Medical Terms
This medical term means inflammation of the stomach
What is gastritis?
The collective medical abbreviation for blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, temperature.
What is VS?
Often caused by a virus, this disease causes inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
One of the first tests performed on someone with signs of myocardial infarction.
What is electrocardiogram?
This organ has endocrine and exocrine functions.
What is the pancreas?
Surgical removal of a kidney.
What is nephrectomy?
Medical abbreviation for erythrocytes.
What is RBC?
This disease affects the pancreas and is characterized by the inability of the body to either produce or use insulin.
What is Diabetes?
A non-invasive test that uses radio waves and a large magnet to produce detailed images of internal body structures.
What is MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)?
This organ stores and releases bile, which is important in the digestion of fats.
What is the gallbladder?
medical term for swelling
What is edema?
Medical abbreviation for a stroke.
What is CVA?
This disease can affect any organ and is characterized by a rapid, uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
What is cancer?
This test records the electrical activity of the brain.
What is Electroencephalogram (EEG)?
This is part of the respiratory system where gas exchange takes place.
What is alveoli?
low levels of albumin in the blood
What is hypoalbuminemia?
medical abbreviation of a disease that affects the arteries supplying the heart
What is CAD?
Telltale signs of this life-threatening condition are severe chest pain/heaviness, tingling or numbness in the left arm, pain in the left jaw, diaphoresis, nausea.
What is myocardial infarction?
This surgical procedure restores the function of a joint by replacing or remodeling the joint surface.
What is Arthroplasty?
This organ is known to regenerate.
What is the liver?
presence of glucose in the urine.
What is glycosuria?
Medical abbreviation that denotes a normal exam of the patient's pupils.
What is PERRLA?
Caused by diabetes, this disease affects the light-sensitive layer of the eye and may lead to blindness.
What is diabetic retinopathy?
A procedure during which a needle is inserted into a vein to extract blood for tests.
What is Phlebotomy?
This organ houses a trillions of bacteria, which play an important role in our health.
What is the colon?