pathologic
pathological
ongoing
unceasing
palliation
alleviation
mitigation
middle ear
auris media
perioperative
paraoperative
balance
equilibrium
pre-operative
presurgical
prominence
prominentia
embolism
embolia
to compress
to compact
calf
sura
heparin
heparinic acid
venous stasis
venostasis
plebostasis
hypothermal
hypothermic
accidental hypothermia
inadvertent hypothermia
muscle tone
myotony
epidural anesthesia
peridural anesthesia
epidural block
vasodilating
vasodilator
vasohypotonic
vasodilator
vasodilator agent
drug safety
pharmacovigilance = PV = PhV
fast
fasting
articulate
articulated