Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical > Vocabulary > Flashcards

Vocabulary Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
Q

Coryza

A

(N.)

Acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, with discharge of mucus; a head cold

Acute nasal congestion due to secretion of mucus; cold in the head

Common cold

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Pruritus

A

(N.)

Any intense sensation of itching
Any of various conditions characterized by intense itching

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Ocular

A

(Adj.)
Of or relating to the eye: ocular exercises; ocular muscles.

Resembling the eye in form or function: ocular spots; an ocular organ.

Of or relating to the sense of sight: an ocular aberration.

Seen by the eye; visual: ocular proof.

(N.)
The eyepiece of an optical instrument.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Chemosis

A

(N.)

Edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

(thickened, boggy conjunctiva)
تورم ملتحمه

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

ttt

A

(abbreviation)

total target treatment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Scrotum

A

كيسه بيضه

پوست كيسه بيضه

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

DUP

A

duration of untreated psychosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

NGT

NG tube

A

Nasogastric tube

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Impetigo ترجمه

A

زرد زخم

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

ECV

A

External cephalic version

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Bicornuate

A

داراى دوشاخ يا زوائد شاخ مانند

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

DI

A

Diabetes insipidus

دیابت بی مزه

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Dyspnoea

A

تنگی نفس

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Auscultation

A

(N.)

The process of listening to somebody’s breathing using a stethoscope

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Reassurance

A

(N.)

Reassurance (that…): The fact of giving advice or help that takes away a person’s fears or doubts
to give/provide/offer reassurance
Teenagers need love, encouragement and reassurance from their parents.
She is very insecure and constantly seeks reassurance that he loves her.

Reassurance (that…): Something that is said or done to take away a person’s fears or doubts
We have been given reassurances that the water is safe to drink.
اطمینان مجدد

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

ER

A

Emergency Room

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Scanty

A

(Adj.)
(scantier, scantiest)

Too little in amount for what is needed
Details of his life are scanty.
His theory is based on rather scanty evidence.

(of clothes) Very small and not covering much of your body
a scanty bikini

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Antenatal

ANC

A

(Adj.)
(BrE)

Antenatal care

(also prenatal AmE, BrE)

Relating to the medical care given to pregnant women
antenatal care/classes/screening
an antenatal clinic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

ASCUS abb?

A

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Placenta previa

A

جفت سر راهی

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Cx

A

Cervix

Cervical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Hx

A

History

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Efface

A

(V.)

Efface something (formal): To make something disappear; to remove something 
زدودن، پاک کردن
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

CI

A

Contra indication

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Incompatible

A

(Adj.)

Incompatible (with something): Two actions, ideas, etc. that are incompatible are not acceptable or possible together because of basic differences
The hours of the job are incompatible with family life.
These two objectives are mutually incompatible.

Two people who are incompatible are very different from each other and so are not able to live or work happily together
She and her husband soon proved to be totally incompatible.

Incompatible (with something): Two things that are incompatible are of different types so that they cannot be used or mixed together
New computer software is often incompatible with older computers.
Those two blood groups are incompatible. ناسازگار

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

ABX

A

Antibiotics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Restoration

A

(N.)

The work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was ترمیم
The palace is closed for restoration.

Restoration of something the act of bringing back a system, a law, etc. that existed previously
the restoration of democracy/the monarchy

Restoration (of something): The act of returning something to its correct place, condition or owner
the restoration of the Elgin marbles to Greece

The Restoration [singular]: The time in Britain after 1660 when, following a period with no king or queen, Charles II became king
Restoration comedy/poetry (= written during and after this time)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Expectant

A

(Adj.)
در انتظار

Hoping for something, especially something good and exciting
children with expectant faces waiting for the fireworks to begin

Expectant mother/father/parent used to describe somebody who is going to have a baby soon or become a father
Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Deceleration

A

(N.)
(formal)

A reduction in the speed at which a vehicle is travelling
The motor generates energy during braking and deceleration.
Avoid sudden decelerations.

The act or process of slowing down; the act or process of making something slower
a deceleration in economic growth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Evacuation

A

(N.)

The process of moving people from a place of danger to a safer place
the emergency evacuation of thousands of people after the earthquake

The act of emptying a building or other place of people because it is not safe for them to stay there
Officials ordered the evacuation of the Florida Keys as the tropical storm approached.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Debulking

A

(dee-BUL-king) Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible. Debulking may increase the chance that chemotherapy or radiation therapy will kill all the tumor cells. It may also be done to relieve symptoms or help the patient live longer. Also called tumor debulking.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Consent

A

(V.)

[intransitive] (rather formal) To agree to something or give your permission for something
When she told them what she intended they readily consented.
•consent to something
He reluctantly consented to his daughter’s marriage.
•consent to do something
She finally consented to answer our questions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

ACIP

A

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Convulsion

A

(N.)

A sudden shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled
Syn fit
The child went into convulsions.

A sudden important change that happens to a country or an organization
Syn upheaval
political convulsions threatening the stability of new democracies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Preconception

A

Preconception health is a woman’s health before she becomes pregnant. It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn baby if she becomes pregnant. For example, some foods, habits, and medicines can harm your baby — even before he or she is conceived.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

CX

A

Cervix

Cervical

37
Q

Airborne

A

(Adj.)

(of a plane or passengers) In the air
Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne

Carried through the air
airborne seeds/viruses

(of soldiers) Trained to jump out of aircraft onto enemy land in order to fight
an airborne division

38
Q

Droplet

A

(N.)

A small drop of a liquid
water droplets/droplets of water
Infectious diseases are spread by airborne droplets.

39
Q

Debridment

A

Debridement is a procedure for treating a wound in the skin. It involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and removing all hyperkeratotic (thickened skin or callus), infected, and nonviable (necrotic or dead) tissue, foreign debris, and residual material from dressings.

40
Q

Waist Girth

A

Waist Girth or Circumference is a measure of abdominal obesity. Waist Girth alone cannot provide an accurate measure of a persons body fat percentage.

Stand and place a tape measure around your middle, just above your hipbones. Make sure tape is horizontal around the waist. Keep the tape snug around the waist, but not compressing the skin. Measure your waist just after you breathe out.

Children obesity: BMI + girth measurment

41
Q

S.O.B

A

Shortness of breath, or breathlessness, is described as the frightening sensation of being unable to breathe normally or feeling suffocated. The medical term for shortness of breath is dyspnea. It’s a common feeling that may be the result of being out of shape but could also be a sign of serious disease.

42
Q

c/o

A

Complans of

43
Q

Ex

A

Examination

44
Q

os (gynecology)

A

It’s the bottom part of your uterus located at the very top of your vagina and looks kind of like a small doughnut. The opening in the center of the cervix is called the os.

45
Q

Hepatic lobe

A

Any of the five lobes forming the liver

46
Q

RIF

A

Right iliac fossa pain is one of the most common presentations to acute general surgical services.

Causes include appendicitis, other gastrointestinal, urological, gynaecological, vascular and musculoskeletal pathologies.

47
Q

FB

A

Forien Body

48
Q

Prodrome

A

(N.)

علائم اولیه مریض

49
Q

Tetanus

A

کزاز

50
Q

Glaucoma

A

آب سیاه
Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the health of which is vital for good vision. This damage is often caused by an abnormally high pressure in your eye. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60

51
Q

Acupuncture

A

a method of treating illness etc by sticking needles into the patient’s skin at certain points.
طب سوزنی
Acute treatment for chronic disease

52
Q

caries

A

(N.)
[uncountable] (medical)

Decay in teeth or bones
dental caries پوسیدگی دندان

53
Q

TM ear

A

Tympanic membrane

54
Q

Bereavement

A

(N.)

The state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died
the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement
a sense of bereavement
learning to cope with bereavement
bereavement counselling

The death of a relative or close friend
A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference.
She had suffered three bereavements in quick succession.

55
Q

Enuresis

A

شب ادراری

56
Q

Rubella معنی

A

سرخجه

Rubella (German Measles, Three-Day Measles)
Rubella is a contagious disease caused by a virus. Most people who get rubella usually have a mild illness, with symptoms that can include a low-grade fever, sore throat, and a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.

57
Q

Mumps معنی

A

اوريون

Mumps is a viral infection that primarily affects saliva-producing (salivary) glands that are located near your ears. Mumps can cause swelling in one or both of these glands. Mumps was common in the United States until mumps vaccination became routine

58
Q

Binge

A

(N.)

(informal) a short period of time when somebody does too much of a particular activity, especially eating or drinking alcohol
to go on a binge
binge drinking
One of the symptoms is binge eating.
I had a shopping binge with my credit card.

59
Q

KSA

A

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

60
Q

NIDDM

A

Type II (Non-Insulin Dependent) Diabetes

61
Q

Gingival cyst

A

کیست لثه

Gingival cyst, also known as Epstein’s pearl, is a type of cysts of the jaws that originates from the dental lamina and is found in the mouth parts. It is a superficial cyst in the alveolar mucosa. It can be seen inside the mouth as small and whitish bulge

62
Q

RTA trauma

A

Road Traffic Accident

63
Q

Depot

A

Long-acting, or ‘depot’, injections

64
Q

D&C

A

Dilation and curettage

65
Q

Menarche

A

beginning of menstruation

ولین قاعدگی دختر،نخستین ماهانگی

66
Q

PID

A

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive system which includes the womb, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

67
Q

S & S

A

signs and symptoms

Sudden and Serious (illness)

68
Q

Scaly

A

پوسته پوسته
فلس مانند
زبر
ناهموار

69
Q

Hypochondrium

A

The hypochondrium refers to the two hypochondriac regions in the upper third of the abdomen; the left hypochondrium and right hypochondrium. They are located on the lateral sides of the abdominal wall respectively, inferior to (below) the thoracic cage, being separated by the epigastrium. Hypochondrium

70
Q

CLD

A

Also called chronic lung disease

71
Q

ACTH

A

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

72
Q

CRH

A

Corticotropin releasing hormone

73
Q

LN exam

A

Lymph nodes exam

74
Q

Noncommunicable

A

غیرمسری

75
Q

MRSA

A

The full name of MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. You might have heard it called a “superbug”. MRSA infections mainly affect people who are staying in hospital.

76
Q

Geriatric

A

مربوط به پیری

77
Q

PRBC

A

Packed red blood cells—also called PRBCs, RBCs, and packed cells

78
Q

Surrogacy

A

رحم جایگزین

79
Q

Post-coital

A

(Adj.)

coital
مقاربتی: venereal, sexual, coital
وابسته بجماع ومقاربت: coital

80
Q

BPPV

A

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo — the sudden sensation that you’re spinning or that the inside of your head is spinning

81
Q

SNHL

A

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is caused by damage to these special cells, or to the nerve fibers in the inner ear. Sometimes, the hearing loss is caused by damage to the nerve that carries the signals to the brain

82
Q

quinsy

A

inflammation of the throat, especially an abscess in the region of the tonsils.
“his examination disclosed quinsy in the mother”

83
Q

Shivering

A

to quiver or tremble (with cold, fear etc ).

لرزيدن

84
Q

DLP

A

Dyslipidemia (DLP) is the most significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Similarly, the relevance of diabetes mellitus (DM) as a CVD risk indicator is so high that it is attributed the same significance as the secondary prevention ofCVD in different systems of global cardiovascular risk assessment

85
Q

Unilateral

A

یک طرفه

86
Q

Sx

A

Symptoms

87
Q

Postprandial

A

بعد از غذا

88
Q

TOF

A

Tetralogy of Fallot

89
Q

Incarcerated

A

حبس شده، زندانی شده، گیرکرده

Medical (22 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions