| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acute | sudden and severe |
| 2. | allergy | immune reaction to substance |
| 3. | anemia | low red blood cells |
| 4. | antibody | protein targeting foreign substance |
| 5. | anxiety | persistent worry or nervousness |
| 6. | arthritis | joint inflammation and pain |
| 7. | aseptic | preventing contamination by germs |
| 8. | asthma | airway narrowing causing wheeze |
| 9. | bacterium | single-celled microorganism |
| 10. | benign | not harmful or cancerous |
| 11. | biopsy | tissue sample for testing |
| 12. | blood pressure | force of blood in arteries |
| 13. | bronchitis | inflammation of bronchial tubes |
| 14. | cancer | disease of uncontrolled cells |
| 15. | catheter | tube inserted into body |
| 16. | cholesterol | fatty substance in blood |
| 17. | chronic | long-lasting or recurring |
| 18. | constipation | difficult or infrequent stools |
| 19. | contagious | able to spread by contact |
| 20. | CT | cross-sectional imaging scan |
| 21. | culture | test for growing microbes |
| 22. | dehydration | too little body fluid |
| 23. | delirium | sudden severe confusion |
| 24. | dementia | decline in memory and thinking |
| 25. | depression | persistent low mood |
| 26. | diabetes | high blood sugar disorder |
| 27. | diagnosis | identification of a disease |
| 28. | diarrhea | frequent loose bowel movements |
| 29. | dizziness | sensation of spinning or unsteadiness |
| 30. | ECG | heart electrical tracing |
| 31. | edema | swelling from excess fluid |
| 32. | electrolyte | body salt carrying charge |
| 33. | excision | surgical removal of tissue |
| 34. | fatigue | extreme tiredness |
| 35. | fever | elevated body temperature |
| 36. | forceps | grasping surgical instrument |
| 37. | fracture | broken bone |
| 38. | fungus | organism like mold or yeast |
| 39. | glucose | blood sugar |
| 40. | hemorrhage | heavy or uncontrolled bleeding |
| 41. | history | patient’s medical background |
| 42. | hypertension | high blood pressure |
| 43. | hypotension | low blood pressure |
| 44. | implant | device placed inside body |
| 45. | infection | invasion by harmful organisms |
| 46. | inflammation | body response causing redness |
| 47. | infusion | slow delivery into vein |
| 48. | injection | medicine delivered by needle |
| 49. | insomnia | difficulty sleeping |
| 50. | insulin | hormone lowering blood sugar |
| 51. | IV | into a vein |
| 52. | jaundice | yellowing of skin and eyes |
| 53. | laceration | deep cut or tear |
| 54. | lesion | area of damaged tissue |
| 55. | malignant | cancerous and invasive |
| 56. | medication | drug used for treatment |
| 57. | metastasis | spread of cancer cells |
| 58. | migraine | severe recurring headache |
| 59. | MRI | magnetic body imaging scan |
| 60. | nausea | feeling of needing vomit |
| 61. | nurse | licensed patient care professional |
| 62. | opioid | strong pain medicine class |
| 63. | pain | physical suffering or discomfort |
| 64. | parasite | organism living off host |
| 65. | pathogen | disease-causing organism |
| 66. | physician | medical doctor |
| 67. | pneumonia | lung infection |
| 68. | prescription | doctor’s order for medicine |
| 69. | prognosis | predicted course of illness |
| 70. | pulse | heartbeat rate felt in arteries |
| 71. | rash | area of irritated skin |
| 72. | remission | decrease or disappearance of disease |
| 73. | respiration | breathing rate |
| 74. | resuscitation | revival after collapse |
| 75. | screening | testing before symptoms appear |
| 76. | seizure | sudden abnormal brain activity |
| 77. | sign | objective indication of disease |
| 78. | specimen | sample for examination |
| 79. | sprain | ligament injury from twisting |
| 80. | sterile | free from living germs |
| 81. | strain | muscle or tendon injury |
| 82. | stroke | brain injury from blocked blood |
| 83. | symptom | patient-reported sign of illness |
| 84. | temperature | degree of body heat |
| 85. | therapy | treatment for a condition |
| 86. | thermometer | instrument measuring temperature |
| 87. | transfusion | transfer of blood or components |
| 88. | transplant | organ or tissue transfer |
| 89. | trauma | serious physical injury |
| 90. | triage | sorting patients by urgency |
| 91. | tumor | abnormal tissue growth |
| 92. | ulcer | open sore on tissue |
| 93. | ultrasound | image using sound waves |
| 94. | urinalysis | test of urine sample |
| 95. | vaccine | substance that builds immunity |
| 96. | ventilator | machine helping breathing |
| 97. | virus | tiny infectious agent |
| 98. | vomiting | forceful emptying of stomach |
| 99. | wound | injury breaking skin or tissue |
| 100. | X-ray | image using radiation |
