70 Must-Know Medical Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
- Medical terms
- Medical prefixes and suffixes
- Medical root words
- Medical abbreviations and acronyms
Medical Terms:
1)
Abrasion: Often not major cuts or scrapes.
2)
Abscess: A tissue pocket that develops in a sore,
fluid-filled state as a result of infection.
Also Read :- Common Medical Emergencies
3)
Acute: Indicates a condition with a sudden
onset, which may be severe but lasts just a brief time.
4)
Benign: Not carcinogenic.
5)
Biopsy: A little piece of tissue that is taken
for analysis.
6)
Chronic: Indicates a persistent, recurrent
problem, such as heart disease.
7)
Contusion: An injury.
8)
Defibrillator: A medical device that restores a healthy
heartbeat via electric shocks.
9)
Edema: Swelling brought on by a buildup of fluid
10)
Embolism: Artery obstruction frequently
brought on by a blood clot.
11)
Epidermis: The skin's outermost layer.
12)
Prognosis: The anticipated result of illness
development and treatment.
13)
Relapse: Sickness or symptoms that reappeared
after a patient had recovered.
14)
Sutures: Stitches, which are put in place to
connect tissues as they recover.
15)
Transplant: The transplantation of an organ or
piece of tissue from one body into another.
16)
Vaccine: A chemical that increases the
synthesis of antibodies to protect against sickness.
17)
Zoonotic disease: A
disease that can be transferred from animals to people.
18)
Inpatient: A patient who needs to be hospitalized.
19)
Outpatient: Anyone who receives medical attention
without being admitted to a hospital.
20)
Malignant: The presence of cancerous cells is
indicated.
Also Read :- Vancomycin || Clinical Drug Profile of Vancomycin
Medical prefixes and suffixes:
1. A-, an-: Instead of or not having.
2. -ation: A process is indicated.
3. Dys-: Unusual, challenging, or painful.
4. -ectomy: an operation to remove something.
5. -ismus: A contraction or spasm is indicated.
6. -itis: the word "itis" denotes inflammation.
7. -lysis: The breakdown, destruction, or destruction of something.
8. Macro-: Being very large.
9. Melan/o-: Colors that are black or dark.
10. Micro-: little in size.
11. -ology: The study of a certain area of interest.
12. -osis: A sign of anything aberrant.
13. -otomy: To cut into.
14. -pathy: illness or the process of illness.
15. -plasty: A surgical fix
16. Poly-.Many.
17. Pseudo-: False or deceitful, typically relating to appearance.
18. Retro-: Backward or retrograde.
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