The most common medical technicalities are part of the terminology used by doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals. A technicality is something technical, referring especially to a detail only meaningful to a specialist.
Within the healthcare industry, medical terminology is the standardized means of communication. This facilitates clinical procedures, allowing everyone involved in the treatment and care process to perform more efficiently for the benefit of the patient.
Most of the terms are derived from Greek and Latin. It is generally a science-based vocabulary and follows a systematic methodology.
List of the most common medical technicalities
General medical terms
Allergy: sensitivity to an external substance that causes a physical reaction.
Anemia: low in the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood.
Angina: heart pain due to insufficient blood supply.
Bacteria: microscopic organisms that cause infection.
Bronchitis: infection in the bronchi.
Chronic: remains in time, the opposite of acute.
Coma: persistent state of unconsciousness.
Concussion: loss of consciousness due to strong impact to the head.
Dermatitis: inflammation of the skin.
Diabetes: a disease that causes high blood sugar levels.
Diagnosis: determination of causes of a disease.
Edema: inflammation due to accumulation of fluids in the tissue.
Emphysema: loss of lung tissue due to disease.
Epilepsy: involuntary seizures from electrical brain discharges.
Febrile: presence of fever.
Fracture: breaking of the bone.
Gastritis: inflammation of the lining of the stomach, usually with pain and / or vomiting.
Hematoma: bruises (contusions) due to tearing or breaking of the small blood vessels under the skin.
Hemorrhage: loss of internal or external blood.
Hernia: abnormal protrusion of the contents of a part of the body.
Incontinence: loss of sphincter control.
Intravenous: within the veins.
Migraine: headache caused by problems with the blood vessels.
Nausea: feeling of proximity of vomiting.
Pathological: related to an abnormality or disease.
Prognosis: probable outcome of a disease in terms of time and condition.
Sepsis: infection.
Syndrome: group of symptoms due to a disease.
Ulcer: loss of the tissue layer of an organ.
Virus: infectious particle smaller than bacteria.
Exams and Procedures
Angioplasty: A procedure in which a small device is inserted into the narrowed blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.
Appendectomy: surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.
Biopsy: A procedure that removes a small amount of tissue for examination in a laboratory.
Cesarean section: A surgical procedure to remove a baby through an incision in the lower abdomen and uterus.
Cholecystectomy: surgical removal of the gallbladder.
Colonoscopy: endoscopic examination of the colon.
Coronary catheterization: A procedure that accesses the coronary circulation and the blood-filled chambers of the heart using a catheter.
X-ray Diagnostics - Uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs.
Electroencephalogram: recording of the electrical activity of the brain.
Endoscopy: Any procedure that you look inside the body using some type of endoscope (a flexible tube with a small TV camera and a light at one end and an eyepiece at the other).
Gastroenterostomy: Surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestine, after an obstruction.
Hysterectomy: surgical removal of the uterus.
CT scan: A diagnostic procedure that uses a series of x-rays to show a cross-sectional view of the inside of the body.
CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Coronary revascularization: A surgical procedure in which a healthy blood vessel is transplanted from another part of the body to the heart to replace or avoid a damaged vessel.
Ultrasound: A technique used to view tissues and organs within the body, also called ultrasound.
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