LexiTopic: Health: Medicine & Healthcare
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 718 words that are used in 820 different ways related to Health: Medicine & Healthcare in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
For nearly every word, the definition has been confirmed in the abridged Merriam-Webster online, the online dictionary well-known to Spelling Bee players. A few words are not included in Merriam-Webster; sources are noted in those definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
An Important Note about the Topical Analysis of Health and Anatomy Terms in the Spelling Bee Lexicon
The Spelling Bee lexicon includes hundreds of words related to human anatomy, healthcare, and medicine; those words are used in thousands of different ways. To facilitate review of all the material in this very broad area, LexiConnexxions has developed two complementary reports:
This report, HEALTH: MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE, includes:
1 ‒ All terms related to specific body systems (e.g., Gastrointestinal System, Head and Neck, etc.). Within these categories, words are further analyzed as follows: Anat & Func -= Anatomy and Function Dis, Dx, & Tx = Disease, Diagnosis, and Therapy
All terms included in the “Anat & Func” categories above are also included in “Anatomy: All Terms” in the report HEALTH: HUMAN ANATOMY, as explained below.
2 ‒ All terms related to the healthcare professions and industry, including institutions, personnel, patients, devices, etc. The other report, HEALTH: HUMAN ANATOMY includes all terms of Human Anatomy, organized as follows:
1 ‒ Anatomy: All Terms — Every term of anatomy from the two categories indicated below, as well as all the systemic terms of anatomy included in HEALTH: MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE.2 ‒ Anatomy: Buttocks – Yes, a separate category, simply because there are so many3 ‒ Anatomy: General Terms — These are terms not specific to any body part or system (e.g., back, body, lacuna, cleft)4 ‒ Anatomy: Slang and Informal
This report, HEALTH: MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE, includes:
1 ‒ All terms related to specific body systems (e.g., Gastrointestinal System, Head and Neck, etc.). Within these categories, words are further analyzed as follows: Anat & Func -= Anatomy and Function Dis, Dx, & Tx = Disease, Diagnosis, and Therapy
All terms included in the “Anat & Func” categories above are also included in “Anatomy: All Terms” in the report HEALTH: HUMAN ANATOMY, as explained below.
2 ‒ All terms related to the healthcare professions and industry, including institutions, personnel, patients, devices, etc. The other report, HEALTH: HUMAN ANATOMY includes all terms of Human Anatomy, organized as follows:
1 ‒ Anatomy: All Terms — Every term of anatomy from the two categories indicated below, as well as all the systemic terms of anatomy included in HEALTH: MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE.2 ‒ Anatomy: Buttocks – Yes, a separate category, simply because there are so many3 ‒ Anatomy: General Terms — These are terms not specific to any body part or system (e.g., back, body, lacuna, cleft)4 ‒ Anatomy: Slang and Informal
Words Related to HEALTH: MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
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Words Related to HEALTH: MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Anat & Func = Anatomy and FunctionDis, Dx, & Tx = Disease, Diagnosis, & Therapy
Aches and Pains minor ailmentsBodily Fluids and Discharges including bloodCardiovascular System: Anat & FuncCardiovascular System: Dis, Dx, & TxCentral Nervous System: Anat & FuncCentral Nervous System: Dis, Dx, & TxConsciousness and Sleep
Dentition and DentistryDiagnosis and Disease generalEndocrine and Metabolic: Anat & FuncEndocrine and Metabolic: Dis, Dx, &TxGastrointestinal System: Anat & FuncGastrointestinal System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
Head and Neck: Anat & FuncHead and Neck: Dis, Dx, & TxHealth Status and Fitness
Infection and ImmunityKidneys and Urinary Tract: Anat & FuncKidneys and Urinary Tract: Dis, Dx, & Tx
Medical Devices and EquipmentMedical Personnel and InstitutionsMental HealthMusculoskeletal System: Anat & FuncMusculoskeletal System: Dis, Dx, & TxPatients
Reproductive System: Anat & FuncReproductive System: Dis, Dx, & TxRespiratory System: Anat & FuncRespiratory System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
Sensory Organs: Anat & FuncSensory Organs: Dis, Dx, & TxSkin, Hair, and Nails: Anat & FuncSkin, Hair, and Nails: Dis, Dx, & TxTherapeutics: GeneralTherapeutics: Medications generalTherapeutics: Surgery generalWounds and Injuries
Aches and Pains
ACHE: a usually dull persistent pain; a condition marked by achingACHED: a usually dull persistent pain; a condition marked by achingACHING: a usually dull persistent pain; a condition marked by achingACHY: a usually dull persistent pain; a condition marked by achingAGUE: a fever (such as malaria) … or a fit of shiveringBURN: to produce or undergo an uncomfortable or painful sensation like that of being injured by fire (ears burning from the cold); to suffer sunburn (she burns easily) an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn (rope burns); a burning sensation (the burn of iodine on a cut)BURNING: to produce or undergo an uncomfortable or painful sensation like that of being injured by fire (ears burning from the cold); to suffer sunburn (she burns easily) an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn (rope burns); a burning sensation (the burn of iodine on a cut)BURNT: to produce or undergo an uncomfortable or painful sensation like that of being injured by fire (ears burning from the cold); to suffer sunburn (she burns easily) an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn (rope burns); a burning sensation (the burn of iodine on a cut)CRINGING: to draw in or contract one's muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain)FAVOR: to treat gently or carefully (favored her injured leg)IRRITANT: tending to produce physical irritationIRRITATION: a condition of irritability, soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a bodily partKILL: to cause extreme pain to (my back is killing me)KILLED: to cause extreme pain to (my back is killing me)KILLING: to cause extreme pain to (my back is killing me)KNOT: a tight constriction or the sense of constriction (stomach all in knots); a protuberant lump or swelling in tissue (a knot in a gland)
Bodily Fluids and Discharges
ANEMIA: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volumeANEMIC: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volumeBARF: US, informal: vomitBELCH: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouthBLED: to remove or draw blood fromBLEED: to emit or lose blood; also, the escape of blood from vessels: hemorrhageBLEED: to remove or draw blood fromBLOOD: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the bodyBLOODIED: containing or made up of blood; to make bloody or to cover in bloodBLOODY: containing or made up of blood; to make bloody or to cover in bloodBURP: the act or an instance of belchingBURPING: the act or an instance of belchingCHYME: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenumCLOT: a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood; also, to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass: to coagulateCOLLOID: M-W’s 1st def.: a gelatinous or mucinous substance found normally in the thyroid and also in diseased tissueCONTINENCE: the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarilyDIALYZE: the process of removing blood from an artery (as of a patient affected with kidney failure), purifying it by dialysis, adding vital substances, and returning it to a vein, called also hemodialysisDIALYZED: the process of removing blood from an artery (as of a patient affected with kidney failure), purifying it by dialysis, adding vital substances, and returning it to a vein, called also hemodialysisDROOL: saliva trickling from the mouth; also, to secrete saliva in anticipation of food, to let saliva dribble from the mouthDROOLY: that drools: tending to droolDUMP: often vulgar: an act of defecation —usually used with takeEDEMA: an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity; called also dropsyFART: often vulgar: an expulsion of intestinal gasFARTING: often vulgar: an expulsion of intestinal gasFECAL: of, relating to, or constituting fecesFECULENCE*: feculent = foul with impurities: fecalFLATULENT: likely to cause gas; or marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomachFOAM: a frothy mass formed in salivating or sweating; also, to froth at the mouth especially in angerFROTH: a foamy slaver sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustionGORY: covered with gore: bloodstainedHEMAL* : of or relating to the blood or blood vesselsHEMATIC*: of, relating to, or containing bloodHEME: the deep red iron-containing prosthetic group C34H32N4O4Fe of hemoglobin and myoglobinHEMIC* : of, relating to, or produced by the blood or the circulation of bloodHURL: to vomitICHOR: thin watery or blood-tinged dischargeINCONTINENCE: inability of the body to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation: partial or complete loss of bladder or bowel controlINCONTINENT: unable to voluntarily control retention of urine or feces in the bodyLACRIMAL: of, relating to, or being glands that produce tears; of, relating to, or marked by tearsLACTATE: to secrete milkLACTEAL: relating to, consisting of, producing, or resembling milk; conveying or containing a milky fluidLACTIC: of or relating to milkLAKE: to cause (blood) to undergo a physiological change in which the hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma; of blood: to undergo the process by which hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasmaLIFEBLOOD: blood regarded as the seat of vitality
Cardiovascular System: Anat & Func
AORTA: the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the bodyAORTAL: the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the bodyAORTIC: the great arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the bodyATHROB: throbbing, to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity; to beat or vibrate rhythmicallyATRIA: an anatomical cavity or passage; especially: the chamber or either of the chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricle or ventriclesATRIAL: an anatomical cavity or passage; especially: the chamber or either of the chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricle or ventriclesATRIUM: an anatomical cavity or passage; especially: the chamber or either of the chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricle or ventriclesCARDIAC: of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart; also, of or relating to the cardia [opening] of the stomach; also, of, relating to, or affected with heart diseaseCAROTID: belonging to or situated near a carotid arteryCLOT: a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood; also, to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass: to coagulateCORONARY: of, relating to, or being the coronary arteries or veins of the heart; broadly: of or relating to the heartDIGITAL: an artery or nerve that supplies the fingers or toesHEMAL* : of or relating to the blood or blood vesselsLEAFLET: a leaflike organ or part (such as one of the flaps of a heart valve)LUNULA: plural: lunulae; a crescent-shaped body part: as the crescentic unattached border of a semilunar valveLUNULAE: plural: lunulae; a crescent-shaped body part: as the crescentic unattached border of a semilunar valveMEDIA: the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibersMITRAL: of, relating to, being, or adjoining a mitral valve or orifice
Cardiovascular System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
ARRHYTHMIA: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or forceCARDIO: short for cardiovascular exercisesMURMUR: an atypical sound of the heart typically indicating a functional or structural abnormality
Central Nervous System: Anat & Func
AXON: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell bodyBRAIN: the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull and continuous with the spinal cord … also, a nervous center in invertebrates comparable in position and function to the vertebrate brainCIRCUIT: a neuronal pathway of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travelCONDUCTION: the quality of living matter responsible for the transmission of and progressive reaction to stimuli; also, the transmission of excitation (the disturbed or altered condition resulting from stimulation of an individual, organ, tissue, or cell) through living tissue and especially nervous tissueGANGLIA: a mass of nerve tissue containing cell bodies of neurons external to the brain or spinal cordGANGLION: a mass of nerve tissue containing cell bodies of neurons external to the brain or spinal cordGLIA: supporting tissue intermingled with the essential elements of nervous tissue especially in the brain, spinal cord, and gangliaGLIAL* : of or related to gliaHINDBRAIN: the posterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes the cerebellum, the medulla oblongata, and in mammals the pons and that controls autonomic functions and equilibriumINPUT: a stimulus that acts on and is integrated into a bodily system (sensory input)LIMBIC: of, relating to, or being the limbic system of the brainLIMINAL: of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold: barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response (liminal visual stimuli)MARROW: the substance of the spinal cordMIDBRAIN: the middle of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain between the forebrain and hindbrain that includes the tectum, tegmentum, and substantia nigraMOTOR: of, relating to, or being a motor neuron or a nerve containing motor neurons (motor fiber)MYELIN: a soft white material that forms a thick layer around the axons of some neurons and is composed chiefly of lipids (such as cerebroside and cholesterol), water, and smaller amounts of proteinNUCLEI: plural of nucleus, a mass of gray matter or group of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system
OLIVE: an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata
Central Nervous System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
ALEXIA: aphasia marked by loss of ability to readANOXIA*: hypoxia especially of such severity as to result in permanent damageATAXIA: an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some central nervous system disorders and injuries and not due to muscle weaknessAURA: migraine prodromeEPILEPTIC: relating to, affected with, or having the characteristics of epilepsyHEADACHE: pain in the headLOBOTOMY: surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus that has been performed especially formerly chiefly to treat mental illness
Consciousness and Sleep
AWAKE: to cease sleeping: to wake up;: to become aroused or active again; to become conscious or aware of somethingAWAKEN: to cease sleeping: to wake up;: to become aroused or active again; to become conscious or aware of somethingAWAKENING: to cease sleeping: to wake up;: to become aroused or active again; to become conscious or aware of somethingAWAKING: to cease sleeping: to wake up;: to become aroused or active again; to become conscious or aware of somethingBETA: beta wave, an electrical rhythm of the brain with a frequency of 13 to 30 cycles per second that is associated with normal conscious waking experienceCATNAP: a very short light napCOLDCOCK: to knock unconsciousCOLDCOCKED: to knock unconsciousCOMA: a state of profound unconsciousness CONK: to faint; also, to go to sleep —usually used with off or out (conked out for a while after lunch)CONKING: to faint; also, to go to sleep —usually used with off or out (conked out for a while after lunch)DAZE: to stupefy especially by a blow: to stunDAZED: to stupefy especially by a blow: to stunDAZEDLY: unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.; also: characteristic of one who is dazedDEEP: being below the level of consciousness (deep neuroses)DIZZIED: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall; causing giddiness (dizzy heights); caused by or marked by giddinessDIZZILY: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall; causing giddiness (dizzy heights); caused by or marked by giddinessDIZZY: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall; causing giddiness (dizzy heights); caused by or marked by giddinessDIZZYING: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall; causing giddiness (dizzy heights); caused by or marked by giddinessDIZZYINGLY: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall; causing giddiness (dizzy heights); caused by or marked by giddinessDOZE: to sleep lightly; to fall into a light sleep; also, to be in a dull or stupefied conditionDOZED: to sleep lightly; to fall into a light sleep; also, to be in a dull or stupefied conditionDOZING: to sleep lightly; to fall into a light sleep; also, to be in a dull or stupefied conditionFAINT: to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain; the act of fainting; syncopeFAINTING: to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain; the act of fainting; syncopeGAPE: to yawnGAPED: to yawnGAPING: to yawnGROGGILY: weak and unsteady on the feet or in action, from grog, named for Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon †1757 English admiral responsible for diluting the sailors' rumGROGGY: weak and unsteady on the feet or in action, from grog, named for Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon †1757 English admiral responsible for diluting the sailors' rumHEAVY: slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency: sluggishINANIMATE: lacking consciousness or power of motionKEEL: to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with overKEELED: to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with overLIGHT: dizzy, giddy (felt light in the head); also, easily disturbed (a light sleeper)LOGILY*: in a logy mannerLOGY: sluggish, groggyLULL: to cause to sleep or rest: to sootheLULLABY: a soothing refrain; specifically, a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep; also, to quiet with or as if with a lullabyLULLED: to cause to sleep or rest: to sootheLULLING: to cause to sleep or rest: to sootheNAPPED: to sleep briefly especially during the day: dozeNAPPING: to sleep briefly especially during the day: dozeNODDED: to make a quick downward motion of the head as from drowsiness (He sat nodding by the fire.)NODDING: to make a quick downward motion of the head as from drowsiness (He sat nodding by the fire.)
Dentition and Dentistry
AMALGAM: an alloy of mercury with another metal that is solid or liquid at room temperature according to the proportion of mercury present and is used especially in making tooth cementsBITE: dentistry: the manner of biting, especially, dentistry: occlusionBUCKTOOTH: a large protruding front toothBURR: variant spelling, usually bur: a bit used on a dental drillCANINE: a conical pointed tooth, especially: one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolarCAPPED: to supply (a tooth) with an artificial crownCAPPING: to supply (a tooth) with an artificial crownCAVITY: an area of decay in a tooth: cariesCEMENT: cementum, a specialized bony layer of connective tissue covering the dentin of the part of a tooth normally within the gum; also, a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavitiesDENTIN: a calcareous material similar to but harder and denser than bone that composes the principal mass of a toothDENTITION: the development and cutting of teethENAMEL: a hard calcareous substance that forms a thin layer capping the teethEYETEETH: a canine tooth of the upper jawEYETOOTH: a canine tooth of the upper jawFANG: the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root dividesFILL: to repair the cavities of (teeth)FILLABLE: to repair the cavities of (teeth)FILLED: to repair the cavities of (teeth)FILLING: to repair the cavities of (teeth)FLOSS: dental floss, a thread used to clean between the teeth; to use dental floss on; to use dental flossINLAY: a tooth filling shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into placeIVORY: slang: toothMOLAR: a tooth with a rounded or flattened surface adapted for grinding; specifically: one of the cheek teeth in mammals behind the incisors and canines; also, of, relating to, or located near the molar teethNECK: the part of a tooth between the crown and the root
OCCLUDE: to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together (His teeth do not occlude properly.)OCCLUDED: to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together (His teeth do not occlude properly.)ONLAY: a metal covering attached to a tooth to restore one or more of its surfaces
Diagnosis and Disease
ARTIFACT: an electrocardiographic and electroencephalographic wave that arises from sources other than the heart or brainCALCULI: plural of calculus: a concretion usually of mineral salts around organic material found especially in hollow organs or ductsCLINICAL: involving direct observation of the patient (clinical diagnosis); also, based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptomsCLINICALLY: involving direct observation of the patient (clinical diagnosis); also, based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptomsCOMPLEX: the sum of factors (such as symptoms) characterizing a disease or condition (e.g., primary tuberculous complex)CONTRACT: to become affected with (contract pneumonia)CRYPTIC: not recognized (a cryptic infection)DENIED: medical: to report or note the absence of (a symptom)DENY: medical: to report or note the absence of (a symptom)DENYING: medical: to report or note the absence of (a symptom)DILATION: the act or action of stretching, widening, or enlarging an organ or part of the bodyENCLAVE: something enclosed in an organ or tissue but not a continuous part of itEVENT: an adverse or damaging medical occurrence (a heart attack or other cardiac event)GROWTH: an abnormal proliferation of tissue (such as a tumor)HECTIC: medical: of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)HIATAL : of, relating to, or involving a hiatus: a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organINACTIVE: of a disease: quiescentLETHAL: an abnormality of genetic origin causing the death of the organism possessing it; also, a lethal gene: a gene that in some (such as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cellsLEVEL: a concentration of a constituent especially of a body fluid (such as blood) (a normal blood-sugar level)LIPOMA: a tumor of fatty tissueLOAD: the amount of a deleterious or pathogenic agent, growth, or substance present in a human or animal body or test sample (as of blood or tissue) (viral load); called also burdenLUMP: protuberance, especially: an abnormal swelling (a lump on his head)MALADY: a disease or disorder of the animal bodyMONO: infectious mononucleosis, an acute infectious disease associated with Epstein-Barr virus that is characterized especially by fever, sore throat, swelling of lymph nodes, fatigue, and lymphocytosis and occurs primarily in adolescents and young adultsMORBID: of, relating to, or characteristic of disease (morbid anatomy); affected with or induced by disease (a morbid condition); productive of disease (morbid substances)MORTIFY: to become necrotic or gangrenous (treated his wound so that it would not mortify)NODAL: being, relating to, or located at or near a node:a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint); also, a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kindNODE: a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint); also, a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kindNODULE: a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance (such as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)NONALCOHOLIC: not relating to or caused by alcoholism (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)NONCLINICAL: not clinical: not based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptoms of diseaseNONFATAL: not causing death: not fatal (nonfatal infections, a nonfatal wound)NONLETHAL: not lethal: not capable of causing death (a nonlethal gas, nonlethal weapons, a nonlethal dose of venom)NONTOXIC: not toxic; also, a nontoxic substance
OCCULT: not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone (occult carcinoma); also: not present in macroscopic amounts (occult blood in a stool)ONCOLOGY: a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer
Endocrine and Metabolic: Anat & Func
GLAND: a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materials from the blood, concentrates or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body or for elimination from the bodyGLANDULAR: of, relating to, or involving glands, gland cells, or their products, or having the characteristics or function of a glandHORMONAL: of, relating to, utilizing, or produced by hormonesDIABETIC: of or relating to diabetes or diabetics; affected with diabetes; occurring in or caused by diabetes; suitable for diabetics; a person affected with diabetesHORMONAL: markedly influenced or affected by hormones (such as sex hormones): exhibiting behavior characteristic of increasing or fluctuating hormone levels
Endocrine and Metabolic: Dis, Dx, & Tx
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Gastrointestinal System: Anat & Func
ANAL: of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anusANALLY: of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anusAPPENDIX: a bodily outgrowth or process, specifically: vermiform appendixAPPETITE: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life especially: the desire to eatAPPETITIVE: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life especially: the desire to eatBELLY: abdomen; also potbelly; the stomach and its adjunctsBOWEL: one of the divisions of the intestinesBULK: biology: material that forms a mass in the intestine, especially fiberCELIAC: of or relating to the abdominal cavityCILIA: a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringeCOLA: M-W’s 1st def.: plural of colonCOLIC: of or relating to the colonCOLON: the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectumCOLONIC: related to the colonDUODENUM: the first part of the small intestine extending from the pylorus to the jejunumFART: often vulgar: an expulsion of intestinal gasFARTING: often vulgar: an expulsion of intestinal gasFECAL: of, relating to, or constituting fecesFECULENCE*: feculent = foul with impurities: fecalFLATULENT: likely to cause gas; or marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomachHEPATIC: of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liverILEUM: the last division of the small intestine extending between the jejunum and large intestineKAZOO: slang: variant of wazoo, the anusLACTEAL: any of the lymphatic vessels arising from the villi of the small intestine and conveying chyle to the thoracic duct; of or relating to the lactealsLAXITY: the quality or state of being lax: of the bowels: loose, open; having loose bowelsLAXLY: lax: of the bowels: loose, open; having loose bowelsMOTILITY: the ability of the muscles of the digestive tract to undergo contractionMOVE: of the bowels: to evacuate; to cause (the bowels) to void
Gastrointestinal System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
BARF: US, informal: vomitBARIATRIC: relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesityBELCH: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouthBELLYACHE: pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach: stomachacheBILE: a yellow or greenish alkaline fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored and concentrated in the gallbladder…BLOAT: to make turgid or swollen; to cause abdominal distension inBURP: the act or an instance of belchingBURPING: the act or an instance of belchingCELIAC: relating to or used for celiac disease, or a person affected with celiac diseaseCHYME: the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenumCOLIC: an attack of acute abdominal pain localized in a hollow organ and often caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting; or a condition marked by recurrent episodes of prolonged and uncontrollable crying and irritability in an otherwise healthy infantCOLONIC: irrigation of the colon: enemaCONTINENCE: the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarilyCRAMP: sharp abdominal pain —used in plural; also, to be affected with crampsCRAMPY: afflicted with sharp abdominal painENEMA: the injection of liquid into the rectum and colon by way of the anus; material for injection as an enemaGAVAGE: introduction of material into the stomach by a tubeHURL: to vomitINCONTINENCE: inability of the body to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation: partial or complete loss of bladder or bowel controlINCONTINENT: unable to voluntarily control retention of urine or feces in the body
Head and Neck: Anat & Func
BAZOO*: slang: mouthBEAK: slang: the human noseBEAN: slang: the head or brainBLOCK: slang: head BROW: eyebrow, foreheadCHAP: the fleshy covering of a jaw; jaw, used in plural; also, the forepart of the face, used in pluralCHEEK: the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth; broadly: the lateral aspect of the headCHEEKBONE: the prominence below the eye that is formed by the zygomatic boneCHIN: the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jawCRANIA: plural of cranium, meaning skullCRANIAL: of or relating to the skull or craniumDOME: a person's headFACE: the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyesFACIAL: of or relating to the faceFACIALLY: of or relating to the faceFRONT: forehead; also: the whole faceFRONTAL: of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal boneGENIAL: of or relating to the chinGLOTTAL: of, relating to, or produced in or by the glottisHEAD: the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouthHYOID: of or relating to the hyoid bone, a U-shaped bone or complex of bones that is situated between the base of the tongue and the larynx and that supports the tongue, the larynx, and their musclesJAWBONE: either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth … especially the mandibleMAXILLA: The jaw; especially an upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused; also, either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth: MELON: a person's headMENTAL: of or relating to the chin: genial, meaning “of or related to the chin” (from Greek geneion chin, from genys jaw) MOUTH: the natural opening through which food passes into the body of an animal and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teethNAPE: the back of the neckNECK: the part of an animal that connects the head with the bodyNOGGIN: a person’s headNOODLE: head, noggin
OCCIPITAL: of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the occipital boneOCULAR: of or relating to the eye (ocular muscles); also, resembling an eye in form or functionORAL: being on or relating to the same surface as the mouth
Head and Neck: Dis, Dx, & Tx
COLLAR: a protective or supportive device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck
OPEN: of a head injury: marked by fracture or penetration of the skullORAL: of, given through, or involving the mouth (oral health, an oral vaccine)
Health Status and Fitness
ACUTE: being, providing, or requiring short-term medical care (as for serious illness or traumatic injury)AILED: having or suffering from an illness or injuryAILING: having or suffering from an illness or injuryATROPHY: decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissueATTACK: a fit of sickness, especially: an active episode of a chronic or recurrent diseaseBLOOM: a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; a rosy appearance of the cheeks; broadly: an outward evidence of freshness or healthy vigor; also, to flourish in youthful beauty, freshness, or excellenceBLOOMED: a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; a rosy appearance of the cheeks; broadly: an outward evidence of freshness or healthy vigor; also, to flourish in youthful beauty, freshness, or excellenceBLOOMING: a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; a rosy appearance of the cheeks; broadly: an outward evidence of freshness or healthy vigor; also, to flourish in youthful beauty, freshness, or excellenceBUFF: or buffed: having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercisesCHECKUP: a general examination of someone's or something's condition, especially: a periodic medical or dental examinationCHRONIC: being, providing, or requiring long-term medical care (as for a chronic disease)COLD: dead (she lay cold and still); giving the appearance of being dead: unconscious (passed out cold); also, bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat (they died of the cold); marked by the loss of normal body heat (cold hands)CRITICAL: being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death (critical care); also: relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expectedCRITICALLY: being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death (critical care); also: relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expectedDEAD: having the appearance of death: deathly (in a dead faint); lacking power to move, feel, or respond: numb (my arm feels dead); very tired (Our legs were completely dead after the hike.)DEADEN: to blunt (deadened his pain)DEADENED: to blunt (deadened his pain)DEADENING: to blunt (deadened his pain)DEFICIT: a lack or impairment in an ability or functional capacity (cognitive deficits, a hearing deficit)DONE: physically exhaustedDOUGHY: unhealthily pale: pastyDRYLY: dry: marked by the absence or scantiness of secretions (a dry cough, coughing dryly)EMACIATE: to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin; to make feeble; to waste awayEMACIATED: to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin; to make feeble; to waste awayFETTLE: state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or formFINE: well or healthy: not sick or injured; physically trained or hardened close to the limit of efficiency —used of an athlete or animalGLOBAL: of a medical condition: being particularly severe or encompassing in nature: having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effectGROW: to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a non-biological process (as crystallization)GROWING: to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a non-biological process (as crystallization)GROWN: to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a non-biological process (as crystallization)GROWTH: to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a non-biological process (as crystallization)HALE: free from defect, disease, or infirmity: sound; also: retaining exceptional health and vigorHANDICAP: sometimes offensive: a physical disabilityHEALTH: the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit especially: freedom from physical disease or painHEALTHFUL: beneficial to health of body or mind; healthyHEALTHY: enjoying good health: free from disease: not displaying clinical signs of disease or infectionHYPO: hypochondriaILLY: relative to poor healthINFIRM: of poor or deteriorated vitality; especially: feeble from ageINTACT: of a living body or its parts: having no relevant component removed or destroyed INVALID: one who is sickly or disabled; affected by disease or disability: sickly; of, relating to, or suited to one that is sickIRON: strong and healthy: robustJUVENILE: physiologically immature or undeveloped: youngLIVID: ashen, pallidLIVIDLY: ashen, pallidMACHINE: a living organism or one of its functional systems (the human machine)MAJOR: involving grave risk: serious (a major illness)MEALY: pallid, blanched (a mealy complexion)MEND: to restore to health: to cure; to heal, to improve in healthMENDED: to restore to health: to cure; to heal, to improve in healthMENDING: to restore to health: to cure; to heal, to improve in healthMETTLE: staying quality: staminaMIGHT: bodily strengthMIGHTILY: in a mighty manner: vigorouslyMIGHTY: possessing might: powerful; accomplished or characterized by mightMINOR: not serious or involving risk to life (a minor illness, a minor injury)NORMAL: generally free from physical or mental impairment or dysfunction: exhibiting or marked by healthy or sound functioning (normal reflexes); not exhibiting defect or irregularity (normal and malignant cells, a normal heart); also, within a range considered safe, healthy, or optimal (normal blood pressure, normal lab tests)NUMB: unable to feel anything in a particular part of the body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia (so cold that my fingers went numb); also, to cause (a part of the body) to lose sensation (hands numbed by the cold; the injection will numb the area to be operated on); to impair in force or sensation: deaden
OKAY: safe, well (he’s okay)
Infection and Immunity
BUBBLE: a usually small group of people (such as family members, friends, coworkers, or classmates) who regularly interact closely with one another but with few or no others in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection during an outbreak of a contagious disease; also, an area within which sports teams stay isolated from the general public during a series of scheduled games so as to prevent exposure to disease and that includes accommodations, amenities, and the location at which the games are held; also, a series of scheduled games that is played between sports teams staying in a bubbleCARRY: to harbor (a pathogen) within the body (carry a virus)CARRYING: to harbor (a pathogen) within the body (carry a virus)CATCH: to contract a disease (catch a cold)CHALLENGE: the act or process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance, especially: a test of immunity by exposure to an antigen; also, to administer a physiological and especially an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)CONTRACT: to become affected with (contract pneumonia)DENGUE: an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus (species Dengue virus of the genus Flavivirus), transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rashECHINACEA: the dried rhizome, roots, or other parts of any of three purple coneflowers that are used primarily in dietary supplements and herbal remedies for the stimulating effect they are held to have on the immune systemENDEMIC: a disease or outbreak of disease that is typically present in a particular region or population: an endemic diseaseFLUS: plural of flu, influenza; or any of several virus diseases marked especially by respiratory or intestinal symptomsGRIPPY: afflicted with grippe, an acute febrile contagious virus diseaseIMMUNE: not susceptible or responsive; especially: having a high degree of resistance to a diseaseIMMUNIZE: to make (a living organism) immune or resistant to a disease or pathogenic agent especially by inoculation: to create immunity in (as with a vaccine)IMMUNIZED: to make (a living organism) immune or resistant to a disease or pathogenic agent especially by inoculation: to create immunity in (as with a vaccine)IMMUNIZING: to make (a living organism) immune or resistant to a disease or pathogenic agent especially by inoculation: to create immunity in (as with a vaccine)INFECT: to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria); to communicate a pathogen or a disease to; of a pathogenic organism: to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetrationINFECTED: to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria); to communicate a pathogen or a disease to; of a pathogenic organism: to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetrationINFECTING: to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria); to communicate a pathogen or a disease to; of a pathogenic organism: to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetrationINFECTION: to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria); to communicate a pathogen or a disease to; of a pathogenic organism: to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetrationINFECTIVE: to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria); to communicate a pathogen or a disease to; of a pathogenic organism: to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetrationINFLAME: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue); to become affected with inflammationMALARIA: a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and feverMALARIAL: a human disease that is caused by sporozoan parasites (genus Plasmodium) in the red blood cells, is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and feverMOBILIZE: to release (something stored in the organism) for bodily use (The body mobilizes its antibodies.)MONO: infectious mononucleosis, an acute infectious disease associated with Epstein-Barr virus that is characterized especially by fever, sore throat, swelling of lymph nodes, fatigue, and lymphocytosis and occurs primarily in adolescents and young adultsNAIVE: not having been exposed previously to an antigen (naive T cells)
Kidneys and Urinary Tract: Anat & Func
LEAK: sometimes vulgar: an act of urinating —used especially in the phrase take a leak
Kidneys and Urinary Tract: Dis, Dx, & Tx
DIALYZE: the process of removing blood from an artery (as of a patient affected with kidney failure), purifying it by dialysis, adding vital substances, and returning it to a vein, called also hemodialysisDIALYZED: the process of removing blood from an artery (as of a patient affected with kidney failure), purifying it by dialysis, adding vital substances, and returning it to a vein, called also hemodialysisINCONTINENCE: inability of the body to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation: partial or complete loss of bladder or bowel controlINCONTINENT: unable to voluntarily control retention of urine or feces in the body
Medical Devices and Equipment
AMBULETTE: a van or similar vehicle equipped for transporting people with limited mobility (such as wheelchair-bound patients) in nonemergency situationsBACKBOARD: a stiff board on which an injured person and especially one with neck or spinal injuries is placed and immobilized in order to prevent further injury during transportBALLOON: medical: a small bag that can be inflated (as in a bodily cavity) with air or gasBIOLOGIC: a biological product (such as a vaccine or blood serum) used in medicineBIOTECH: short for biotechnologyBLOWPIPE: a tubular instrument used for revealing or cleaning a bodily cavity by forcing air into itCANE: a stick typically of wood or metal with a usually curved handle at one end that is grasped to provide stability in walking or standingCANNULA: a small tube for insertion into a body cavity or into a duct or vesselCOUCH: a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysisDRIP: a device for the administration of a fluid at a slow rate especially into a vein; also: a material so administeredEYECUP: a small oval cup with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye used for applying liquid remedies to the eyesGOWN: a coverall worn in an operating roomGOWNING: donning the coverall worn in an operating room and preparing for surgeryHYPO: a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic injectionLINE: a narrow short synthetic tube that is inserted approximately one inch into a vein (as of the arm) to provide temporary intravenous access for the administration of fluid, medication, or nutrientsMODEL: animal model: an animal sufficiently like humans in its anatomy, physiology, or response to a pathogen to be used in medical research in order to obtain results that can be extrapolated to human medicine; also: a pathological or physiological condition that occurs in such an animal and is similar to one occurring in humansMONITOR: a device for observing a biological condition or function (a heart monitor)NEEDLE: a slender hollow instrument for introducing material into or removing material from the body (as by insertion under the skin); also, a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for stitching wounds; also, an extremely thin solid usually stainless steel instrument used in acupuncture and inserted through the skin
ORTHOTIC: an orthosis, an external medical device (such as a brace or splint) for supporting, immobilizing, or treating muscles, joints, or skeletal parts which are weak, ineffective, deformed, or injured; especially: a supportive device inserted into a shoe usually to stabilize the foot, correct alignment, or provide cushioning; also, of, relating to, or being an orthosis or orthotic (orthotic braces, orthotic shoe inserts); also: of or relating to orthotics
Medical Personnel and Institutions
CLINIC: a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients; also, a group practice in which several physicians work cooperatively; also, a class of medical instruction in which patients are examined and discussedCLINICAL: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: such as involving direct observation of the patient (clinical diagnosis); also, based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptomsCLINICALLY: of, relating to, or conducted in or as if in a clinic: such as involving direct observation of the patient (clinical diagnosis); also, based on or characterized by observable and diagnosable symptomsCLINICIAN: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory; also, a person who conducts a clinicDOCTOR: a person skilled or specializing in healing artsDOULA: a person trained to provide advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirthELECTIVE: (adj.) offering or specializing in nonemergency medical procedures and especially surgery (an elective surgical unit)INFIRMARY: a place (as in a school or prison) where sick or injured individuals receive care and treatment; a large medical facility: a hospitalLUNATIC: (adj.) dated, now offensive: providing care to mentally ill people (a lunatic asylum)MEDIC: one engaged in medical work or studyMEDICINE: the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease; also, the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of diseaseMEDICO: a physician; also: a medical studentNONCLINICAL: not clinical: not relating to, involving, or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients (a nonclinical job, nonclinical duties)
Mental Health
ABNORMAL: deviating from the normal or average, often: unusual in an unwelcome or problematic wayADDICT: one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activityADDICTED: exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activityADDICTION: a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity …ADDICTIVE: causing or characterized by addictionANAL: of, relating to, characterized by, or being personality traits (such as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of developmentANALYZABLE: to psychoanalyzeANALYZE: to psychoanalyzeANALYZED: to psychoanalyzeANALYZING: to psychoanalyzeANIMA: an individual's true inner self that in the analytical psychology of Carl Gustav Jung reflects archetypal ideals of conductATTACHMENT: psychology: a strong emotional bond that an infant forms with a caregiver (such as a mother) especially when viewed as a basis for normal emotional and social development; also: the process by which an infant forms such an emotional bondAUTONOMY: self-directing freedom and especially moral independenceBAGGAGE: intangible things (such as feelings, circumstances, or beliefs) that get in the wayBALANCE: mental and emotional steadinessBLOCKED: affected by a psychological block: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppressionBURNOUT: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustrationCATATONIA: a psychomotor disturbance that may involve muscle rigidity, stupor or mutism, purposeless movements, negativism, echolalia, and inappropriate or unusual posturing and is associated with various medical conditions (such as schizophrenia and mood disorders)CATATONIC: a psychomotor disturbance that may involve muscle rigidity, stupor or mutism, purposeless movements, negativism, echolalia, and inappropriate or unusual posturing and is associated with various medical conditions (such as schizophrenia and mood disorders)CATHARTIC: of, relating to, or producing catharsisCOMPLEX: a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality (e.g., a guilt complex); also, an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation (a complex about spiders)CONDITION: to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture (traditional beliefs conditioning a child's attitude); also, to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with anotherCONDITIONING: to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture (traditional beliefs conditioning a child's attitude); also, to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with anotherCONFLICT: mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demandsCRAZY: usually offensive: someone who is or acts mentally unsoundDAFT: chiefly British, informal: mad, insaneDEMENTED: mad, insane; also, affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementiaDEVIANCE: deviant quality, state, or behaviorDEVIANT: straying or deviating especially from an accepted normDEVIATE: (noun) one that deviates from a norm, especially: a person who differs markedly from a group norm (behaviors that deviate from the norm); (adj.) departing significantly from the behavioral norms of a particular society (deviate behavior); to depart from an established course or normDEVIATED: (noun) one that deviates from a norm, especially: a person who differs markedly from a group norm (behaviors that deviate from the norm); (adj.) departing significantly from the behavioral norms of a particular society (deviate behavior); to depart from an established course or normDOMINANT: sociology: an individual having a controlling, prevailing, or powerful position in a social hierarchy FIXATE: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification; also, to undergo arrestment at a stage of developmentFIXATED: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification; also, to undergo arrestment at a stage of developmentFIXATION: the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: such as a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage; or stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration); or an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachmentFUGUE: a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect the acts performedINHIBIT: to discourage from free or spontaneous activity especially through the operation of inner psychological or external social constraintsINHIBITING: to discourage from free or spontaneous activity especially through the operation of inner psychological or external social constraintsINHIBITION: an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning: such as a mental process imposing restraint upon behavior or another mental process (such as a desire)INHIBITIVE: an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning: such as a mental process imposing restraint upon behavior or another mental process (such as a desire)INKBLOT: any of several cards showing blots of ink for use in psychological testingLIBIDINAL: of or relating to the libidoLIBIDO: instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activityLOBOTOMY: surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus that has been performed especially formerly chiefly to treat mental illnessLUNATIC: dated, now offensive: a person affected with a severely disordered state of mind; also, dated, now offensive: affected with a severely disordered state of mindMADMAN: a man who is or acts as if insaneMADWOMAN: a woman who is or acts as if insaneMANIA: excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of moodspecifically: the manic phase of bipolar disorderMANIAC: informal: someone who is or acts mentally unsound, especially: a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous mannerMANIAC: (adj.) less common variant of maniacal: affected with or suggestive of madness (maniacal laughter)MANIACAL: (adj.) affected with or suggestive of madness (maniacal laughter)MANIACALLY: (adj.) affected with or suggestive of madness (maniacal laughter)MANIC: affected with, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from maniaMANICALLY: affected with, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from maniaMENTAL: of or relating to the mind; specifically: of or relating to the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality (mental health); ); relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study: ideological (mental science); often offensive: of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder (a mental patient); sometimes offensive: mentally unsound: mad, crazy —not used technically; sometimes offensive: intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders (mental hospitals)MIND: the normal or healthy condition of the mental faculties (in her right mind)MONOMANIA: mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thoughtMONOMANIAC: mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thoughtNARC: slang: a narcissistNUTTY: sometimes offensive: mentally unsound
ORAL: of, relating to, or characterized by the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting; also, of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness
Musculoskeletal System: Anat & Func
ANKLE: the joint between the foot and the leg; also: the region of this joint ANKLEBONE: the talus: the human tarsal bone that bears the weight of the body and that together with the tibia and fibula forms the ankle jointARCH: either of two vaulted portions of the bony structure of the foot that impart elasticity to itBALL: a roundish protuberant anatomical structure (as near the tip of a human finger or toe or at the base of a thumb), especially: the part of the sole of the human foot between the toes and arch on which the main weight of the body rests in normal walkingBELLY: the enlarged fleshy body of a muscleBICEP: a muscle having two heads: such as biceps brachii (the large flexor muscle of the front of the upper arm) or biceps femoris (the large flexor muscle of the back of the upper leg)BONE: the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed; also, one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrateBONY: consisting of bone, e.g., bony prominences of the skullCALF: the fleshy back part of the leg below the kneeCARPAL: of or relating to the carpus (the wrist)CARPI: plural of carpus, the wristCLAVICLE: a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum; called also collarboneDELT: short for deltoid, a large muscle of the shoulder: usually pluralDIGIT: any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate…DIGITAL: a finger or toe; also, of or relating to the fingers or toesDUKE: slang: fist, hand —usually used in plural [probably from dukes of York, rhyming slang for fork (hand, fist)]ELBOW: the joint of the human armEMINENCE: an anatomical protuberance (as on a bone)FACET: a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)FEET: plural of foot: the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual standsFOOT: the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual standsGLUTE: informal: a large muscle of the buttocks: gluteus usually pluralGLUTEI: plural of gluteus: a large muscle of the buttocksHAMATE: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammalsHAND: the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ: the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkeyHAUNCH: hip: the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering themHEEL: the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch; also, an anatomical structure suggestive of the human heel, especially: the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wristILIAC: of, relating to, or located on or near the iliumILIUM: the broad, dorsal, upper, and largest of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvisJOINT: the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support itKNEE: a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella; also: the part of the leg that includes this jointKNUCKLE: the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint —used especially of those at the joints of the fingers; also, the joint of a knuckleLACTATE: (noun) a salt or ester of lactic acidLACTIC: involving the production of lactic acid (a hygroscopic organic acid C3H6O3 present normally especially in muscle tissue as a by-product of anaerobic glycolysis, produced in carbohydrate matter usually by bacterial fermentation, and used especially in food and medicine and in industry)LAMELLA*: one of the bony concentric layers surrounding a Haversian canal in bone (H. canal: the central, tubular channel of an osteon of bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass)LAMELLAE*: plural of lamella, one of the bony concentric layers surrounding a Haversian canal in bone (H. canal: the central, tubular channel of an osteon of bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass)LAMINA: either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramenLAMINAE: either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramenLAMINAL: arranged in, consisting of, or resembling laminae; a lamina is either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramenLEGGY: having very long legsLIMB: a leg or arm of a human beingMARROW: bone marrowMITT: slang: the hand (M-W: short for mitten)MOTOR: of, relating to, concerned with, or involving muscular movement (motor areas of the brain)NONDOMINANT: not dominant (the nondominant hand)
OPPONENT: a muscle that opposes or counteracts and limits the action of anotherORIGIN: the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle
Musculoskeletal System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
ADDUCT: to draw (something, such as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the bodyARTHRALGIA: pain in one or more jointsARTHRITIC: of, relating to, or affected with arthritisBACKACHE: a pain in the lower backBUNION: an inflamed swelling of the small fluid-filled sac on the first joint of the big toe accompanied by enlargement and protrusion of the jointCRAMP: a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle; a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse; to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps; also, to be affected with crampsCRAMPY: a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle; a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse; to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps; also, to be affected with crampsCRICK: a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back); also, to cause a crick in (crick one's neck)CRICKING: a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back); also, to cause a crick in (crick one's neck)CRUTCH: a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walkingFLATFEET: plural of flatfoot: a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground; or a foot affected with flatfootFLATFOOT: a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground; or a foot affected with flatfootGANGLIA: plural of ganglion: a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheathGANGLION: a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheathGOUT: a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the bloodGOUTY: a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the bloodHALO: a halo brace: an orthopedic device used to immobilize the head and neck (as to treat fracture of neck vertebrae) that consists of a metal band placed around the head and fastened to the skull usually with metal pins and that is attached by extensions to an inflexible vestHUMP: a humped or crooked backKINK: a cramp in some part of the bodyLAME: dated, now usually offensive: unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb; the lame (dated, now usually offensive): people who are unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb (providing care for the sick and the lame)LAMED: dated, now usually offensive: unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb; the lame (dated, now usually offensive): people who are unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb (providing care for the sick and the lame)LAMELY: dated, now usually offensive: unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb; the lame (dated, now usually offensive): people who are unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb (providing care for the sick and the lame)LIPPING: outgrowth of bone in liplike form at a joint marginMYALGIA: pain in one or more musclesMYALGIC: related to or having pain in one or more musclesMYELOMA: a primary tumor of the bone marrow
ORTHOTIC: an orthosis, an external medical device (such as a brace or splint) for supporting, immobilizing, or treating muscles, joints, or skeletal parts which are weak, ineffective, deformed, or injured; especially: a supportive device inserted into a shoe usually to stabilize the foot, correct alignment, or provide cushioning; also, of, relating to, or being an orthosis or orthotic (orthotic braces, orthotic shoe inserts); also: of or relating to orthotics
Patients
ADMIT: to accept into a hospital as an inpatientADMITTED: to accept into a hospital as an inpatientADMITTING: to accept into a hospital as an inpatientCOMMIT: to place in a prison or mental institutionCOMMITMENT: a consignment to a mental institutionCOMMITTED: to place in a prison or mental institutionDONOR: one used as a source of biological material (such as blood or an organ)ELECTIVE: (adj.) relating to or being a patient receiving a nonemergency medical procedure (elective orthopedic patients)ELOPE: to leave a health-care or educational facility without permission or authorizationINMATE: any of a group occupying a single place of residence especially: a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)INPATIENT: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment
Reproductive System: Anat & Func
BALL: usually vulgar: testisBELLY: the womb or uterusCAME: often vulgar: semen or orgasm; also, often vulgar: to experience orgasmCARRY: to bear upon or within one (carrying an unborn child)CARRYING: to bear upon or within one (carrying an unborn child)CAUL: the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birthCHANGE: menopauseCOCK: usually vulgar: penisCOME: often vulgar: semen or orgasm; also, often vulgar: to experience orgasmCOMING: often vulgar: semen or orgasm; also, often vulgar: to experience orgasmCONCEIVE: to become pregnant with (young)CONCEIVED: to become pregnant with (young)EXPECT: to be pregnant: to await the birth of one's child —used in progressive tenses (she's expecting next month)EXPECTANT: expecting the birth of a childHORMONAL: of, relating to, utilizing, or produced by hormones (such as sex hormones)HORN: a cornu, a horn-shaped anatomical part (as of the uterus)HYMEN: a fold of mucous membrane partly closing the orifice of the vaginaINTACT: physically virginal; also, not castratedLABIA: plural of labium, any of the folds at the margin of the vulvaLABIAL: of, relating to, or situated near the lips or labia, any of the folds at the margin of the vulvaLABOR: the physical activities (such as dilation of the cervix and contraction of the uterus) involved in giving birth; also: the period of such labor; also, to be in the labor of giving birthLACTATE: to secrete milkLACTIC: of or relating to milkLETDOWN: a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby previously secreted milk from the acini is expelled into ducts and drawn through the nippleLOIN: loins plural: the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region about the hips; the pubic region; the reproductive organsLUTEAL: of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum or its formationMAMMA: a mammary gland and its accessory partsMAMMARY: of, relating to, lying near, or affecting the mammaeMANHOOD: penisMONTH: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy (she was in her eighth month)MONTHLY: monthlies plural: a menstrual periodNATIVITY: the process or circumstances of being born birthNAVEL: a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalkNECK: cervix, a constricted portion of an organ or part, especially: the narrow outer end of the uterusNIPPLE: the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn
OVARY: one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones
Reproductive System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
ABORT: to induce the abortion of or give birth to prematurely; to terminate the pregnancy of before termAMNIO: short for amniocentesisCLAP: gonorrhea —often used with theCOIL: medical: an intrauterine deviceCRAMP: persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea —Used in plural;; also, to be affected with crampsCRAMPY: persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrheaGYNECOLOGY: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of womenHORMONAL: markedly influenced or affected by hormones (such as sex hormones): exhibiting behavior characteristic of increasing or fluctuating hormone levelsMAMMOGRAM: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays; also: the procedure for producing a mammogramMOLE: an abnormal mass in the uterus especially when containing fetal tissues
Respiratory System: Anat & Func
AIRWAY: a passage for a current of air (as to the lungs)INHALATION: the act or an instance of inhalingINHALE: the act or an instance of inhalingINHALED: the act or an instance of inhalingINHALING: the act or an instance of inhalingLUNG: one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrate; also, any of various respiratory organs of invertebratesLUNGFUL: the capacity of a lung, one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrate
Respiratory System: Dis, Dx, & Tx
APNEA: transient cessation of respirationCATARRH: inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially: one chronically affecting the human nose and air passagesCHOKE: to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air; to become choked; also, the act of chokingCOLD: a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling, specifically: the common cold: an acute disease of the upper respiratory tract that is marked by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat, eyes, and eustachian tubes and by a watery then purulent discharge and is caused by any of several viruses (such as a rhinovirus or an adenovirus)COUGH: a sudden, sharp-sounding expulsion of air from the lungs acting as a protective mechanism to clear the air passages or as a symptom of pulmonary disturbance; a condition marked by repeated or frequent coughing; also, to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a sharp, short noise : to emit a cough; to expel by coughing —often used with up (cough up mucus)COUGHING: a sudden, sharp-sounding expulsion of air from the lungs acting as a protective mechanism to clear the air passages or as a symptom of pulmonary disturbance; a condition marked by repeated or frequent coughing; also, to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a sharp, short noise : to emit a cough; to expel by coughing —often used with up (cough up mucus)CROUP: inflammation, edema, and subsequent obstruction of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi especially of infants and young children…FROG: a condition in the throat that produces hoarsenessHACK: to cough in a short dry mannerHAWK: to raise by trying to clear the throat (hawk up phlegm); to utter a harsh guttural sound in or as if in trying to clear the throatHICCOUGH: less common variant of hiccup, a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHICCOUGHING: less common variant of hiccup, a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHICCUP: a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHICCUPED: a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHICCUPPED: a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHOCK: to forcefully spit out (something, such as phlegm)LUNG: a mechanical device for regularly introducing fresh air into and withdrawing stale air from the lung: a respirator
Sensory Organs: Anat & Func
ANVIL: the incus: the middle bone of a chain of three small bones in the ear of a mammalAURAL: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearingAURALLY: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearingCILIA: an eyelashCOCHLEA: a hollow tube in the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is usually coiled like a snail shell and contains the sensory organ of hearingCOCHLEAE: plural of cochlea, a hollow tube in the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is usually coiled like a snail shell and contains the sensory organ of hearingCONCH: M-W: variant of concha, something shaped like a shell, esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external earDRUM: the tympanic membraneEYEBALL: the more or less globular capsule of the vertebrate eye formed by the sclera and cornea together with their contained structuresEYECUP: the optic cup: the optic vesicle after invaginating to form a 2-layered cup from which the retina and pigmented layer of the eye will developEYED: adj.: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number —often used in combinationEYEHOLE: the bony socket of the eyeEYELID: either of the movable folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeballLACRIMAL: of, relating to, or being glands that produce tears; of, relating to, or marked by tearsLAMP: the eye —used in pluralLIGHT: the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptorsLIMINAL: of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold: barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response (liminal visual stimuli)
OCULAR: of or relating to the eye (ocular muscles); also, resembling an eye in form or functionOPTIC: the eye; also, of or relating to vision or the eyeOPTICAL: of or relating to vision: visualORBIT: the bony socket of the eye
Sensory Organs: Dis, Dx, & Tx
BLIND: sightless; having less than ¹/₁₀ of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses; also, of or relating to sightless persons; also, to make (a person or animal) permanently blind; also, to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to see for a short time: to dazzleBLINDING: causing or seeming to cause blindness: making sight difficult or impossible; also, to make (a person or animal) permanently blind also, to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to see for a short time: to dazzleBUGGING: of the eyes: to protrude, bulge —often used with out (to bug out); also, of the eyes: to cause to bugCATARACT: a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of lightCONTACT: a contact lensDEAF: having total or partial hearing loss (deaf people, the deaf community); also: of or relating to people who have total or partial hearing lossDEAFEN: to make permanently or temporarily deaf (was deafened by the explosion)DEAFENED: to make permanently or temporarily deaf (was deafened by the explosion)DEAFENING: to make permanently or temporarily deaf (was deafened by the explosion); also, something that deafensFILM: an abnormal growth on or in the eyeMYOPE: a myopic person, one who is affected by myopia: of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsightedMYOPIC: affected by myopia: of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
OTALGIA: earacheOTOLOGY: a science that deals with the ear and its diseases
Skin, Hair, and Nails: Anat & Func
COLOR: skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white; also, complexion tint: the tint characteristic of good health (had good color in her cheeks); also, a blush; to take on color, specifically to blush
HAIR: a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal, especially: one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal; also, the hairy covering of an animal or a body part, especially: the coating of hairs on a human headHAIRY: covered with hair or hairlike material, or made of or resembling hairINNIE: a navel that is concaveLINE: a narrow crease (as on the face): wrinkleLUNULA: plural: lunulae; a crescent-shaped body part: as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail (called also half-moon)LUNULAE: plural: lunulae; a crescent-shaped body part: as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail (called also half-moon)LUNULAR*: of or relating to a lunule, a crescent-shaped body part or marking (such as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail): lunulateMELANIN: any of various black, brown, reddish-brown, reddish-yellow, or yellow pigments of living organisms that in animals are typically produced in melanocytes by the oxidation of tyrosine followed by polymerization and are found especially in skin, hair, feathers, and eyesMOLE: a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human bodyMOON: lunule or lunula, a crescent-shaped body part or marking (such as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail)NAIL: a horny sheath protecting the upper end of each finger and toe of humans and most other primates
OILY: relatively high in naturally secreted oils (oily skin, oily hair)OLIVE: approaching olive in color or complexion
Skin, Hair, and Nails: Dis, Dx, & Tx
ACNE: a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair folliclesBOIL: a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pusBOTCH: M-W’s 1st def: an inflammatory soreCHAPPING: to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or coldFELON: a painful abscess of the deep tissues of the palmar surface of the fingertip that is typically caused by bacterial infection (as with a staphylococcus) and is marked by swelling and painFLAP: a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical graftingHANGNAIL: a bit of skin hanging loose at the side or root of a fingernailHECTIC: of complexion: red or flushedINGROWN: grown in, specifically: having the free tip or edge embedded in the flesh (an ingrown toenail)ITCH: an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors; also, a skin disorder accompanied by itching; to have an itch; or to produce an itchy sensationITCHED: an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors; also, a skin disorder accompanied by itching; to have an itch; or to produce an itchy sensationITCHING: an uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors; also, a skin disorder accompanied by itching; to have an itch; or to produce an itchy sensationITCHY: having an itchKELOID: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissueLICHEN: any of several skin diseases characterized by the eruptions of flat papulesLIFT: plastic surgery on a part of the body typically to improve a drooping or sagging appearance especially by reducing excess skin and fat (a face lift)MANGE: any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic miteMANGY: affected with or resulting from mange
OINTMENT: a salve or unguent for application to the skin
Therapeutics: General
ANTIAGING: used or tending to prevent or lessen the effects of agingBANDAGING: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandageCHEMO: short for chemotherapyCULT: a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator (health cults)CULTIC: a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator (health cults)CUPPED: treated by cupping, an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heatCUPPING: an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat; also, to treat by cuppingCURING: to restore to health, soundness, or normalityDETOX: short for detoxify or detoxification, to free (someone, such as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance; also, to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such fromDETOXED: short for detoxified, to free (someone, such as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance; also, to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such fromDETOXIFIED: to free (someone, such as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance; also, to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such fromDIET: the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason (a low-sodium diet); a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one's weight; to cause to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules; to eat sparingly or according to prescribed rules; also, (adjective) reduced in or free from calories (a diet soft drink); promoting weight loss (as by depressing appetite) (diet pills)DIETED: the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason (a low-sodium diet); a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one's weight; to cause to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules; to eat sparingly or according to prescribed rules; also, (adjective) reduced in or free from calories (a diet soft drink); promoting weight loss (as by depressing appetite) (diet pills)DIETETIC: of or relating to diet; adapted for use in special dietsDONOR: one used as a source of biological material (such as blood or an organ)DOUCHE: a jet or current of liquid (such as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (such as the vagina); or an act of cleansing with a douche; or a device for giving douchesDOUCHED: a jet or current of liquid (such as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (such as the vagina); or an act of cleansing with a douche; or a device for giving douchesFIXED: to restore, cure (the doctor fixed him up)HEAL: to make free from injury or disease: to make sound or whole (heal a wound; to make well again: to restore to health)HEALABLE: capable of being healedHEALED: to make free from injury or disease: to make sound or whole (heal a wound; to make well again: to restore to health)IRRIGATOR: a device for cleansing a wound with water or a solutionLAVAGE: washing, especially: the therapeutic washing out of an organ or partLEECH: [from its former use by physicians for bleeding patients]: any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end; also, to bleed by the use of leechesLEECHED: [from its former use by physicians for bleeding patients]: any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end; also, to bleed by the use of leechesLEECHING: [from its former use by physicians for bleeding patients]: any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end; also, to bleed by the use of leechesLOCAL: involving or affecting only a restricted part of the organism: topical (a local anesthetic)MITIGATE: to make less severe or painful: alleviate (mitigate a patient's suffering)MITIGATING: to make less severe or painful: alleviate (mitigate a patient's suffering)
ONLAY: a graft applied to the surface of a tissue (as bone)
Therapeutics: Medications
ADJUNCT: an adjuvant: something (such as a drug or method) that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatmentANTACID: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidityANTITOXIN: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific toxin (such as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the bodyBALM: an aromatic preparation (such as a healing ointment)CACHET: a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicineCAPLET: a capsule-shaped medicinal tablet NOTE: The name Caplets was formerly a U.S. registered trademark.CATHARTIC: a purgative (of the bowel)COCKTAIL: a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosisCODEINE: a morphine derivative C18H21NO3·H2O that is found in opium, is weaker in action than morphine, and is used especially as an analgesic and antitussiveDROP: drops plural: a dose of medicine measured by drops (eye drops)DRUG: a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication; also, a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary; also, a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease; also, a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body; also, a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device; also, to administer a drug to (a person or animal) (drugged against pain)DRUGGING: to administer a drug to (a person or animal) (drugged against pain)EMETIC: an agent that induces vomitingFORMULA: a prescriptionHEMATIC*: a drug (as a hematinic or an anticoagulant) having an effect on the bloodINHALANT: something (such as an allergen or medication) that is inhaledINHALATION: material (such as medication) to be taken in by inhalingINJECT: to force a fluid into (as for medical purposes)INJECTED: to force a fluid into (as for medical purposes)INJECTION: something (such as a medication) that is injectedIODINE: a tincture of iodine used especially as a topical antisepticIPECAC: an emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoningKELP: the ashes of seaweed used formerly especially as a source of iodineLINIMENT: a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritantLOTION: a liquid preparation for cosmetic or external medicinal useLOVAGE: any of several aromatic perennial herbs of the carrot family, especially: a European herb (Levisticum officinale) sometimes cultivated for use in medicine especially as a diuretic and in cookery usually as a flavoring agent; derived [ultimately] from the Latin for LigurianMANNA: the sweetish dried exudate of a Eurasian ash (especially Fraxinus ornus) that contains mannitol and has been used as a laxative and demulcentMANNA: a product excreted by a scale insect (Trabutina mannipara) feeding on the tamarisk that is similar to manna, the sweetish dried exudate of a Eurasian ash (especially Fraxinus ornus) that contains mannitol and has been used as a laxative and demulcentMEDICATE: to treat (someone or something) with or as if with medicine; also, to impregnate with a medicinal substanceMEDICATED: to treat (someone or something) with or as if with medicine; also, to impregnate with a medicinal substanceMEDICINE: a substance or preparation used in treating diseaseMENTHOL: a crystalline alcohol C10H20O that occurs especially in mint oils, has the odor and cooling properties of peppermint, and is used in flavoring and in medicine (as locally to relieve pain, itching, and nasal congestion)MYRRH: a yellowish to reddish brown aromatic bitter gum resin that is obtained from various trees (genus Commiphora) especially of East Africa and Arabia (as C. myrrha or C. abyssinica) and has been used in the manufacture of dentifrices and as a carminative and a stimulating tonic; also: a mixture of myrrh and labdanum
OFFICIAL: described by the U.S. Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary (The official drug is sold under several trade names.)OINTMENT: a salve or unguent for application to the skinOPIOID: a natural, semisynthetic, or synthetic substance that typically binds to the same cell receptors as opium and produces similar narcotic effects (such as sedation, pain relief, slowed breathing, and euphoria); or less commonly opioid peptide: any of various of endogenous polypeptides (such as an endorphin or enkephalin) produced by neurons of the peripheral and central nervous system; possessing narcotic properties characteristic of opiates: of, relating to, involving, or being an opioid (opioid drugs)ORAL: of, given through, or involving the mouth (oral health, an oral vaccine)ORALLY: by way of the mouth (The medicine can be administered orally.)
Therapeutics: Surgery
ABLATE: to remove or destroy especially by cutting, abrading, or evaporatingAPPROACH: the surgical procedure or path by which access is gained to a bodily partELECTIVE: (adj.) relating to, being, or involving a nonemergency medical procedure and especially surgery that is planned in advance and is not essential to the survival of the patient (elective hip surgery)EYELIFT: M-W has the open compound eye lift, for blepharoplasty: plastic surgery on the eyelid especially to remove fatty or excess tissueFACELIFT: M-W hyphenates face-lift: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (such as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging [cf. eyelift] GRAFT: living tissue used in grafting, or to implant (living tissue) surgicallyGRAFTING: living tissue used in grafting, or to implant (living tissue) surgicallyIMPLANT: to insert in living tissue (as for growth, slow release, or formation of an organic union)LANCE: a lancet, a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions; also, to open with or as if with a lancet (lance a boil)LANCED: a lancet, a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions; also, to open with or as if with a lancet (lance a boil)LANCET: a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisionsLANCING: a lancet, a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions; also, to open with or as if with a lancet (lance a boil)LIPO: short for liposuction, the surgical removal of local fat deposits (as in the thighs) especially for cosmetic purposes; also, to perform liposuction on (a person or part of the body), or to remove by liposuction
OPEN: being an operation or surgical procedure in which an incision is made such that the tissues are fully exposed
Wounds and Injuries
BEND: bends plural in form but singular or plural in construction: decompression sickness; intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness —usually used with theBIND: to bandageBITE: a wound made by biting (the bite became infected)BLOODIED: containing or made up of blood; to make bloody or to cover in bloodBLOODY: containing or made up of blood; to make bloody or to cover in bloodBOOBOO: M-W hyphenates boo-boo: a usually trivial injury (such as a bruise or scratch) —used especially by or of a childBURN: injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations; to injure or damage (something or someone) by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation: to scorch (burned her hand); also, a burned area (a burn on her hand)BURNING: injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations; to injure or damage (something or someone) by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation: to scorch (burned her hand); also, a burned area (a burn on her hand)BURNT: injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations; to injure or damage (something or someone) by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation: to scorch (burned her hand); also, a burned area (a burn on her hand)CLEAN: free from contamination or disease (a clean wound)DING: to cause a usually minor injury to (dinged his knee)DINGED: to cause a usually minor injury to (dinged his knee)DINGING: to cause a usually minor injury to (dinged his knee)GAME: being a body part and especially a limb that is usually permanently impaired in function (a game leg)GORY: covered with gore: bloodstainedINTENTION: a process or manner of healing of incised wounds (wounds healing by primary intention are wounds that have been closed using stiches, skin glue, staples, etc.)KELOID: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissueLIVID: discolored by bruising: black-and-blueLIVIDITY: the quality or state of being livid; specifically: reddish- to bluish-purple discoloration of the skin due to the settling and pooling of blood following deathLIVIDLY: discolored by bruising: black-and-blueMICE: plural of mouse, a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow; specifically: black eyeMICROCRACK: a small or minute fracture in a material (such as bone) ; a microfractureNICK: a small cut or wound; also, to cut into or wound slightlyNICKED: a small cut or wound; also, to cut into or wound slightlyNICKING: a small cut or wound; also, to cut into or wound slightlyNONFATAL: not causing death: not fatal (nonfatal infections, a nonfatal wound)NONLETHAL: not lethal: not capable of causing death (a nonlethal gas, nonlethal weapons, a nonlethal dose of venom)NONTOXIC: not toxic; also, a nontoxic substance
OPEN: having the skin cracked, cut, or broken so that underlying tissue is exposed (open wounds)