Medical Vocabulary
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Medical Vocabulary The following is a list of terms and abbreviations that interpreters working in a health science university will probably encounter. You should recognize the following, and be prepared to accurately and conceptually interpret them for medical students, realizing that the signs that are used in this context will not be the same signs you should choose to use when interpreting for a regular deaf patient. This terminology list is not exhaustive. Consider it a “starter,” onto which you should continuously add new vocabulary. A Abscess Abdomen Abnormal Abortion Ache, Pain Brief Chronic Dull Intermittent Prolonged Sharp Throbbing Acute Adenocarcinoma Adenoma Adnexa Adrenal Glands Afferent Afterbirth Albuminuria Alveolar Amenorrhea Amniocentesis Anesthetic Angina Angiography Angioplasty Ante partum Anteriour Antiarrhythmic Antibiotic Abtibody Anticoagulant Antigen Aorta Apoptosis Appendix, Appendectomy Areola Arrhythmia Artery Arteriole Arteriosclerosis Arthralgia Arthritis Ascites Asphyxia Atelectasis Atresia Atrium Atrophy Aura Autopsy Axillary B Barium Basal Metabolic Rate Benign Bilateral Binocular vision Biopsy Birth defect Bladder Blood, bleeding Blood test, Serology Blood pressure Blood vessels Bollus Bone Bone Marrow Bowels,Bowel movement Bradycardia Breast Breast Feed Breast self-exam Bridge Bronchiole Bronchoscopy/scopy C Cachetic Calculus Cancer (CA) Capillary Capsule, pill, tablet Carcinoma Cardiac Cardiomegaly Cardiomyopathy Cartilage Pulled Torn Castrate, Castration CAT Scan/CT Scan Cauterize Cavity Cell Cephalic Cerebellum Cerebrovascular accident Cerebrum Cervical Cervix Caesarian Section Chart Chemotherapy Cholecystectomy Chronic Cirrhosis Circumcision Clavicle Clitoris Coitus Interruptus Colon Coma Congenital Conjunctiva Connective Tissue Congested Concentration Conscious Constipation Contagious Contraction Copulation Cornea Coronary, Heart Attack Cough Dry Productive Cranium Crown Birthing Dental Cryptorchidism Cure Cyanosis/Cyanotic Cyst Cytology D D&C/D&E Debridement Decongestant Delirium Deliver Delusion Demented Dentifrice Diabetes Diagnosis (Dx) Diaphragm Diarrhea Digestion Dilation Discharge Bloody Clear Cloudy Thick Thin Odorous Disease (Dz) Disorder Distention Diuretics Diverticulitis Diverticulosis Duodenum Dizziness, vertigo Dorsal Dose Douche Drainage Dressing Drugs Medication Street Dysmenorrhea Dysplasia Dysuria E Ectopic Edema Effect Efferent Effusion Ejaculate Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Embryo Emetic/Emesis Empyema Endocrine glands Endoscope Enema Epidemic Epiglottis Epithelial Erection Erythmatic Erythematous Erythrocyte Esophagus Eustacian tube Excision Exocrine Exophthalmos Evaluation Examination F Fallopian tube Fecal/Feces Fellowship Fetus Fever Fibroids Finestra Fistula Fixation Foramen Foreskin, prepuce Fracture Fulminating G Gall Bladder Gag Gestation Glaucoma Gland Gravida Goiter Gonorrhea Graves’ Disease H Hair follicle Hallucination Hematology Hematoma Hematuria Hemodialysis Hemoglobin Hemophilia Hemorrhage Hepatomegaly Hepatocyte Hernia Hiatal hernia Herpes simplex virus HIV Negative Positive Hormone Hyper Hypo Hyperglycemia Hypertension Hypertrophy Hysterectomy I Iatrogenic/Iatrogenisis Ileum Ilium Illusion Immunization, booster shot Impotence Incision Indigestion Induce Infarct Infection Infertility Infiltrate Inguinal Insulin Intake Internal Irrigate Ischemia IV J Jaundice Jejunum Joint K Kidney Kidney stone L Laparoscope Larynx Lateral Lavage Lesion Leukocyte Leukemia Lesion Ligament Pulled Torn Ligand Liver Loculated Lumen Lungs Lymph Lymphadenopathy Lymphocyte M Malignant Mammary Mastectomy Radical Modified Masturbation Maternity Measles Mediastinum Medulla oblongata Meninges Meningitis Menopause Menstruation Metastasis Migraine Miscarriage Morphine Mucous Muscle Myalgia Myoma N Narcotics Nausea Necrosis Neoplasm Nephrectomy Nephron Nephropathy Nerve Nervous system Neuralgia Nevus Nipple Nocturnal emission Normal (Nl) Nosocomial O Obstetrician Occultist Olfactory Oncotic Oncology Oopherectomy Ophthalmologist Ophthalmoscopy Optometrist Orchidectomy Organ Os Osteoarthritis Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Otitis media Ovary Ovulation Ovum Oxygen P PA film Pancreas Pap smear Parathyroid Parenchyma Parity Patent Pathologist Pediatrician Pelvic examination Penicillin (PCN) Penis Percutaneous Peritoneal Peritoneum Pharynx Phrenic Phlegm, sputum Physical exam (PE) Pineal gland Pituitary gland Placenta Platelet (plt) Pleura Pleural effusion Pleurisy Pneumonia Pneumothorax Poison Polydipsia Polyuria Post partum Post mortum Posterior Prescription Proctologist Prostrate Prostate Protein Proteinuria Psychiatrist Psychosis Pulmonary Pulmonary edema Pulse oximetry/oximeter R Radiation treatment Rash Resection Rectum Red blood cells Relapse Remission Renal Resection Respiratory Retinitis pigmentosa Retinoscope Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology S Sagittal Salpinectomy Sarcoma Scapula Sclera Scrotum Sebaceous glands Section Sedative Semen Seminal vesicles Septic Septicemia Shock Shortness of breath Sigmoid colon Skin Sonogram Specimen Sperm Spinal cavity Sprain Spleen Stenosis Sternum Sterile Can’t have baby Clean Stool Streptococcus Stroke/CVA Subcostal Syndrome Suppository Surgery Suture Swelling Symptom Syndrome Syphilis T Tachycardia Tachypnea Tampon Tamponade Tendon Telemetry Temperature Teratogen Testes/testicle Testosterone Therapy Thermometer Thrombocyte Thymus gland Thyroid gland Tissue Tonsils T&A Tonsillectomy Adenoidectomy Trachea Transfusion Transverse Treatment Tricuspid valve Tumor U Ulcer Ultrasonogrophy Umbilical cord Umbilicus Unilateral Urea Uremia Urethra/Ureter Urine Uterus, womb V Vaccination Vagina Vaginal discharge Vaginal mucous Vasculitis Vascular Vas deferens Vasectomy Venereal disease Ventral Ventrical Venuole Vertigo Virus Vomit W Wheeze White blood cells Wound X X-Ray
