Termini Medici e Definizioni

Medical Terms

• Bedsore: wound
• Brace: support
• Breech: feet first delivery
• Bone: ossificated tissue
• Sprain: injury to a ligament
• Bruise: discolouration of skin
• Caesarean section: surgical birth
• Cast: rigid external support
• Chapel: small religious building
• Chickenpox: viral infection
• Coroner: medical examiner
• Crutches: assistive walking device
• Cyst: sac containing fluid
• Deaf: inability to hear
• Deficiency: lack of substance
• Discomfort: unpleasant feeling
• ER: emergency room
• Feverish: experiencing fever
• Flu: influenza
• Measles: viral disease
• Rash: skin eruption
• Sore throat: painful throat
• Wrist: part of forearm
• Ward: hospital department
• Growth: abnormal tissue formation
• Hives: allergic skin rash
• Infant: baby
• Inflamed: swollen and sensitive
• Injury: harm to body part
• ICU: Intensive Care Unit
• Itchy: causing irritation
• IV: intravenous
• Kidney: organ filtering blood
• Uvula: fleshy structure in mouth
• Spleen: organ in abdomen
• Gallbladder: organ storing bile
• Bladder: organ storing urine
• Gullet: esophagus
• Windpipe: trachea
• Liver: large organ in abdomen
• Lung: respiratory organ
• Small intestine: part of digestive system
• Large intestine: part of digestive system
• Vessels: blood vessels
• Bottom: buttocks
• Back: posterior body section
• Elbow: joint of the forearm and upper arm
• Thigh: part of the leg between hip and knee
• Calf: part of the leg between knee and ankle

Heel:

• Heel: bottom of foot

Thumb:

• Thumb: first digit with opposing ability

Toe nails:

• Toe Nails: the fingernails of the toes

Big toe:

• Big Toe: great toe

Knuckle:

• Knuckle: joint

Tongue:

• Tongue: fleshy part inside the mouth

Ear:

• Ear: organ of hearing and equilibrium

Fibula:

• Fibula: calf bone

Stroke:

• Stroke: cerebrovascular accident

Chillses:

• Chillses: shivering

Night sweats:

• Night sweats: excessive sweating during sleep

Differences

• Sick & ill: both denote being ill. 'Sick' is less formal, 'ill' describes more serious illnesses.
• Illness: medical condition, 'sickness': feeling of ailment (how the patient feels)
• Ache & Pain: both mean pain, 'Ache' is chronic long-lasting pain, 'Pain' is acute potentially intense/sharp pain.

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