Blister

Useful Medical English VocabularyVersion 1 (27 March 2009)1. (a) Drop (in something, blood pressure)

2. (a) Program (of something, exercise)

3. (the) Test revealed

4. Abort

5. Abortion

6. Abrupt

7. Abruption

8. Abscess

9. Ache (toothache, headache)

10. Acuity

11. Acute (acutely)

12. Adams apple

13. Adapt

14. Adept

15. Adjust

16. Admit (admit to hospital)

17. Aggravate (to aggravate something)

18. Alert (alertness)

19. Ambulance

20. Ambulate, ambulation

21. Angina

22. Ankle(s) = tarsal

23. Anxious

24. Apex

25. Armpit = axilla

26. Assess

27. Athletes foot

28. B/P {Blood Pressure}

29. Bandage (n), (v)

30. Base

31. Bed sore

32. Bedridden

33. Belly

34. bid (b.i.d.) {twice a day: bis in die)

35. Birth defect

36. Birthmark

37. Blemish

38. Blind(ness)

39. Blister

40. Bloated

41. Blow the nose

42. Blunt force injury

43. Blurry (vision)

44. Boil

45. Bowel habits

46. Bowel movement

47. Bowel(s)

48. Brace

49. Breach birth

50. Breast feeding (nursing)

51. Breastbone

52. Breath

53. Breathe (v)

54. Breathless

55. Brittle

56. Broken

57. Bruise

58. Bruit

59. Build up

60. Bulging

61. Bulk (bulky)

62. Bumps

63. BUN {blood urea nitrogen}

64. Burning sensation or Burning pain

65. Burst

66. By pass

67. CAD {coronary artery disease}

68. Caesarean (section)

69. Calf

70. Cane

71. Carrier (of a disease)

72. Cast

73. CBC {complete blood cell count}

74. CC {chief complaint}

75. Change

76. Check* (something; e.g. temperature)

77. Cheek

78. Chew

79. CHF (congestive heart failure)

80. Chicken pox

81. Chicken pox

82. Chills

83. Chin

84. Choke (to choke on something)

85. Chronic

86. Clamp (n), (v)

87. Clay-colored stools

88. Clots

89. Clubbing

90. Clubbing

91. Coarse

92. Co-infection

93. Cold (a cold, e.g. rhinovirus)

94. Cold sore

95. Cold sore (HSV 1 lesion)

96. Colic

97. Collarbone

98. Commence

99. Common

100. Compatible

101. Complain

102. Complaint

103. Complication

104. Concussion

105. Condom(s)

106. Confusion

107. Conscious, consciousness

108. Consistency

109. Constipation

110. Constipation

111. Constriction

112. Control* (something, blood pressure)

113. Contusion

114. Cough

115. Course

116. Course of treatment

117. Crackles

118. Cramp

119. Cramps

120. Cream

121. Crepitation

122. Critical

123. Croup

124. Crucial

125. Crush

126. Crust

127. Crutch

128. Culture and sensitivity

129. Cure

130. Deaf

131. Decline

132. Deep

133. Deficiency

134. Deficit(s)

135. Delicate

136. Delivery (deliver)

137. Demented

138. Depend (to depend on something)

139. Depressed

140. Deteriorate

141. Diagnosis

142. Diaphragm

143. Diarrhea

144. Differential count

145. Dilate (dilation, dilatation)

146. Diminish or diminished

147. Disappear

148. Discharge

149. Discharge (n), (v)

150. Discontinue

151. Discourage a behavior

152. Disorder(s)

153. Disposable

154. Dissolve

155. Distend, distended, distention

156. Disturbed

157. Dizzy

158. Dizzy (dizziness)

159. Donor

160. Dose (of a medicine)

161. Double vision

162. Drain (to) (n), (v)

163. Drainage

164. Dressing (n)

165. Droop(y)

166. Drop (n) (a small volume)

167. Drowsy, drowsiness

168. Dry cough

169. Due date

170. Dull

171. Dumb

172. Duration

173. Dysphoria

174. Ectopic pregnancy

175. Edema

176. Edema

177. Effort (to make an)

178. Effusion

179. Elbow

180. Elderly

181. Encourage a behavior

182. Enhance

183. Enlarged

184. Enormous

185. Ensure

186. Episode(s)

187. Euphoria

188. Exacerbate

189. Exaggerated

190. Excision

191. Excrete(d)

192. Excruciating (pain)

193. Exertion

194. Exhausted

195. Eye drops

196. Eyebrow

197. Eyelash

198. Eyelid

199. Faint(ed)

200. Faintness

201. Fallopian tube

202. False labor

203. False negative

204. False positive

205. Fatigue

206. Feces

207. Fester

208. Fever (to have a)

209. Fever blister

210. Feverish (febrile)

211. Fine

212. Finger

213. Fistula

214. Fit

215. Flaccid

216. Flare up

217. Flatulence

218. Fluid retention

219. Flush, flushing (hyperemia)

220. Forceps

221. Forceps delivery

222. Fossa

223. Freckle

224. Frequency

225. Friction rub

226. Frost bite

227. Furuncle

228. Gait

229. Gall bladder

230. Gargle

231. German measles (Rubella)

232. Glands

233. Gout

234. Gradual(ly)

235. Groin

236. Groin pull

237. Gums

238. Gurney

239. Hacking cough

240. Hamstrings

241. Harsh

242. Have difficulty doing something

243. Hay fever

244. Hct {hematocrit}

245. Heal

246. Heart rhythm

247. Heartburn

248. Heel

249. Hemoptysis

250. Herniated disc (see slipped disc)

251. Hesitancy

252. Hesitancy

253. Hgb or Hb {hemoglobin}

254. Hip

255. Hives

256. ICU (Intensive care unit)

257. Ill

258. IM (intramuscular injection)

259. Immobilize

260. Impaired

261. Impediment

262. Improve

263. Inadequate

264. Incidence

265. Incompetence

266. Inconsequential

267. Incontinence

268. Increase

269. Incubation period

270. Induce

271. Induced abortion

272. Induction

273. Infected

274. Infested

275. Inflamed (to inflame)

276. Inguinal region

277. Inject (injection)

278. Inoperable

279. Insidious

280. Insignificant

281. Insomnia

282. Intact

283. Intermittent

284. Intolerance (to something)

285. Invasive (non-invasive)

286. Iris

287. Iron

288. Irregular

289. Irritable

290. Itch

291. Itchy

292. IUD (intrauterine device)

293. IV (intravenous)

294. IV fluid

295. Jaundice

296. Jaw

297. Jerk (to pull quickly and forcefully)

298. Jock itch

299. Jut

300. Knee cap = patella

301. Kneecap

302. Labor

303. Laceration

304. Lactation

305. Lame

306. Leak(ing)

307. Lens

308. Lesion

309. Lethargy, lethargic

310. Light-headed(ness)

311. Limb, limbs

312. Limp (n), (v)

313. Lining (of something)

314. Lobe

315. LOC {level of consciousness}

316. Localized

317. Lockjaw

318. Loin

319. Loose

320. Loose stools

321. Loosen

322. Lose

323. Lotion

324. Lump

325. Lump

326. Lung

327. Maintain

328. Malodorous

329. Measles

330. MI {myocardial infarction}

331. Midwife

332. Mild

333. Miscarriage (miscarry)

334. Moderate

335. Mole

336. Mood

337. Motion(s)

338. Mumps

339. Murmur

340. Muscle strain, muscle pull

341. Muscle wasting

342. Naevus

343. Nagging (pain)

344. Narrow (narrowed blood vessel)

345. Nasal congestion

346. Navel

347. Neck

348. Needle

349. Nightmare

350. Node (lymph node)

351. Nodule

352. Noninvasive

353. Nose drops

354. Nosocomial infection

355. NPO {nothing by mouth; nil per os}

356. Numb

357. Numerous

358. Obstetrical (Obstetrics) Obstetrician

359. Obstruction

360. Occlude, occluding

361. Occur

362. Ointment

363. Onset

364. Open / shut case

365. Operable

366. OTC {Over-The-Counter}

367. Ovary

368. Overactive

369. Overdose

370. Painkiller(s)

371. Pale

372. Palliate (palliative)

373. Palm

374. Palpable

375. Palpate

376. Palpitations

377. Palsy

378. Pap smear

379. Papules

380. Paroxysm (paroxysmal)

381. Pass water

382. Patch (nicotine patch)

383. Pee

384. Perforate(d)

385. Period(s)

386. Peripheral

387. Pernicious

388. Persistent

389. Perspiration

390. Perspire

391. Peruses

392. Phlegm

393. Piles

394. Pinch

395. Pitting edema

396. Plaster

397. Plaster of Paris

398. Plenty

399. Pleural rub

400. PMS

401. PO {by mouth; per os}

402. Potent

403. Pounding

404. Precipitate

405. Premature

406. Premature delivery

407. Previous

408. PRN {as needed}

409. Procedure

410. Productive cough

411. Profuse

412. Promote

413. Prone

414. Puffy

415. Pulled muscle

416. Pupil

417. Purulent

418. Pus

419. Pustule

420. Pyrexia

421. q2h {every 2 hours}

422. q4h {every 4 hours}

423. q6h

424. q8h

425. qd (q.d.) {every day; quaque die}

426. qhr (q. hr.) {every hour; quapue hour}

427. qid (q.i.d.) {four times a day; quater}

428. Radiate

429. Rales

430. Rapid

431. Rare (rarely)

432. Rash

433. RBC {red blood cell or RBC count}

434. Rebound tenderness

435. Recipient

436. Recover

437. Recurrence (of something)

438. Red measles (Rubeola)

439. Reduction (of a fracture)

440. Refer (referral)

441. Regimen (treatment schedule)

442. Regular

443. Regurgitation

444. Relapse

445. Release

446. Relief

447. Relieve

448. Remedy

449. Removal

450. Remove

451. Replace

452. Resistant

453. Resolve

454. Retardation

455. Return

456. Reversible

457. Rib

458. Rib

459. Rigor

460. Ring worm

461. Rinse

462. Rough

463. Rub (v)

464. Runny nose

465. Rupture

466. Sag

467. Salve

468. Sample (n), (v)

469. Scab

470. Scale (scaly)

471. Scalp

472. Scan

473. Scar

474. Sciatica

475. Scratch (n), (v)

476. Secondary infection

477. Secreted

478. Sedation

479. Seizure

480. Sequelae481. Set back

482. Severe

483. Sew

484. Sharp, sharply

485. Shin (shinbone)

486. Shingles

487. Shiver (shivering)

488. Shock

489. Shoulder

490. Shoulder blade (scapula)

491. Shrink

492. Shuffling gait

493. Sick to your stomach

494. Skin creases

495. Skin fold

496. Sleepy

497. Sling (n)

498. Slipped disc

499. Slump

500. Slurred (speech0

501. Small pox

502. Smear test

503. Smooth

504. Sneeze

505. Snore (snoring, to snore)

506. SOB {Short Of Breath}

507. Sodium

508. Sole

509. Soothing (to soothe)

510. SOP {standard operating procedures}

511. Sore (n), (adj)

512. Sore throat

513. Spasm

514. Spastic

515. Specimen

516. Spine

517. Splint

518. Spontaneous abortion

519. Sprain (ankle sprain)

520. Sprained

521. Sputum

522. Squeeze

523. Squint

524. Stabbing pain

525. Stable

526. Starve

527. STD (sexually transmitted disease)

528. Stenosis

529. Stick (v)

530. Stiff (joint or muscle)

531. Still born

532. Stimulate

533. Stomach ache

534. Stool(s)

535. Strain (to do something)

536. Strained (strained muscle)

537. Strep throat {Streptococcus pyogenes}

538. Stress

539. Stress fracture

540. Stretch

541. Stretcher {used to carry a patient}

542. Strike

543. Stroke

544. Stuffy (stuffiness)

545. Subside

546. Sudden

547. Sufferer (migraine sufferer)

548. Suffering

549. Suffers from

550. Suicidal

551. Suicide

552. Super-infection

553. Susceptible

554. Suture (n), (v)

555. Swab (n), (v)

556. Swallow

557. Sweat(s), sweating

558. Swell, swollen

559. Symptomatic relief

560. Syndrome

561. Syringe

562. Syrup

563. Technique

564. Temple

565. Tendency

566. Tender, tenderness

567. Tense

568. Terminate (a pregnancy)

569. Test results

570. Thigh (thigh bone)

571. Thrills

572. Throat

573. Throat swab

574. Throbbing

575. Thumb

576. tid (t.i.d.) {three times a day; ter in die}

577. Tight muscle

578. Tightness (chest tightness)

579. Tingling (sensation)

580. Tired, tiredness

581. Titrate

582. Toe(s)

583. Tongue

584. Touch and go (situation)

585. Transient

586. Treat, treatment

587. Tremor

588. Tricky

589. Trigger

590. Trimester

591. Tummy (stomach)

592. Ulcer

593. Unconscious

594. Under the ribs

595. Undergo (some procedure)

596. Underlying cause (of something)

597. Unresponsive

598. Unsteady

599. Urinate

600. Use caution

601. UTI (urinary tract infection)

602. Vesicle

603. Void

604. Vomit, vomiting

605. Waist

606. Ward

607. Ware off

608. Warranted (to warrant)

609. Wart

610. Waste

611. Watery eyes

612. WBC (white blood cell count)

613. Weak, weakness

614. Wheelchair

615. Wheeze

616. Whooping cough

617. Windpipe

618. Withdrawal

619. Womb

620. Wound

621. Wrist = carpus

Check and Control (problem words)

The patient needs to better control their blood pressure.

The patient needs to control their stress. I need to check your blood pressure today.

I checked your blood pressure; it was 118 / 76 mmHg. {incorrect = I need to control your blood pressure.}