Medical Terms
What is the medical term for a disease that is spread from person to person?
Contagious disease
Who discovered the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick.
A test to measure the electrical activity of the brain
Electroencephalogram
A mental health condition characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thoughts.
Schizophrenia
Hospital Emergency Code: What does code blue mean?
A life-threatening medical emergency
What is the medical term for nearsightedness?
Myopia
What is the name of the first antibiotic?
Penicillin
A surgical procedure to treat obesity by reducing the size of the stomach and bypassing part of the small intestine
Gastric Bypass
A disease that causes the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, congestion, fatigue, muscle aches, and loss of taste or smell.
COVID-19
What does NYD mean?
Not yet diagnosed
Enlarged veins that appear as bulging or twisted cords underneath the skin.
Varicose Veins
Who is considered the father of modern medicine?
Hippocrates
Procedure that uses shock waves to break up kidney stones into smaller pieces that can then pass through the urinary tract
Lithotripsy
A condition that damages the optic nerve, often due to increased pressure in the eye.
Glaucoma
Hospital Emergency Code: What does code orange mean?
A call for medical decontamination, usually due to a hazardous fluids spill.
Medical term for earwax.
Cerumen
What is the name of the medical condition that was responsible for the Salem witch trials?
Ergotism (caused by ingesting ergot-infected rye)
A minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses a small incision and a camera to view and operate on internal organs
Laparoscopy
A type of arthritis caused by uric acid crystals forming in the joints.
Gout
Perform B/L Bx to r/o cancer
Perform a bilateral biopsy to rule out cancer
Medical term for a canker sore
Aphthous Stomatitis (Aphthous Ulcer)
The time period where people dissected bodies to have a better understanding of them.
The Renaissance
A surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder.
Cholecystectomy
A chronic condition that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus.
Endometriosis
Translate: PT C/O HA, N/V
The patient complains of a headache, nausea and vomiting.