Medical terminology



  

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES 

Adenectomy - Excision of a gland
Adenoma - Benign tumor of glandular tissue
Amenorrhoea - Absence of menstrual discharge
Anaemia - Deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood
Analgesic - Medicine which alleviates pain
Arrhythmia - Any deviation of normal rhythm of heart
Arthritis - Inflammation of a joint
Arthralgia - Pain in a joint
Blepharitis - Inflammation of the eyelids
Bronchitis - Inflammation of the bronchi
Carditis - Inflammation of the heart
Cephalalgia - Headache
Cervicitis - Inflammation of the cervix
Cholecystectomy - Excision of the gall bladder
Cholelithiasis - Stone in the gall bladder
Colitis - Inflammation of the colon
Colpitis - Inflammation of the vagina
Cystitis - Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystostomy - Surgical opening made into the bladder
Cystotomy - Incision into the urinary bladder
Diplopia - Double vision
Dysmenorrhoea - Painful menstruation
Enteritis - Inflammation of the intestines
Gastralgia - Pain in the stomach
Gastritis - Inflammation of the stomach
Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue
Haematuria - Blood in the urine
Haemorrhage - Escape of blood from a vessel
Haemostasis - Arrest of bleeding
Hedrophobia - Fear of water (Rabies in humans)
Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver
Hemiplegia - Paralysis of one side of the body
Hysterectomy - Excision of the uterus
Hysterodynia - Pain in the uterus
Hypertrophy - Increase in the size of tissues
Leucoderma - Defective skin pigmentation
Leucorrhoea - Whitish vaginal discharge
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx
Metritis - Inflammation of the uterus
Menorrhoea - Menstrual bleeding
Myalgia - Muscle pain
Myelitis - Inflammation of the spinal cord
Myoma - Tumor of muscle
Nephralgia - Pain in the kidney
Nephrectomy - Excision of a kidney
Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidney
Nephroptosis - Downward displacement of the kidney
Nephrolithiasis - Stone in the kidney
Neuralgia - Nerve pain
Neuroplasty - Surgical repair of nerves
Osteomalacia - Softening of bones through deficiency of calcium or D vitamin
Otalgia - Earache
Pharyngitis - Inflammation of the pharynx
Pyloraplasty - Incision of plastic pylorus to widen passage
Pyloromyotomy - Incision of pyloric sphincter muscle
Pyoderma - Skin infection with pus formation
Thrombosis - Formation of a blood clot
Thyroidectomy - Excision of the thyroid gland
Colpitis - Inflammation of the vagina
Cystitis - Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Enteritis - Inflammation of the intestines
Gastritis - Inflammation of the stomach
Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue
Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver
Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx
Metritis - Inflammation of the uterus
Myelitis - Inflammation of the spinal cord
Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidney
Pharyngitis - Inflammation of the pharynx
Blepharitis - Inflammation of the eyelids
Cholestasis - Diminution in the flow of bile
Neurasthenia - Nervous debility
Nephroptosis - Downward displacement of the kidney
Pyloromyotomy - Incision of pyloric sphincter muscle
Pyloraplasty - Incision of plastic pylorus to widen passage
Hemiplegia - Paralysis of one side of the body
Hypertrophy - Increase in the size of tissues
Menorrhoea - Menstrual bleeding
Haemorrhage - Escape of blood from a vessel

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