Medical
Term | Meaning
|
Ablutomania | Obsession
with washing/bathing |
Ad
libitum (ad lib.) | To
the desired amount |
Ailurophilia
| Obsessive love of cats
|
Alopecia
| Baldness |
Anorexia |
Loss of appetite |
Anthophilia |
Extreme love of flowers |
Ante cibum (a.c.)
| Before food |
Apendectomy
| Surgical removal of appendix
|
Appendix
| Vermiform appendix of the
colon |
Atychiphobia
| Fear of failure |
Aviatophobia
| Fear of flying |
Bactericide
| Anything that kills bacteria
|
Bacteriostat
| Anything that inhibits
growth of bacteria |
Bis
in die (b.d.) | Twice
a day |
Bleb
| Blister |
Bradycardia |
Slow heart beat |
Brucellosis |
Disease due to bacteria brucella
|
Bruxomania
| Compulsion for grinding
teeth |
Bulimia
| Abnormal increase in appetite
|
Carcinoma
| Cancer of epithelium tissue
|
Cephalalgia
| Pain in the head
|
Cerumen
| Earwax |
Chrematomania |
Obsession with money |
Cilia |
Eyelashes |
Claustrophobia | Fear of confined spaces |
Clavicle |
Collar bone |
Coimetrophobia |
Fear of cemeteries |
Cystalgia
| Pain in urinary bladder
|
Dorsal
| Back |
Dysmenorrhea |
Painful or difficult menstruation
|
Dyspareunia
| Painful sexual intercourse
(women) |
Dyspnea
| Difficult breathing
|
Dystocia
| Difficult labor |
Dysuria |
Painful urination |
Emaciation
| Extreme thinness
|
Emesis
| Vomiting |
Emetic | Agent which induces vomiting
|
Erucation
| Belching |
Etiology |
Study of causes |
Excision |
Cutting |
Fascinoma | Medical slang for a fascinating case |
Fatigue |
Tiredness or Weariness |
Femur |
Thigh bone |
Flatulence |
Gas formation (especially in the
bowel) |
Gangrene
| Death of body tissue
|
Gephyrophobia
| Fear of crossing bridges
|
Gestation
| Pregnancy |
Glossitis
| Inflammation of tongue
|
Gynecomastia
| Growth of breast in male
|
Halitosis
| Bad breath
|
Helminthiasis
| Infestation with worms
|
Hematemesis
| Vomiting blood |
Hematuria
| Blood in urine |
Hemophilia
| Bleeding disease (genetic
disorder) |
Hemoptysis
| Coughing bloody sputum
|
Hemorrhage
| Bleeding |
Hemorrhoids |
Piles |
Hirsute | Hairy |
Hydrophobia | Rabies |
Iatric | Relating to medicine or physician |
Iatrogenic | Caused by action of doctor/surgeon/therapy |
Iatromelia |
Negligent medical treatment
|
Idiopathic
| Cause unknown |
In Vitro |
In a glass or outside of body
|
In Vivo
| Within living body
|
Jactitation
| Extreme restlessness of
ill patient |
Janiceps
| Conjoined twins with head fused & opp.
faces |
Junk
DNA | Noncoding regions
of DNA with no function |
Juxta-articular | Near
a joint |
Karyotype
| Chromosomal constitution & cell arrangement
|
Keratitis
| Inflammation of cornea
|
Klazomania
| Compulsion to shout
|
Kleptomania
| Obsession to steal
|
Kyphosis
| Humped back |
Lachanophilia
| Obsessive love of vegetables
|
Lalomania
| Talking excessively
|
Lavage
| Washing of cavity
|
Leukemia
| Blood cancer |
Lockiophobia
| Fear of childbirth
|
Logizomechanophilia
| Obsessive love of computers
|
Mastalgia
| Pain in breast |
Menarche |
First menstruation |
Menorrhagia
| Heavy menstrual bleeding
|
Micturition
| Urination |
Myocardial Infarction | Heart
attack |
Mythomania
| Compulsion to tell lies,
exaggerate |
Neoplasm
| Tumor |
Nosophobia |
Fear of disease or falling ill
|
Nyctophilia
| Obsessive love of nights
|
Nymphomania
| Excessive sexual desire/behaviour
in females |
Oenomania
| Obsession with wine
|
Oligomenorrhea
| Scanty menstrual bleeding
or infrequent menstruation |
Omni mane (o.m.) | Every morning |
Omni nocte (o.n.) | Every night |
Oncology | Study of tumors |
Ophidiophobia | Fear of snakes |
Osmophobia | Fear of odors |
Pediculosis | Infestation with lice |
Phasmophobia | Fear of ghosts |
Phobia | Morbid Fear |
Post cibum (p.c.) | After Food |
Prophylaxis | Prevention |
Pro re nata (p.r.n.) | Whenever
necessary |
Pruritus
| Itching |
Pyogenic |
Producing pus |
Pyrexia | Fever |
Quadriplegia | Paralysis involving 4 limbs |
Quater in die(q.i.d.)
| 4 times a day |
Quarter quaque hora
(q.q.h.) | Every 4 hours
|
Quinsy
| Inflammation of tonsil
with abscess |
Quotidian
| Recurring everyday
|
Rhagades
| Cracks in skin esp. around
mouth |
Rhytiphobia
| Fear of developing wrinkles
|
Rovsing’s
sign | Test for acute
appendicitis where pressure in left iliac fossa causes pain in right side
|
Rubella
| German measles |
Sarcoma |
Malignancy of connective tissue
|
Satyromania
| Excessive sexual desire/behaviour
in males |
Sclerotic
| Hard |
Si opus sit (s.o.s.)
| If necessary |
Sitiomania
| Obsession with food
|
Somnambulism
| Sleep walking |
Statim (stat.)
| At once |
Steatopygia |
Excess fat in the buttocks
|
Stenosis
| Abnormal narrowing of an
opening |
Strabismus
| Squint |
Surrogate mother
| A mother who carries a
fetus for another |
Tachycardia
| Rapid heartbeat |
Ter in die (t.i.d.)
| 3 times a day |
Tibia |
Shinbone |
Thrombus | Blood clot |
Ulocarcinoma | Cancer of gums |
Umbilicus | Navel |
Urethritis | Inflammation of urethra |
Urticaria | Hives |
Uvulitis | Inflammation of uvula |
Varicella | Chickenpox |
Varicose | Dilated or swollen |
Vicarious menstruation | Bleeding from organ like nose or eyes other than uterine cavity during expected monthly
period |
Victricophobia
| Fear of step-father
|
Vulva
| Female external genital
organs |
Weber
test | A test for hearing
|
Wen
| A small sebaceous cyst
|
Wilms tumor
| A cancer of kidney in childhood
|
Wilson disease
| An inherited disease with
excessive copper |
Xanthopsia
| Vision where all objects
appear yellow |
Xerostomia
| Dryness of mouth
|
Xyrophobia
| Fear of razors |
Yaws |
A tropical skin infection
|
Yersinia
| A bacteria group causing
plague & yersiniosis |
Yttrium | An
element used as radioactive in treatment of some malignancy |
Zelophilia | Obsessive love of jealousy |
Zoonosis | Animal disease transmissible to human |
Zoster | A type of herpes |
Zygote | A fertilized egg |