LexiTopic: Human Health and Medicine
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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Bee 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 Analysis of Health and Anatomy terms from the Spelling Bee lexicon:
The Spelling Bee lexicon includes hundreds of words related to human anatomy, healthcare, and medicine. To facilitate review of all the material in this very broad area, LexiConnexxions has developed two complementary LexiTopics.
This LexiTopic, HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE, includes:
1 ‒ All terms related to the healthcare professions and industry, including institutions, personnel, patients, devices, etc.2 ‒ 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, and Tx = Disease, Diagnosis, and TherapyAll terms included in the “Anat & Func” categories are also included in the subtopic “Anatomy: All Terms” in the LexiTopic HUMAN ANATOMY.
The other LexiTopic, HUMAN ANATOMY, includes all terms of Human Anatomy, organized as follows:
1 ‒ Anatomy: All Terms — This subtopic includes every term of anatomy from the two categories indicated immediately below, as well as all the systemic terms of anatomy included in the “Anat & Func” subtopics within HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE.2 ‒ Anatomy: Buttocks – This separate category has been created not only because the Bee lexicon includes so many words on this topic that they warranted a separate subtopic, but because the topic seems to be of perennial interest to a certain segment of the Spelling Bee community.3 ‒ 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 LexiTopic, HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE, includes:
1 ‒ All terms related to the healthcare professions and industry, including institutions, personnel, patients, devices, etc.2 ‒ 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, and Tx = Disease, Diagnosis, and TherapyAll terms included in the “Anat & Func” categories are also included in the subtopic “Anatomy: All Terms” in the LexiTopic HUMAN ANATOMY.
The other LexiTopic, HUMAN ANATOMY, includes all terms of Human Anatomy, organized as follows:
1 ‒ Anatomy: All Terms — This subtopic includes every term of anatomy from the two categories indicated immediately below, as well as all the systemic terms of anatomy included in the “Anat & Func” subtopics within HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE.2 ‒ Anatomy: Buttocks – This separate category has been created not only because the Bee lexicon includes so many words on this topic that they warranted a separate subtopic, but because the topic seems to be of perennial interest to a certain segment of the Spelling Bee community.3 ‒ 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
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Aches and PainsBodily Fluids and Discharges including bloodCardiovascular System: Anat & FuncCardiovascular System: Dis, Dx & TxCentral Nervous System: Anat & FuncCentral Nervous System: Dis, Dx & TxConsciousness and SleepDentition and DentistryDiagnosis and Disease generalEndocrine and Metabolic: Anat & FuncEndocrine and Metabolic: Dis, Dx & TxGastrointestinal System: Anat & FuncGastrointestinal System: Dis, Dx & TxHead and Neck: Anat & Func not sensory organsHead and Neck: Dis, Dx & Tx not sensory organsHealth Status and Fitness state of health and illnessInfection and ImmunityKidneys and Urinary Tract: Anat & FuncKidneys and Urinary Tract: Dis, Dx & TxMedical Devices and Equipment general, & researchMedical Personnel and InstitutionsMental Health and IllnessMusculoskeletal System: Anat & FuncMusculoskeletal System: Dis, Dx & TxPatientsPersonal Hygiene and GroomingReproductive System: Anat & FuncReproductive System: Dis, Dx & TxRespiratory System: Anat & FuncRespiratory System: Dis, Dx & Tx
Senses: Hearing not the sounds heardSenses: Sight and Vision not the things seenSenses: Smell not the things smelledSenses: Touch not the things touchedSensory Organs: Anat & FuncSensory Organs: Dis, Dx & TxSkin, Hair, and Nails: Anat & FuncSkin, Hair, and Nails: Dis, Dx & TxTherapeutics: GeneralTherapeutics: MedicationsTherapeutics: SurgeryWounds and Injuries
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to human health, disease, diagnosis, treatment, and the medical establishment.
Anat & Func = Anatomy and FunctionDis, Dx & Tx = Disease, Diagnosis, and Therapy
All terms listed here in the “Anat & Func” sections are also listed in the “Anatomy: All Terms” section in HUMAN ANATOMY. See the note at the head of this LexiTopic.
Words related to the general biological facts of birth, living, growth, development, aging, dying, and death are in BIOLOGY.
Words related to animal anatomy and diseases are in ANIMALS.
Words related to taste are in FOOD AND DRINK: Flavor and Savor.
Words related to particular types of smells and odors are in MATTER AND MATERIALS.
Words related to human touch are in PEOPLE: INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS (sexual behavior) and PEOPLE: MOVEMENTS AND MOTIONS (other physical interactions).
Words related to use and abuse of drugs and alcohol are in INTOXICANTS.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
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 achingAGONIZING: causing agony; intense pain of mind or body: anguish, tortureAGONY: intense pain of mind or body: anguish, tortureAGUE: 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)DEADEN: to blunt (deadened his pain)DEADENED: to blunt (deadened his pain)DEADENING: to blunt (deadened his pain)DULL: lacking in force, intensity, or sharpness (a dull ache)DULLY: lacking in force, intensity, or sharpness (a dull ache)
EASE: freedom from pain or discomfort; the state of being comfortable; an act of easing or a state of being eased; also, to make less painful: to alleviate (ease his suffering)EASES: freedom from pain or discomfort; the state of being comfortable; an act of easing or a state of being eased; also, to make less painful: to alleviate (ease his suffering)EASY: free from pain, annoyance, or anxiety (did all she could to make him easier) ; giving ease, comfort, or relaxationFAVOR: 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)KINK: a cramp in some part of the bodyKNOT: a tight constriction or the sense of constriction (stomach all in knots); a protuberant lump or swelling in tissue (a knot in a gland)PAIN: a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease); ; a basic bodily sensation that is induced by a noxious stimulus, is received by naked nerve endings, is associated with actual or potential tissue damage, is characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and typically leads to evasive action also: the state marked by the presence of such sensations (was in constant pain)PAINFUL: feeling pain: hurt; feeling or giving pain (a painful injury)PANG: a brief piercing spasm of pain (the pangs of childbirth); also, to cause to have pangs: to tormentPUFF: a slight swelling: a protuberance; to become distended: to swell —usually used with up (her sprained ankle was puffed up)PUFFED: a slight swelling: a protuberance; to become distended: to swell —usually used with up (her sprained ankle was puffed up)PULL: an injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching (a muscle pull); also, to strain abnormally (pull a tendon)PULLED: an injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching (a muscle pull); also, to strain abnormally (pull a tendon)PUNGENCY: the quality or state of being pungent: sharply painfulRAWLY: raw: very irritated (a raw sore throat)TRAVAIL: agony, tormentTWINGING: to affect with a sharp pain or pang; to feel a sudden sharp local painUNKINK: to become lax or loose: to relax, to relieve a kink, a cramp in some part of the bodyUNKINKING: to become lax or loose: to relax, to relieve a kink, a cramp in some part of the body
Bodily Fluids and Discharges including blood
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 vitalityMILK: a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their youngPLATELET: a minute colorless disklike body of mammalian blood that assists in blood clotting by adhering to other platelets and to damaged epitheliumPOOL: of blood: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part); also, a body product (such as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later usePUKE: informal: vomit; also, to vomitRUNNING: to discharge liquid (such as pus or serum) (a running sore) (My nose is running.)RUNNY: having a tendency to run: such as secreting a thin flow of mucus (a runny nose)VOMIT: an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth; also: the disgorged matter; also, an emetic, an agent that induces vomiting; also, to disgorge the stomach contents; to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth; to cause to vomit
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 orificePORTAL: of, relating to, or being a portal vein or a portal system (portal circulation)PUMP: the heartTWIG: a minute branch of a nerve or arteryVEIN: a blood vessel, any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body, especially: any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heartVEINY: full of veins: noticeably veined (veiny hands, veiny marble)VENULE: a small vein, especially: any of the minute veins connecting the capillaries with the larger systemic veins
Cardiovascular System: Dis, Dx & Tx
ANGINA: a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: such as a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat; also angina pectorisARRHYTHMIA: 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 protein
NERVE: any of the filamentous bands of nervous tissue that connect parts of the nervous system with the other organs, conduct nerve impulses, and are made up of axons and dendrites together with protective and supportive structuresNUCLEI: plural of nucleus, a mass of gray matter or group of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous systemOLIVE: an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongataPATE: usually disparaging: brainPATH: a pathway, a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another; also: a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travelsPINEAL: of, relating to, or secreted by the pineal gland, a small, typically cone-shaped structure of the brain that arises from the roof of the third ventricle, is enclosed by the pia mater, and functions primarily as an endocrine gland secreting melatoninPITUITARY: a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an epithelial anterior lobe joined by an intermediate part to a posterior lobe of nervous origin, and produces various internal secretions directly or indirectly impinging on most basic body functions; also, of or relating to the pituitary gland or caused or characterized by secretory disturbances of the pituitary glandPYRAMID: either of two large bundles of motor fibers from the cerebral cortex that reach the medulla oblongata and are continuous with the pyramidal tracts of the spinal cordROOT: the proximal end of a nerve, especially: the initial segment of a spinal nerve where it branches from the spinal cord: nerve rootTRACT: a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and functionTWIG: a minute branch of a nerve or arteryVAGAL: of, relating to, mediated by, or being the vagus nerve, either of the 10th pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla oblongata and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibersVEGETAL: (adj) vegetative: autonomic, acting or occurring involuntarily (autonomic reflexes)VOLLEY: a burst of simultaneous or immediately sequential nerve impulses passing to an end organ, synapse, or center
Central Nervous System: Dis, Dx & Tx
ALEXIA: aphasia marked by loss of ability to readANOXIA: hypoxia (a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body), especially of such severity as to result in permanent damageANOXIC: of, relating to, or affected with anoxia, hypoxia (a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body), 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 weakness; called also incoordinationAURA: a subjective sensation (as of voices, colored lights, or crawling and numbness) experienced at the onset of a neurological condition and especially a migraine or epileptic seizureEPILEPTIC: 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 illnessPOLIO: an infectious disease especially of young children that is caused by the poliovirus; short for poliomyelitisTANGLE: neurofibrillary tangle: a pathological accumulation of paired helical filaments composed of abnormally formed tau protein that is found chiefly in the cytoplasm of neurons of the brain and especially the cerebral cortex and hippocampus and that occurs typically in Alzheimer's disease
Consciousness and Sleep
ALPHA: alpha wave: an electrical rhythm of the brain with a frequency of approximately 8 to 13 cycles per second that is often associated with a state of wakeful relaxation; called also alpha, alpha rhythmAWAKE: to cease sleeping: to wake up; to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state; fully conscious, alert, and aware: not asleep (I'm so tired I can barely stay awake)AWAKEN: to awake: to cease sleeping: to wake up; to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state; fully conscious, alert, and aware: not asleep (I'm so tired I can barely stay awake)AWAKENING: to awake: to cease sleeping: to wake up; to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state; fully conscious, alert, and aware: not asleep (I'm so tired I can barely stay awake)AWAKING: to cease sleeping: to wake up; to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state; fully conscious, alert, and aware: not asleep (I'm so tired I can barely stay awake)BETA: 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)CONKED: 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)DELTA: delta wave: a high amplitude electrical rhythm of the brain with a low frequency of less than four cycles per second that occurs especially in slow-wave sleep, is most prominent in infancy and early childhood, and may exhibit abnormal activity in various conditions (such as traumatic brain injury or dementia); called also delta, delta rhythmDIZZIED: 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 conditionDROP: to enter or pass as if without conscious effort of will into some state, condition, or activity (dropped into sleep)DROPPING: to enter or pass as if without conscious effort of will into some state, condition, or activity (dropped into sleep)FAINT: 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; syncopeFLATLINE: to register on an electronic monitor as having no brain waves or heartbeat; to dieFLATLINING: to register on an electronic monitor as having no brain waves or heartbeat; to dieGAPE: 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.)PLANE: a level of existence, consciousness, or development (on the intellectual plane)THETA: a relatively high amplitude brain wave pattern between approximately four and nine hertz that is characteristic especially of the hippocampus; called also theta waveTIGHT: of sleep: in a sound manner : soundly (sleep tight)TIGHTLY: of sleep: in a sound manner: soundly (sleep tight)TORPOR: a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibilityTURN: a disordering spell or attack (as of illness, faintness, or dizziness); also, a nervous start or shock (snuck up on her and gave her quite a turn); also, to become giddy or dizzy: to spin (heights always made his head turn)VIGIL: the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary; also: a period of wakefulnessWAKE: the state of being awake; also, to be or remain awake, to awake, wake up; to rouse from or as if from sleepWAKEN: awake —often used with up; to rouse especially out of sleep : wakeWAKENING: awake —often used with up; to rouse especially out of sleep : wakeWAKING: passed in a conscious or alert state (every waking hour); the state of being awake; also, to be or remain awake, to awake, wake up; to rouse from or as if from sleepWATCH: the act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend; also, to be awake during the night WATCHED: the act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend; also, to be awake during the night WHIRL: to become giddy or dizzy: reel (my head is whirling)WINK: a brief period of sleep: nap (catching a wink, forty winks)WOKE: the state of being awake; also, to be or remain awake, to awake, wake up; to rouse from or as if from sleepWOKEN: the state of being awake; also, to be or remain awake, to awake, wake up; to rouse from or as if from sleep
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: 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: not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” able to be filled: 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 flossGARGLING: to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs; also, to cleanse or disinfect (the oral cavity) in this manner; also, to use a gargleINLAY: 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 rootNERVE: the sensitive pulp of a toothOCCLUDE: 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 surfacesPICK: a toothpick, a pointed instrument (such as a slender tapering piece of wood) for removing food particles lodged between the teethPLATE: the part of a denture that fits to the mouth; broadly: denturePULL: of a tooth: to extract (pull a tooth)PULLED: of a tooth: to extract (pull a tooth)PULP: the soft sensitive tissue that fills the central cavity of a toothROOT: the part of a tooth within the socket; also: any of the processes into which this part is often dividedTARTAR: an incrustation on the teeth consisting of plaque that has become hardened by the deposition of mineral salts (such as calcium carbonate)TEETH: one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many of the lower vertebrates on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx and serve especially for the prehension and mastication of food and as weapons of offense and defenseTEETHE: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gumsTEETHED: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gumsTEETHING: to experience the emergence of one's teeth through the gums; the first growth of teeth; also, the phenomena accompanying growth of teeth through the gumsTOOTH: one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many of the lower vertebrates on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx and serve especially for the prehension and mastication of food and as weapons of offense and defenseTOOTHACHE: pain in or about a toothTOOTHED: having teeth especially of a specified kind or number —often used in combination (fine-toothed)TOOTHPICK: a pointed instrument (such as a slender tapering piece of wood) for removing food particles lodged between the teethTOOTHY: having or showing prominent teeth (a toothy grin)VENEER: a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect toothWHITE: whites plural: teeth —used in the phrase pearly whites
Diagnosis and Disease general
AGGRAVATING: to produce inflammation in (a part of the body): irritateANGRY: painfully inflamed (an angry rash)ARTIFACT: an electrocardiographic and electroencephalographic wave that arises from sources other than the heart or brain
BANE: poison: a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organismBLOCK: the interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ), especially: heart block, incoordination of the heartbeat in which the atria and ventricles beat independently and which is marked by decreased cardiac output (The patient presented with a block.)BLOCK: the interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ)BLOCKS: the interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ), especially: heart block, incoordination of the heartbeat in which the atria and ventricles beat independently and which is marked by decreased cardiac output (The patient presented with a block.)BLOCKS: the interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ)CALCULI: 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)DECLINE: a wasting disease, especially: pulmonary tuberculosis 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)ENCLAVE: 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)
FLORID: fully developed: manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome (the florid stage of a disease)FLORIDLY: n a florid manner: with floridity; fully developed: manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome (the florid stage of a disease)GROWTH: an abnormal proliferation of tissue (such as a tumor)HEAT: pathological excessive bodily temperature (the heat of the fever)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: quiescentINFARCT: an area of necrosis in a tissue or organ resulting from obstruction of the local circulation by a thrombus or embolusIRRITABILITY: the quality or state of being irritable, such as abnormal or excessive excitability of an organ or part of the bodyIRRITANT: something that irritates or excites; also, causing irritation, specifically: tending to produce physical irritationIRRITATION: a condition of irritability, soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a bodily part; also, the state of being irritated; also, something that irritates; also, the act of irritatingIRRITATOR*: one that irritatesLETHAL: 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 bodyMORBID: 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 substanceOCCULT: 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 cancerPALPABLE: capable of being touched or felt: tangible (palpable lymph nodes)PALPABLY: capable of being touched or felt: tangible (palpable lymph nodes)PALPATE: to examine by touch especially medicallyPHENOTYPE: the observable characteristics or traits of a diseasePOLYP: a growth projecting from a mucous membrane (as of the colon or vocal cords)PRION: a prion protein; especially: an abnormal form of prion protein that in mammals includes pathogenic forms which arise sporadically, as a result of genetic mutation, or by transmission (as by ingestion of infected tissue) and which upon accumulation in the brain cause a prion disease (such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease); from proteinaceous + infectious + -ONRANK: putrid, festeringRANKLY: putrid, festeringRIGOR: rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimuli; also, a tremor caused by a chill; also, rigor mortis: the temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after deathTAKE: to be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease): to contract (take cold); also: to be seized by (take a fit, take fright); to be seized or attacked in a specified way: to become (took sick); to catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence (taken with a fit of laughing, taken ill)TAKEN: to be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease): to contract (take cold); also: to be seized by (take a fit, take fright); to be seized or attacked in a specified way: to become (took sick); to catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence (taken with a fit of laughing, taken ill)TOOK: to be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease): to contract (take cold); also: to be seized by (take a fit, take fright); to be seized or attacked in a specified way: to become (took sick); to catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence (taken with a fit of laughing, taken ill)TOXIC: a toxic substance—usually used in plural; also, containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation; also, exhibiting symptoms of infection or toxicosis (the patient became toxic two days later)TOXICOLOGIC: of or relating to toxicology, a science that deals with poisons and their effect and with the problems involved (such as clinical, industrial, or legal problems), or to toxinsTOXIFIED: toxify: to poisonTOXIN: a poisonous substance that is a specific product of the metabolic activities of a living organism and is usually very unstable, notably toxic when introduced into the tissues, and typically capable of inducing antibody formationTUMID: marked by swelling: swollen, enlarged (a badly infected tumid leg)WORM: helminthiasis, infestation with or disease caused by parasitic worms —usually used in plural (the cat has worms)WORMY: containing, abounding in, or infested with or as if with worms (wormy flour, a wormy dog)
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 hormonesTHYROID: short for thyroid gland, a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine; of, relating to, or being the thyroid glandTROPIC: of a hormone: influencing the activity of a specified gland
Endocrine and Metabolic: Dis, Dx & Tx
DIABETIC: 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 levelsTHYROID: suggestive of a disordered thyroid (a thyroid personality); also, a preparation of the thyroid gland of various domestic animals used in treating thyroid disorders
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 fiberCECUM: a cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially: the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colonCELIAC: 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 stomachGALL: bile, a yellow or greenish alkaline fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, and passed into the intestinal duodenum where it aids especially in the breakdown and absorption of fatGOING: present participle of to go, to empty the bladder or bowelsGONE: past participle of to go, to empty the bladder or bowelsHEPATIC: 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
MOVED: of the bowels: to evacuate; to cause (the bowels) to voidPAUNCH: the belly and its contents; also, a potbelly, an enlarged, swollen, or protruding abdomenPEPTIC: relating to or promoting digestion: digestive; also, of, relating to, producing, or caused by pepsin (a protease of the stomach that breaks down most proteins to polypeptides, or a preparation containing pepsin that is obtained from the stomach especially of the hog and is used especially as a digestive aid); also, connected with or resulting from the action of digestive juices (a peptic ulcer)POOP: informal: feces, excrement; to defecate, the act of defecatingPOOPED: informal: feces, excrement; to defecate, the act of defecatingPOOPING: informal: feces, excrement; to defecate, the act of defecatingPORTAL: of or relating to the transverse fissure on the underside of the liver where most of the vessels enterPURGING: to cause evacuation from (purge the bowels); to have or produce frequent evacuations; to become purged; to cause purgationTAINT: vulgar slang: the area between the anus and the posterior part of the external genitalia: perineum; respelling of 'tain't, contraction of it ain't, implying that this area of the body is neither the anus nor the genitaliaTUMMY: the part of the body that contains the stomach: the belly, abdomen; baby-talk alteration of stomachVOID: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the bodyVOIDED: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the bodyWAZOO: slang: and variant kazoo, the anusWENT: past tense of to go, to empty the bladder or bowelsWIND: gas generated in the stomach or the intestines (pass wind)
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…BILIARY: of, relating to, or conveying bile; also: affecting the bile-conveying structuresBIND: to constipate (Cheese tends to bind him.) (Cheese is binding.); also, made costive (affected with constipation): constipatedBINDING: to constipate (Cheese tends to bind him.) (Cheese is binding.); also, made costive (affected with constipation): constipatedBLOAT: to make turgid or swollen; to cause abdominal distension inBOUND: past tense and past participle of bind: to constipate (Cheese tends to bind him.) (Cheese is binding.); made costive (affected with constipation): constipatedBURP: 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 enemaGAGGED: to choke or cause to retch; also: to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficultGAGGING: to choke or cause to retch; also: to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficultGAVAGE: 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 bodyPEPTIC: relating to or promoting digestion: digestive; also, of, relating to, producing, or caused by pepsin (a protease of the stomach that breaks down most proteins to polypeptides, or a preparation containing pepsin that is obtained from the stomach especially of the hog and is used especially as a digestive aid); also, connected with or resulting from the action of digestive juices (a peptic ulcer)PILE: a single hemorrhoid (piles plural: hemorrhoids)PUKE: informal: vomit; also, to vomitTROT: trots plural: diarrhea —used with theVOMIT: an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth; also: the disgorged matter; also, an emetic, an agent that induces vomiting; also, to disgorge the stomach contents; to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth; to cause to vomitWEAK: lacking strength: easily upset or nauseated (a weak stomach)
Head and Neck: Anat & Func not sensory organs
AXIAL: anatomy: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis, or situated around, in the direction of, on, or along an axis, the second vertebra of the neck on which the head and first vertebra turn as on a pivotAXIALLY: anatomy: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis, or situated around, in the direction of, on, or along an axis, the second vertebra of the neck on which the head and first vertebra turn as on a pivotBAZOO*: slang: mouth (she's always blowing off her bazoo)BEAK: slang: the human noseBEAN: slang: the head or brainBLOCK: slang: headBLOCKS: slang: headBROW: eyebrow, foreheadBUMP: phrenology: a cranial protuberanceCHAP: 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 jaw; the surface beneath or between the branches 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, nogginOCCIPITAL: 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 mouthPALATAL: of, relating to, forming, or affecting the palatePALATALLY* : of, relating to, forming, or affecting the palatePALATE: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity; also, the sense of tastePAPILLA: any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste budsPAPILLAE: plural of papilla, any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste budsPATE: the head or the crown of the headPIEHOLE: US slang: the mouthPIPE: pipes: vocal cords, voicePOLL: the head; the top or back of the head; napeRHINAL*: of or relating to the nose: nasalROOF: the vaulted upper boundary of the mouthTEMPLE: the flattened space on each side of the forehead of some mammals including humansTHYROID: of, relating to, or being the chief cartilage of the larynxTONGUE: a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organTRAP: slang: mouth (shut your trap)UVULA: the pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palateUVULAE: plural of uvula, the pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palateUVULAR: of or relating to the uvula (uvular glands); also, produced with the aid of the uvula (a uvular sound)VEIL: a covering body part or membrane: such as the velum, a membrane or membranous part resembling a veil or curtain: such as the soft palate, the fold at the back of the hard palate that partially separates the mouth from the pharynxVELUM: a membrane or membranous part resembling a veil or curtain: such as the soft palate, the fold at the back of the hard palate that partially separates the mouth from the pharynx
Head and Neck: Dis, Dx & Tx not sensory organs
OPEN: of a head injury: marked by fracture or penetration of the skull
Health Status and Fitness state of health and illness
ACUTE: being, providing, or requiring short-term medical care (as for serious illness or traumatic injury)
ADAPTIVITY: the quality of being adaptive: designed or intended to assist disabled persons: assistive (adaptive devices); also, of an activity: engaged in by disabled persons with the aid of equipment or techniques adapted for a disability (adaptive skiing); of a person: participating in a sport with the aid of equipment or techniques adapted for disability (an adaptive skier)AILED: having or suffering from an illness or injuryAILING: having or suffering from an illness or injuryAIRING: exposure to or exercise in the open air especially to promote health or fitness (take an airing)ATROPHY: 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 diseaseBEAT: being in a state of exhaustion: exhausted
BENUMB: to make numb especially by coldBLOOM: 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 excellenceBONK: to experience sudden, severe fatigue during strenuous activityBUFF: or buffed: having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercisesBUFFED: or buff: having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercisesBURNOUT: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration; also, a person suffering from burnoutCHECKUP: 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)COOLDOWN: the act or an instance of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenuous exercise by engaging in less strenuous exerciseCRITICAL: 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.)DECLINE: a wasting disease, especially: pulmonary tuberculosis; also, a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away (experiencing a mental decline; he was in a decline after his last illness); also, to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition (his health declined) DECLINED: a wasting disease, especially: pulmonary tuberculosis; also, a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away (experiencing a mental decline; he was in a decline after his last illness); also, to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition (his health declined) DEFICIT: a lack or impairment in an ability or functional capacity (cognitive deficits, a hearing deficit)DONE: physically exhaustedDOUGHY: unhealthily pale: pastyDRAG: to move slowly because of fatigue (was dragging after the long trip)DRAGGING: to move slowly because of fatigue (was dragging after the long trip)DRAIN: to exhaust; to tire extremely or completely, physically or emotionally (feeling drained at the end of a long workday)DRAINING: to exhaust; to tire extremely or completely, physically or emotionally (feeling drained at the end of a long workday)DROP: to fall in a state of collapse or death (dropped from exhaustion)DROPPING: to fall in a state of collapse or death (dropped from exhaustion)DRYLY: 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 awayFATLY: in the manner of one that is fat (waddled fatly)FATTY: unduly stout: corpulent; one that is fat, especially, disparaging + offensive: an overweight personFETTLE: 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 animalFUNNY: not well (my stomach feels funny)GLOBAL: of a medical condition: being particularly severe or encompassing in nature: having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effectGOLDEN: radiantly youthful and vigorousGROW: 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: robustJADE: to become weary or dulled; to tire or dull through repetition or excess; to wear out by overwork or abuseJADED: to become weary or dulled; to tire or dull through repetition or excess; to wear out by overwork or abuseJADING: to become weary or dulled; to tire or dull through repetition or excess; to wear out by overwork or abuseJUVENILE: physiologically immature or undeveloped: youngKILL: to tire almost to the point of collapse (has been killing herself to get the project done on time)KILLED: to tire almost to the point of collapse (has been killing herself to get the project done on time)KILLING: to tire almost to the point of collapse (has been killing herself to get the project done on time)LIMP: weary, exhausted (limp with fatigue); lacking in strength, vigor, or firmness: spiritlessLIMPLY: weary, exhausted (limp with fatigue); lacking in strength, vigor, or firmness: spiritlessLIVID: 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: deadenNUMBING: 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: deadenOKAY: variant of OK: all right: safe, well; abbreviation of oll korrect, facetious alteration of all correctPALLID: deficient in color: wan (a pallid countenance)PALLIDLY: deficient in color: wan (a pallid countenance)PALLOR: deficiency of color especially of the face: paleness (The boy's sickly pallor concerned his parents.)PAUNCHY: having a potbellyPEAK: to grow thin or sicklyPEAKED: being pale and wan or emaciated: sickly; also, to grow thin or sicklyPEAKING: to grow thin or sicklyPEAKY: peaked, being pale and wan or emaciated: sicklyPINCH: to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken (hunger pinched her face); to cause to shrivel or witherPINCHING: to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken (hunger pinched her face); to cause to shrivel or witherPOOP: slang: to become exhausted (poop out); slang: to put out of breath, also: to tire outPOOPED: slang: to become exhausted (poop out); slang: to put out of breath, also: to tire outPOOPING: slang: to become exhausted (poop out); slang: to put out of breath, also: to tire outPOORLY: somewhat ill: indisposedPOTBELLY: an enlarged, swollen, or protruding abdomenPOUND: to pulsate, to throb (my heart was pounding)POUNDED: to pulsate, to throb (my heart was pounding)PUNK: being in poor health (said that she was feeling punk)
QUEASY: causing nausea (queasy motion); suffering from nausea: nauseatedRALLY: a summoning up of strength or courage after weakness or dejection; also, to rouse from depression or weakness; also, to recover, rebound (rallied briefly from his illness)RALLYING: a summoning up of strength or courage after weakness or dejection; also, to rouse from depression or weakness; also, to recover, rebound (rallied briefly from his illness)RIGHT: being in good physical or mental health or order (not in his right mind)ROADWORK: conditioning for an athletic contest (such as a boxing match) consisting mainly of long runsROPY: muscular, sinewyRUDDY: having a healthy reddish color (ruddy cheeks)RUNNING: (n) physical condition for running (running fitness)THIN: not well fleshed: lean; also, to make or become thin or thinner; to cause to lose flesh (thinned by weeks of privation)THINLY: in a thin manner: not well fleshed: lean; also, to make or become thin or thinner; to cause to lose flesh (thinned by weeks of privation)THINNING: not well fleshed: lean; also, to make or become thin or thinner; to cause to lose flesh (thinned by weeks of privation)TIGHT: marked by firmness and muscle tone (a tight stomach)TIGHTLY: marked by firmness and muscle tone (a tight stomach)TIRING: causing weariness or lack of strength or energy (a tiring schedule); also, to become weary; to exhaust or greatly decrease the physical strength of: to fatigueTONAL: of or relating to tonicity, the property of possessing tone, especially: healthy vigor of body or mindTONALLY: of or relating to tonicity, the property of possessing tone, especially: healthy vigor of body or mindTONE: strength, firmness, or tautness of a part of the body (such as the muscles or skin); also, the state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor; healthy elasticity: resiliency; also, to impart tone to: to strengthen; especially: to increase the firmness, strength, or tautness of (a part of the body)TONED: strength, firmness, or tautness of a part of the body (such as the muscles or skin); also, the state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor; healthy elasticity: resiliency; also, to impart tone to: to strengthen; especially: to increase the firmness, strength, or tautness of (a part of the body)TONIC: one that invigorates, restores, refreshes, or stimulates (a day in the country was a tonic for him); also (adj), producing or adapted to produce healthy muscular condition and reaction of organs (such as muscles); increasing or restoring physical or mental tone: refreshing; also, an agent (such as a drug) that increases body tone; also, yielding a tonic substance [tonic plants]TONICITY*: the property of possessing tone, especially: healthy vigor of body or mindTONING: strength, firmness, or tautness of a part of the body (such as the muscles or skin); also, the state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor; healthy elasticity: resiliency; also, to impart tone to: to strengthen; especially: to increase the firmness, strength, or tautness of (a part of the body)TOUCH: a light attack (a touch of fever)TRAIN: to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient; to form by instruction, discipline, or drill; to undergo instruction, discipline, or drill; to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skillTRIM: slim and physically fitTRIMLY: in a trim manner: with trimness; slim and physically fitTURN: a disordering spell or attack (as of illness, faintness, or dizziness); also, a nervous start or shock (snuck up on her and gave her quite a turn); also, to become giddy or dizzy: to spin (heights always made his head turn)UNFIT: not fit: physically or mentally unsoundVEGETABLE: informal + sometimes offensive : a person whose mental and physical functioning is severely impaired and especially one who requires supportive measures (such as mechanical ventilation) to surviveVEGETAL: (adj) vegetative: characterized by, resulting from, or being a state in which there is total loss of cognitive functioning and only involuntary bodily functions (such as breathing or blinking of the eyes) are sustainedVIBRANT: pulsating with life, vigor, or activity (a vibrant personality)VIGOR: active bodily or mental strength or forceVITALITY: physical or mental vigor especially when highly developedWARM: feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion; also, to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation —often used with up; to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity —often used with upWARMING: feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion; also, to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation —often used with up; to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity —often used with upWAXEN: seeming to lack vitality or animation: pallid (waxen complexion)WEAL: a sound, healthy, or prosperous state: well-beingWEAN: to detach from a source of dependence (being weaned off the medication); also: to free from a usually unwholesome habit or interest (wean him off his drug use)WEANED: to detach from a source of dependence (being weaned off the medication); also: to free from a usually unwholesome habit or interest (wean him off his drug use)WEANING: to detach from a source of dependence (being weaned off the medication); also: to free from a usually unwholesome habit or interest (wean him off his drug use)WEIGHT: corpulence, the state of being corpulent: having a large bulky body: obeseWHOLE: physically sound and healthy: free of disease or deformity; free of wound or injury: unhurt; recovered from a wound or injury: restored; being healedWILT: to grow weak or faint: languish; also, an act or instance of wilting: the state of being wilted; to cause to wilt; to become limpWIND: to make short of breath; also, to rest (an animal, such as a horse) in order to allow the breath to be recoveredWINDED: to make short of breath; also, to rest (an animal, such as a horse) in order to allow the breath to be recoveredWINDING: to make short of breath; also, to rest (an animal, such as a horse) in order to allow the breath to be recoveredWIRY: being lean, supple, and vigorous: sinewyWIZEN: (adj) that is wizened; also, to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality; to cause to wizen (a face wizened by age)WIZENING: (adj) that is wizened; also, to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality; to cause to wizen (a face wizened by age)WORN: past participle of to wear: to exhaust or lessen the strength of: to weary, to fatigueWRACK: a wreck: a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits (he's a nervous wreck)
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)DELTA: or less commonly Delta: delta variant, a highly transmissible genetic variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirusDENGUE: 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 rashENDEMIC: 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 symptomsFUNGAL: caused by a fungus (a fungal skin disease)GAVE: to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure (he gave her his cold)GIVE: to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure (he gave her his cold)GIVEN: to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure (he gave her his cold)GIVING: to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure (he gave her his cold)GRIPPY: 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: M-W has or naïve: not having been exposed previously to an antigen (naive T cells)PHAGE: a virus that infects bacteria: shortening of bacteriophageTAKE: a local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination (as against smallpox)TYPHOID: typhoid fever: a communicable disease marked especially by fever, diarrhea, prostration, headache, and intestinal inflammation and caused by a bacterium (Salmonella typhi); also, of, relating to, or constituting typhoid; of, relating to, or suggestive of typhusVACCINATE: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection; to perform or practice vaccinationVACCINATING: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection; to perform or practice vaccinationVACCINE: a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease: such as an antigenic preparation of a typically inactivated or attenuated pathogenic agent (such as a bacterium or virus) or one of its components or products (such as a protein or toxin); also, a preparation of genetic material (such as a strand of synthesized messenger RNA) that is used by the cells of the body to produce an antigenic substance (such as a fragment of virus spike protein); also, a preparation or immunotherapy that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against noninfectious substances, agents, or diseasesVAXED: also [more commonly] vaxxed: to administer a vaccine to: to vaccinateVAXXED: also [less commonly] vaxed: to administer a vaccine to: to vaccinateVIRAL: of, relating to, or caused by a virus (a viral infection)VIRALITY: of, relating to, or caused by a virus (a viral infection)VIRALLY: of, relating to, or caused by a virus (a viral infection)VIROLOGY: a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
Kidneys and Urinary Tract: Anat & Func
GOING: present participle of to go, to empty the bladder or bowelsGONE: past participle of to go, to empty the bladder or bowelsLEAK: sometimes vulgar: an act of urinating —used especially in the phrase take a leakPEED: to urinatePEEING: to urinatePIDDLE: to urinatePIDDLED: to urinatePIDDLING: to urinatePYRAMID: any of the conical masses that project from the renal medulla into the renal pelvisTINKLE: to urinateURIC: of, relating to, or found in urineVOID: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the bodyVOIDED: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the bodyWENT: past tense of to go, to empty the bladder or bowelsWETTED: to urinate in or on (wet his pants, wetted himself); to urinateWHIZ: or whizz, informal + impolite : an act of urinating —used especially in the phrase take a whizWHIZZ: or whiz, informal + impolite : an act of urinating —used especially in the phrase take a whizWHIZZING: whiz or whizz, informal + impolite : an act of urinating —used especially in the phrase take a whiz
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 general, & research
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 medicineBLOWPIPE: 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 vesselCOLLAR: a protective or supportive device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neckCOUCH: a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysisCUFF: an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometerDRIP: 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 surgeryHALO: 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 vestHYPO: 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 skinORTHOTIC: 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 orthoticsPACK: absorbent material (such as gauze pads) used to apply medicine or moisture or to press upon a body part or plug an opening (as to stop bleeding); also, to cover or surround with a pack (pack the wound)PACKED: absorbent material (such as gauze pads) used to apply medicine or moisture or to press upon a body part or plug an opening (as to stop bleeding); also, to cover or surround with a pack (pack the wound)PADDLE: a flat electrode that is the part of a defibrillator placed on the chest of a patient and through which a shock of electricity is dischargedTAMPON: a wad of absorbent material (as of cotton) introduced into a body cavity or canal usually to absorb secretions (as from menstruation) or to arrest hemorrhaging; also, to place or insert a tampon into
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)PHARMACY: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed [as within a hospital, not a commercial enterprise]ROUND: a series of regularly scheduled professional calls on hospital patients made by a doctor or nurse —usually used in pluralUNIT: an area in a medical facility and especially a hospital that is specially staffed and equipped to provide a particular type of care (an intensive care unit)WARD: a division in a hospital (a maternity ward); also, a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated
Mental Health and Illness
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 activity; also, to cause addiction in (someone)ADDICTED: having an addiction: exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity; also, to cause addiction in (someone)ADDICTING: causing addiction: addictive; also, causing a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity; also, to cause addiction in (someone)ADDICTION: a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence: the state of being addictedADDICTIVE: 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 steadinessBLOCK: psychology: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression (a mental block, an emotional block); also, to experience or exhibit psychological blocking or blockageBLOCKED: psychology: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression (a mental block, an emotional block); also, to experience or exhibit psychological blocking or blockageBLOCKS: psychology: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression (a mental block, an emotional block); also, to experience or exhibit psychological blocking or blockageBURNOUT: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration; also, a person suffering from burnoutCATATONIA: 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 catharsis
COMMITMENT: a consignment to a prison or an institution for the mentally ill (filed a petition for commitment)COMMITTAL: commitment: a consignment to a prison or an institution for the mentally ill (filed a petition for commitment)COMPLEX: 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 demandsCRAZILY: usually offensive: not mentally sound : marked by thought or action that lacks reason: insane —not used technically; also, sometimes offensive: erratic (crazy drivers); also, usually offensive: someone who is or acts mentally unsound, especially: such a person associated with a radical or extremist political causeCRAZY: usually offensive: not mentally sound : marked by thought or action that lacks reason: insane —not used technically; also, sometimes offensive: erratic (crazy drivers); also, usually offensive: someone who is or acts mentally unsound, especially: such a person associated with a radical or extremist political causeDAFT: chiefly British, informal: mad, insaneDECLINE: a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away (experiencing a mental decline; he was in a decline after his last illness); also, to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition (his health declined) DECLINED: a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away (experiencing a mental decline; he was in a decline after his last illness); also, to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition (his health declined) DEMENTED: 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 unsoundORAL: 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 aggressivenessPARANOIA: mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations; also, a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of othersPARANOID: mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations; also, a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of othersPICA: an abnormal desire to eat substances (such as chalk or ashes) not normally eatenPYRO: Not in M-W; Collins has slang: a person with a compulsion to set destructive fires; pyromaniacTOUCHED: slightly unbalanced mentallyTRAUMA: a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury; also, an agent, force, or mechanism that causes traumaTRAUMATIC: psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems; broadly: causing distress or anxietyTURN: to become mentally unbalanced; to disturb or upset the mental balance of (a mind turned by grief)UNFIT: not fit: physically or mentally unsoundUNHINGE: to make unstable: unsettle, disrupt (unhinge the balance of world peace; pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person; he became unhinged)UNHINGED: highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught; also, to make unstable: unsettle, disrupt (unhinge the balance of world peace; pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person; he became unhinged)UNHINGING: to make unstable: unsettle, disrupt (unhinge the balance of world peace; pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person; he became unhinged)VALENCE: the degree of attractiveness an individual, activity, or thing possesses as a behavioral goalWACKO: a person who is wacky; also: a psycho, informal + disparaging: a psychopathWARP: a mental aberrationWEAK: mentally or intellectually deficient (a weak mind)WHOLE: mentally or emotionally soundWOUND: a mental or emotional hurt or blow; also, to cause a wound to or in; to inflict a wound
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 skullBOOTIE: more commonly booty, slang: buttocksBOOTY: or less commonly bootie, slang: buttocksCALF: 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 pluralGLUTEAL: of or relating to the gluteus muscles, any of the large muscles of the buttocksGLUTEI: 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 wristHINGE: a flexible ligamentous jointILIAC: 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 jointKNEECAP: a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint: patellaKNUCKLE: 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 musclePATELLA: a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint: the kneecapPATELLAE: plural of patella, a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee and protects the front of the joint: the kneecapPEDAL: (adj.) of or relating to the footPINKIE: or pinky: the little fingerPINKY: or pinkie: the little fingerPROTRACTOR: a muscle that extends a partQUAD: informal: the greater extensor muscle of the front of the thigh that is divided into four parts: quadriceps —usually pluralRADII: plural of radius, the bone on the thumb side of the human forearmRIBBY: showing or marked by ribsROTATOR: a muscle that partially rotates a part on its axisRUMP: buttocksTAIL: buttocks, buttTALI: plural of talus, the human tarsal bone that bears the weight of the body and that together with the tibia and fibula forms the ankle joint, or the entire ankleTALON: a finger or hand of a human beingTENDON: a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exertsTHIGH: the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the kneeTIBIA: the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankleTIBIAE: plural of tibia, the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankleTIBIAL: related to the tibia, the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankleTOED: having a toe or toes especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination (pigeon-toed)TONE: normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli; specifically: the state of partial contraction of skeletal muscle at rest: muscular tonusTONIC: characterized by tonus, strength, firmness, or tautness of a part of the body (such as the muscles or skin) (tonic contraction of muscle); also: marked by prolonged muscular contraction (tonic convulsions)TONICITY*: muscular tonus: the state of partial contraction of skeletal muscle at restTWITCH: a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibers; a slight jerk of a body part; also an act of twitching; to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction (his hand twitched); also, to move jerkily: to quiverTWITCHED: a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibers; a slight jerk of a body part; also an act of twitching; to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction (his hand twitched); also, to move jerkily: to quiverTWITCHING: a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibers; a slight jerk of a body part; also an act of twitching; to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction (his hand twitched); also, to move jerkily: to quiverULNA: plural ulnae or ulnas: the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm; also: a corresponding part of the forelimb of vertebrates above fishesULNAE: plural of ulna, the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm; also: a corresponding part of the forelimb of vertebrates above fishesULNAR: of or related to the ulna, the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm; also: a corresponding part of the forelimb of vertebrates above fishes
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 marrowORTHOTIC: 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 orthoticsPALM: the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist or the corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammalTRICK: [of a joint] inclined to give way unexpectedly (a trick knee)UNKINK: to become lax or loose: to relax, to relieve a kink, a cramp in some part of the bodyUNKINKING: to become lax or loose: to relax, to relieve a kink, a cramp in some part of the body
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 prison or an institution for the mentally ill (filed a petition for commitment)COMMITTAL: commitment: a consignment to a prison or an institution for the mentally ill (filed a petition for commitment)COMMITTED: 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 treatmentPATIENT: an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment
Personal Hygiene and Grooming
BATH: a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body; also, water used for bathingBATHE: to wash in a liquid (such as water); to take a bathBATHING: to wash in a liquid (such as water); to take a bathCLIP: a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails; also, something that is clipped; also, an act of clippingCLIPPED: a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails; also, something that is clipped; also, an act of clippingCOMB: a toothed instrument used especially for adjusting, cleaning, or confining hairFACIAL: a treatment to improve the condition or appearance of the facial skinFLOSS: dental floss, a thread used to clean between the teeth; to use dental floss on; to use dental flossGARGLING: to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs; also, to cleanse or disinfect (the oral cavity) in this manner; also, to use a gargleGROOM: to make neat or attractive (e.g., an impeccably groomed woman)GROOMING: to make neat or attractive (e.g., an impeccably groomed woman)KEMPT: neatly kept; back-formation from unkempt: not combed (unkempt hair); deficient in order or neatness (unkempt individuals, unkempt hotel rooms)LAVAGE: washing, especially: the therapeutic washing out of an organ or partLAVE: to wash, to batheLAVED: to wash, to batheLAVING: to wash, to bathePACK: a cosmetic paste for the face; also, an application or treatment of oils or creams for conditioning the scalp and hairPEEL: a chemical peel, a cosmetic procedure for the removal of facial blemishes and wrinkles that involves the application of a caustic chemical and especially an acid (such as alpha hydroxy acid) to the skinPENCIL: a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications; also, to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencilPENCILED: a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications; also, to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencilPICK: a comb with long widely spaced teeth used to give height to a hairstylePICK: a toothpick, a pointed instrument (such as a slender tapering piece of wood) for removing food particles lodged between the teethPLUCK: to remove something (such as hairs) from by or as if by plucking (pluck one's eyebrows)PRIMP: to dress or groom oneself carefullyPRIMPING: to dress or groom oneself carefullyRAGTAG: ragged, unkempt; shortened from “ragtag and bobtail”RAZOR: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hairRAZORING: not in M-W; Collins has “to shave, cut, or remove with or as if with a razor” and similar.TOILET: the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself; also, to dress and groom oneself; to dress, to garbTOILETTE: the act or process of dressing and grooming oneselfTOOTHPICK: a pointed instrument (such as a slender tapering piece of wood) for removing food particles lodged between the teethTOWEL: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying; also, to rub or dry (something, such as the body) with a towel; to use a towel to dry oneselfTOWELED: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying; also, to rub or dry (something, such as the body) with a towel; to use a towel to dry oneselfTOWELETTE: a small usually premoistened piece of material used for personal cleansing (as of the hands)TRIM: a haircut that neatens a previous haircut; also, to remove by or as if by cutting; to make trim and neat especially by cutting or clippingTRIMMING: a haircut that neatens a previous haircut; also, to remove by or as if by cutting; to make trim and neat especially by cutting or clippingUNKEMPT: not combed (unkempt hair)WHIRLPOOL: a whirlpool bath, a therapeutic bath in which all or part of the body is exposed to forceful whirling currents of hot water
Reproductive System: Anat & Func
AMNIOTIC: related to the amnion, a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid; also, a membrane analogous to the amnion and occurring in various invertebratesBALL: usually vulgar: testisBELLY: the womb or uterusBOOB: sometimes impolite: breastBOOBS: sometimes impolite: breastBUMP: a baby bump, the enlarged abdomen of a pregnant womanCAME: 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)HUNG: slang: having a large penisHYMEN: 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 drawnOVARY: one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormonesPAIN: pains plural: the throes of childbirthPANT: a panting breath; the visible movement of the chest accompanying such a breath; also, to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored mannerPANTING: a panting breath; the visible movement of the chest accompanying such a breath; also, to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored mannerPARITY: the state or fact of having borne offspring; also: the number of children previously bornePENILE: of, relating to, or affecting the penisPHALLI: plural of phallus, the penisPLACENTA: the vascular organ in mammals except monotremes and marsupials that unites the fetus to the maternal uterus and mediates its metabolic exchanges through a more or less intimate association of uterine mucosal with chorionic and usually allantoic tissues; also: an analogous organ in another animalPLACENTAL: of, relating to, having, or occurring by means of a placentaPOTENT: able to copulate —usually used of the malePOTENTLY: able to copulate —usually used of the malePRIAPIC: phallic: of, relating to, or resembling a phallusPRICK: vulgar: penisPUTZ: US, vulgar slang: penisQUAD: a quadruplet, one of four offspring produced in the same pregnancyQUINT: informal: a quintuplet, one of five offspring produced in the same pregnancyTAINT: vulgar slang: the area between the anus and the posterior part of the external genitalia: perineum; respelling of 'tain't, contraction of it ain't, implying that this area of the body is neither the anus nor the genitaliaTEAT: the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast: nippleTOOL: informal + impolite : penisTRAVAIL: labor, childbirth; also, to labor, to be in the labor of giving birthTUBAL: of, relating to, or involving a tube and especially a fallopian tubeTWIN: either of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy; also, (adj) born with one other or as a pair at one birth (my twin brother, twin girls); also, to bring forth twinsTWINNING: either of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy; also, (adj) born with one other or as a pair at one birth (my twin brother, twin girls); also, to bring forth twins; also, the act of producing or giving birth to twinsVEIL: a covering body part or membrane: such as the caul, the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birthVULVA: the external parts of the female genital organsVULVAE: plural of vulva, the external parts of the female genital organsVULVAL: of or related to the vulva, the external parts of the female genital organsVULVAR: of or related to the vulva, the external parts of the female genital organsWEENIE: slang: penis; alteration of wienie, a frankfurterWOMB: the uterus, a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth
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 amniocentesis, the surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus to obtain amniotic fluid especially for the determination of fetal sex or chromosomal abnormalityCLAP: gonorrhea —often used with theCOIL: medical: an intrauterine device, a device inserted into and left in the uterus to prevent conception; specifically: a T-shaped device containing either progestin or copper that is inserted into and left in the uterus to prevent conception by blocking ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, or interfering with sperm motilityCRAMP: 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 mammogramMILK: a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their youngMOLE: an abnormal mass in the uterus especially when containing fetal tissuesPILL: or Pill: a birth control pill —usually used with theRHYTHM: the rhythm method, a method of birth control involving abstinence during the period in which ovulation is most likely to occurWHITE: whites plural: leukorrhea, a whitish viscid discharge from the vagina resulting from inflammation or congestion of the mucous membrane
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 vertebratePOTATION* : the act or an instance of inhaling; as: the portion taken in one such actPUFF: an act or instance of puffing: a whiff; also, to exhale forcibly; to breathe hard: to pant; also, to emit, propel, blow, or expel by or as if by puffsPUFFED: an act or instance of puffing: a whiff; also, to exhale forcibly; to breathe hard: to pant; also, to emit, propel, blow, or expel by or as if by puffsWHIFF: an inhalation of odor, gas, or smoke; also, to inhale an odor; also, to emit whiffs: to puff; to expel or puff out in a whiff: to exhaleWIND: breath, the faculty of breathing; also, the air inhaled and exhaled in breathingWINDPIPE: the trachea, the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs in vertebrates
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 chokingCHOKING: 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…DECLINE: a wasting disease, especially: pulmonary tuberculosisFROG: a condition in the throat that produces hoarsenessGAGGED: to choke or cause to retch; also: to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficultGAGGING: to choke or cause to retch; also: to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficultHACK: a short, dry cough; also, to cough in a short dry mannerHACKED: a short, dry cough; also, 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: or less commonly hiccough, a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHICCUPED: or less commonly hiccough, a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHICCUPPED: or less commonly hiccough, a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar soundHOCK: to forcefully spit out (something, such as phlegm)HOCKING: 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 respiratorPHLEGM: viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passagesPHLEGMY: viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passagesVENTILATE: to subject the lungs to ventilation (artificially ventilate a patient in respiratory distress)WHEEZE: the sound of wheezing; also, to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound WHEEZING: the sound of wheezing; also, to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound WHOOP: the crowing intake of breath following a paroxysm in whooping cough, an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath (called also pertussis); also, to make the characteristic whoop of whooping coughWHOOPING: the crowing intake of breath following a paroxysm in whooping cough, an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath (called also pertussis); also, to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough
Senses: Hearing not the sounds heard
AURAL: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearingAURALLY: of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearingCLARITY: the quality of being easily seen or heardHARK: to pay close attention: to listen
Senses: Sight and Vision not the things seen
ACUITY: keenness of perceptionACUTE: responsive to slight impressions or stimuli (e.g., acute vision)AGAZE: engaged in the act of gazingANGLE: the precise viewpoint from which something is observed or considered; also: the aspect seen from such an angleBATTED: to wink especially in surprise or emotion; to flutter the eyelids or eyelashesBATTING: to wink especially in surprise or emotion; to flutter the eyelids or eyelashesBEADY: small, round, and shiny with interest or greed (beady eyes)BEHELD: perceived through sight or apprehensionBLIND: sightless; also, to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to see for a short time: to dazzleBLINDFOLD: to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage; also, a bandage for covering the eyesBLINDING: causing or seeming to cause blindness: making sight difficult or impossible; also, to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to see for a short time: to dazzleBLUR: something vaguely or indistinctly perceived, especially: something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly seen; also, to move too quickly to be seen clearly; to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character; to make cloudy or confused; to become vague or indistinctBLURRING: something vaguely or indistinctly perceived, especially: something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly seen; also, to move too quickly to be seen clearly; to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character; to make cloudy or confused; to become vague or indistinctBLURRY: lacking definition or focusCATCH: to take or get usually momentarily or quickly (catch a glimpse); to discover unexpectedly: to find (caught in the act)CHECK: an examination (a quick check of the engine); inspection; to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively —usually used with out or overCHECKED: an examination (a quick check of the engine); inspection; to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively —usually used with out or overCHECKING: an examination (a quick check of the engine); inspection; to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively —usually used with out or overCLARITY: the quality of being easily seen or heardCOMMAND: scope of vision (The tower provides a wide command of the neighboring hills.); also, to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position (a hill that commands the city); to dominate as if from an elevated placeCONNED: to study or examine closely (…conned the characters of her face) (Thomas Hardy)CONNING: to study or examine closely (…conned the characters of her face) (Thomas Hardy)DAZZLE: to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light; to shine brilliantly; to overpower with lightDAZZLED: to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light; to shine brilliantly; to overpower with lightDAZZLING: to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light; to shine brilliantly; to overpower with lightDETECT: to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (detect a warbler in the oak tree)DETECTED: to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (detect a warbler in the oak tree)DIPPED: to examine or read something casually or superficially —used with into (dipped into a book)DIPPING: to examine or read something casually or superficially —used with into (dipped into a book)EVIDENT: clear to the vision or understandingEYEING: M-W or eying: to fix the eyes on: look atEYING: M-W or eyeing: to fix the eyes on: look atFAIRLY: to a full degree or extent: plainly, distinctly (had fairly caught sight of him)FIND: a valuable discovery (an archaeological find); also, to come upon by searching or effort (must find the path, find the right person)FINDING: a valuable discovery (an archaeological find); also, to come upon by searching or effort (must find the path, find the right person)FIXATE: to focus one's gaze on; to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention intently or obsessivelyFIXATED: to focus one's gaze on; to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention intently or obsessivelyFIXED: immobile, concentrated (a fixed stare); to hold or direct steadily (fixed his eyes on the horizon)FOCAL: of, relating to, being, or having a focusFOCI: of, relating to, being, or having a focusFOUND: a valuable discovery (an archaeological find); also, to come upon by searching or effort (must find the path, find the right person)GAWK: to gape or stare stupidlyGAWKING: to gape or stare stupidlyGAWP: M-W’s only definition: chiefly British: to gawk, to gape or stare stupidlyGAWPING: M-W’s only definition: chiefly British: to gawk, to gape or stare stupidlyGAZE: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attentionGAZED: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attentionGAZING: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attentionGIMLET: of vision or gaze: having a piercing or penetrating qualityGLANCE: a quick or cursory look; a swift movement of the eyes; also, to move the eyes swiftly from one thing to another; to take a quick look at; to catch a glimpse ofGLANCED: to move the eyes swiftly from one thing to another; to take a quick look at; to catch a glimpse ofGLANCING: to move the eyes swiftly from one thing to another; to take a quick look at; to catch a glimpse ofGLARING: having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or angerGLARINGLY: having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or angerGLAZE: of the eyes: to become glazed or glassy (eyes glazed over)GLAZED: of the eyes: to become glazed or glassy (eyes glazed over)GLAZING: of the eyes: to become glazed or glassy (eyes glazed over)GLINT: to look quickly or briefly: to glanceGLINTING: to look quickly or briefly: to glanceGOGGLE: to stare with wide or protuberant eyesGOGGLED: to stare with wide or protuberant eyesGOGGLING: to stare with wide or protuberant eyesGOGGLY: to stare with wide or protuberant eyesGOOGLY: of the eyes: bulging or staringGROPING: to look for something blindly or uncertainlyKEEN: extremely sensitive in perception (keen vision, keen sense of smell)LEVEL: steady, unwavering (gave him a level look)LEVELLY: steady, unwavering (gave him a level look)LOAD: slang: an eyeful —used in the phrase get a load of (Get a load of his new car.)LOOK: the act of looking; a glance; also, to direct the eyes (looked up from the newspaper); to direct one's attention (look at the map); to ascertain by the use of one's eyes (look what I brought you); to exercise the power of vision: to see; to exercise the power of vision upon: to examine; to gaze in wonder or surprise: to stareLOOKED: the act of looking; a glance; also, to direct the eyes (looked up from the newspaper); to direct one's attention (look at the map); to ascertain by the use of one's eyes (look what I brought you); to exercise the power of vision: to see; to exercise the power of vision upon: to examine; to gaze in wonder or surprise: to stareLOOKOUT: a careful looking or watching (on the lookout); also, a view or outlook; also, one engaged in keeping watch: a watchmanMACRO: gross; visible without the aid of a microscopeMARK: to take notice of: to observe; to take careful noticeNAIL: to fix in steady attention (nailed his eye on the crack)NAILING: to fix in steady attention (nailed his eye on the crack)NAKED: unaided by any optical device or instrument (the naked eye)NOTE: observation, notice (took full note of the proceedings); also, to notice or observe with careNOTED: observation, notice (took full note of the proceedings); also, to notice or observe with careNOTICE: to become aware of something: to take notice; to become aware of (something or someone): to take notice ofNOTICING: to become aware of something: to take notice; to become aware of (something or someone): to take notice ofNOTING: observation, notice (took full note of the proceedings); also, to notice or observe with careOBJECT: something material that may be perceived by the senses (to see an object in the distance)OCULAR: done or perceived by the eye (ocular inspection); also, based on what has been seen (ocular testimony)OGLE: an amorous or coquettish glance; also, to glance with amorous invitation or challenge, to eye amorously or provocatively, to look at especially with greedy or interested attentionOGLED: an amorous or coquettish glance; also, to glance with amorous invitation or challenge, to eye amorously or provocatively, to look at especially with greedy or interested attentionOGLING: an amorous or coquettish glance; also, to glance with amorous invitation or challenge, to eye amorously or provocatively, to look at especially with greedy or interested attentionOUTLOOK: a place offering a view; a view from a particular place; the act of looking outPEEK: a furtive look; a brief look: a glance; also, to look furtively: to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment —often used with in or out; to take a brief look: to glancePEEKED: a furtive look; a brief look: a glance; also, to look furtively: to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment —often used with in or out; to take a brief look: to glancePEEKING: a furtive look; a brief look: a glance; also, to look furtively: to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment —often used with in or out; to take a brief look: to glancePEEP: a first glimpse or faint appearance; a brief look: a glance; a furtive look; also, to peer through or as if through a crevice; to look cautiously or slyly; slang: to have a look at: to see, watchPEEPED: a first glimpse or faint appearance; a brief look: a glance; a furtive look; also, to peer through or as if through a crevice; to look cautiously or slyly; slang: to have a look at: to see, watchPEEPING: a first glimpse or faint appearance; a brief look: a glance; a furtive look; also, to peer through or as if through a crevice; to look cautiously or slyly; slang: to have a look at: to see, watchPIPE: to noticePIPED: to noticePIPING: to noticePOKE: to look about or through something without system: to rummage (poking around in the attic)POPPED: to protrude or seem to protrude from the sockets: to open very wide (eyes popping with amazement)POPPING: to protrude or seem to protrude from the sockets: to open very wide (eyes popping with amazement)PORING: to gaze intentlyRAKING: to glance over rapidlyROLL: to shift the gaze continually (eyes rolling in terror)TOUT: to spy on: to watchTOUTED: to spy on: to watchTOUTING: to spy on: to watchTROLL: to search, to look (trolling for sponsors, troll for votes)TWIG: to notice, observeVIEW: extent or range of vision: sight (tried to keep the ship in view); also, the act of seeing or examining: inspection; also, to look at attentively: to: scrutinize, observe (view an exhibit); to see, to watchVIEWING: an act of seeing, watching, or taking a look, especially: an instance or the practice of watching television; also, extent or range of vision: sight (tried to keep the ship in view); also, the act of seeing or examining: inspection; also, to look at attentively: to: scrutinize, observe (view an exhibit); to see, to watchWATCH: close observation: surveillance; to keep someone or something under close observation; to observe as a spectator (watch the game); to observe closely in order to check on action or change (being watched by the police); to look at: to observe (sat and watched the crowd); to look on at (watch television)WATCHED: close observation: surveillance; to keep someone or something under close observation; to observe as a spectator (watch the game); to observe closely in order to check on action or change (being watched by the police); to look at: to observe (sat and watched the crowd); to look on at (watch television)WITHDRAW: to turn away (something, such as one's eyes) from an object of attention (withdrew her gaze)
Senses: Smell not the things smelled
KEEN: extremely sensitive in perception (keen vision, keen sense of smell)
Senses: Touch not the things touched
FEEL: a sensation, feeling; the sense of touch; the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch; also, to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality; to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles) (felt a pain in his leg); to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation (lost the ability to feel in his fingertips); to search for something by using the sense of touch (She felt in her purse for her keys.)FEELING: the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic: touch; a sensation experienced through this sense; generalized bodily consciousness or sensation; also, to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality; to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles) (felt a pain in his leg); to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation (lost the ability to feel in his fingertips); to search for something by using the sense of touch (She felt in her purse for her keys.)FELT: a sensation, feeling; the sense of touch; the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch; also, to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality; to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles) (felt a pain in his leg); to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation (lost the ability to feel in his fingertips); to search for something by using the sense of touch (She felt in her purse for her keys.)GRAIN: tactile qualityGROPING: to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search; to look for something blindly or uncertainlyHAND: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather); also, to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand; also, obsolete: to touch or manage with the hands [obsolete but included because UNHAND is also in the Bee lexicon] HANDED: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather); also, to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand; also, obsolete: to touch or manage with the hands [obsolete but included because UNHAND is also in the Bee lexicon] HANDING: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather); also, to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand; also, obsolete: to touch or manage with the hands [obsolete but included because UNHAND is also in the Bee lexicon] HANDLE: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather); also, to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the handHANDLED: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather); also, to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the handHAPTIC: relating to or based on the sense of touch; characterized by a predilection for the sense of touchIMPALPABLE: incapable of being felt by touch: intangibleLIGHT: exerting a minimum of force or pressure: gentle (a light touch); resulting from a very slight pressure: faint (light print)LIGHTLY: with little weight or force: gentlyPALP: to touch, to feelPALPABLE: capable of being touched or felt: tangible (palpable lymph nodes)PALPABLY: capable of being touched or felt: tangible (palpable lymph nodes)PALPATE: to examine by touch especially medicallyRAKING: to touch in passing over lightly, to scratch, scrapeTACTILE: perceptible by touch: tangible; also, of, relating to, or being the sense of touchTACTILITY: the capability of being felt or touched; also, responsiveness to stimulation of the sense of touchTACTUAL: tactile: of, relating to, or being the sense of touchTACTUALLY*: tactile: of, relating to, or being the sense of touchTICKLE: a tickling sensation; something that tickles; also, the act of tickling; also, to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements; to have a tingling or prickling sensation (my back tickles); to excite the surface nerves to prickle; to touch or stir gently (a pianist tickling the ivories)TINGLING: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation; also, to cause such a sensationTINGLY: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation; also, to cause such a sensationTOUCH: the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived; also, a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors: feel (the velvety touch of velour); also, the act or fact of touching; also, to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense: to handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate; to put hands upon in any way or degree; to cause to be briefly in contact or conjunction with something; also, to feel something with a body part (such as the hand or foot)TOUCHED: the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived; also, a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors: feel (the velvety touch of velour); also, the act or fact of touching; also, to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense: to handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate; to put hands upon in any way or degree; to cause to be briefly in contact or conjunction with something; also, to feel something with a body part (such as the hand or foot)UNFEELING: devoid of feeling: insensate (an unfeeling corpse)UNFELT: not experienced or perceived: not felt
Sensory Organs: Anat & Func
AURAL: 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)MACULA: a small yellowish area lying slightly lateral to the center of the retina that is made up mostly of cones, plays a key role in visual acuity, and has the fovea at its centerOCULAR: 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 eyePHOTON: (dated) a troland, a unit of intensity of light at the retina equal to the illumination received per square millimeter of a pupillary area from a surface having a brightness of one candle per square meterPHOTOPIC: relating to or being vision in bright light with light-adapted eyes that is mediated by the cones of the retinaPUPIL: the contractile aperture in the iris of the eyeTWINKLE: a wink of the eyelids; also, to flutter the eyelidsUVEA: the pigmented middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroidUVEAL*: of or related to the uvea, the pigmented middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris and ciliary body together with the choroidWHITE: the white part of the eyeballWINK: a flicker of the eyelids: a blink; an act of winking; to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing; to close and open the eyelids quickly; WINKING: a flicker of the eyelids: a blink; an act of winking; to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing; to close and open the eyelids quickly; WINKLE: to twinkle: to flutter the eyelids
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: nearsightedOTALGIA: earacheOTOLOGY: a science that deals with the ear and its diseasesPATCH: a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eyeTRACHOMA: a chronic contagious bacterial conjunctivitis marked by inflammatory granulations on the conjunctival surfaces, caused by a chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis), and commonly resulting in blindness if left untreatedWALLEYE: an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris; also, an eye with an opaque white cornea; also, strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose; an eye affected with strabismus of this type
Skin, Hair, and Nails: Anat & Func
ALBINO: an organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation, especially: a human being who is congenitally deficient in pigment and usually has a milky or translucent skin, white or colorless hair, and eyes with pink or blue iris and deep-red pupil; also, (adj) exhibiting the deficient pigmentation characteristic of albinos (albino sharks, an albino man)CELLULITE: deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give a puckered and dimpled appearance to the skin surfaceCOLOR: 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 blushCOLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of 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 blushCUTICLE: dead or horny epidermis (such as that surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail); also, the outermost membranous layer of a hair consisting of overlapping scales of epithelial cellsHAIR: 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): lunulateMACULA: a macule, a patch of skin that is altered in color but usually not elevatedMANTLE: to blush (her rich face mantling with emotion)MELANIN: 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 primatesOILY: relatively high in naturally secreted oils (oily skin, oily hair)OLIVE: approaching olive in color or complexionPAPILLA: any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles; also, a vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing toothPAPILLAE: plural of papilla, any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles; also, a vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing toothROOT: the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skinWHORL: a fingerprint in which the central papillary ridges turn through at least one complete circle
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 soreCHAP: a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold; also, to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or coldCHAPPED: cracked, roughened, or reddened, especially by the action of wind or cold (dry, chapped skin); also, to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or coldCHAPPING: 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, 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 miteOINTMENT: a salve or unguent for application to the skinPAPILLOMA: a benign tumor (such as a wart) due to overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascular connective tissue (as of the skin)PIMPLE: a small inflamed elevation of the skin: a papule; especially: a pustule; also, a swelling or protuberance like a pimplePIMPLY: a small inflamed elevation of the skin: a papule; especially: a pustule; also, a swelling or protuberance like a pimplePITTED: one of the indented scars left in the skin by a pustular disease: a pockmark; also, marked with pits; also, to make pits in, especially: to scar or mark with pitsPITTING: one of the indented scars left in the skin by a pustular disease: a pockmark; also, marked with pits; also, to make pits in, especially: to scar or mark with pitsPOCK: a pustule in an eruptive disease (such as smallpox); also: a spot suggesting such a pustule; also, to mark with or as if with pocks: to pitPOCKMARK: a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne; also, to cover with or as if with pockmarks: to pitPRICK: a slight sharply localized discomfort (the prick of a needle); an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked; to prick something or cause a pricking sensation; to feel discomfort as if from being prickedPRICKLY: marked by prickling: stinging (a prickly sensation)RAWLY: raw: having the surface abraded or chafedTANNED: to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sunTANNING: a browning of the skin especially by exposure to sun; also, to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sunWART: a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses ( called also verruca vulgaris); also, any of numerous similar skin lesions not caused by viruses; an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wartWARTY: a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses ( called also verruca vulgaris); also, any of numerous similar skin lesions not caused by viruses; an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wartWRAP: a treatment for the care of the skin in which material (such as hot wet cloth or seaweed) is wrapped around the entire body; also: this material
Therapeutics: General
ANTIAGING: used or tending to prevent or lessen the effects of aging
BANDAGE: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds; also, a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something; also, to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage (bandage a wound)BANDAGED: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds; also, a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something; also, to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage (bandage a wound); also, (adj.) wrapped or covered with a bandage (a bandaged wound)BANDAGING: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds; also, a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something; also, to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage (bandage a wound)CHEMO: 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 normalityCUTDOWN: incision of a superficial blood vessel (as a vein) to facilitate insertion of a catheter (as for administration of fluids)DETOX: 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 dietsDILATION: the act or action of stretching, widening, or enlarging an organ or part of the bodyDONOR: 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)INTENTION: a process or manner of healing of incised woundsIRRIGATOR: 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)PALLIATIVE: (n) something that palliates; (adj) serving to palliate, to reduce the violence of (a disease); also: to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease (drugs to palliate the pain)PATCH: a piece of material (such as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound; also, a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eyeQIGONG: often capitalized: an ancient Chinese healing art involving meditation, controlled breathing, and movement exercisesRADICAL: designed to remove the root of a disease or all diseased and potentially diseased tissue (radical surgery, radical mastectomy)TELEHEALTH: health care provided remotely to a patient in a separate location using two-way voice and visual communication (as by computer or cell phone): telemedicineTENT: canopy or enclosure placed over the head and shoulders to retain vapors or oxygen being medically administered; also, to cover with or as if with a tentTENTED: canopy or enclosure placed over the head and shoulders to retain vapors or oxygen being medically administered; also, to cover with or as if with a tentTENTING: canopy or enclosure placed over the head and shoulders to retain vapors or oxygen being medically administered; also, to cover with or as if with a tentTOILET: cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure (pulmonary toilet)VIBRATOR: one that vibrates or causes vibration: such as a vibrating electrical apparatus used in massage or for sexual stimulationWHIRLPOOL: a whirlpool bath, a therapeutic bath in which all or part of the body is exposed to forceful whirling currents of hot water
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 acidityANTIBIOTIC: a substance able to inhibit or kill microorganisms, specifically: an antibacterial substance (such as penicillin, cephalosporin, and ciprofloxacin) that is used to treat or prevent infections by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria in or on the body, that is administered orally, topically, or by injection, and that is isolated from cultures of certain microorganisms (such as fungi) or is of semi-synthetic or synthetic origin; also, (adj.) of or relating to antibiotics or to antibiosis (antibiotic drugs)ANTITOXIN: 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)BLOCK: local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve; also, to prevent normal functioning or action of (block a nerve with novocaine)BLOCKED: local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve; also, to prevent normal functioning or action of (block a nerve with novocaine)BLOCKS: local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve; also, to prevent normal functioning or action of (block a nerve with novocaine)BOTANIC: variant of botanical: a medicinal preparation derived from a plant: an herbal remedyCACHET: a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicineCAPLET: a capsule-shaped medicinal tablet, from capsule + tabletNOTE: 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 antitussiveDRAFT: a portion poured out or mixed for drinking: a doseDROP: 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)ECHINACEA: 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 systemEMETIC: an agent that induces vomitingETHICAL: medical, of a drug: restricted to sale only with a doctor's prescriptionFORMULA: a prescriptionGAVE: to administer as a medicine (give aspirin twice a day)GIVE: to administer as a medicine (give aspirin twice a day)GIVEN: to administer as a medicine (give aspirin twice a day)GIVING: to administer as a medicine (give aspirin twice a day)HEMATIC*: 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 labdanumOFFICIAL: 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.)PAINKILLING: M-W gives as alternate to adj. pain-killing, derivative of pain-killer, something (such as a drug) that relieves painPANACEA: a remedy for all ills or difficulties: a cure-allPATCH: a usually disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a substance (such as a drug) that is absorbed at a constant rate through the skin into the bloodstream (a nicotine patch)PENCIL: a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications; also, to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencilPENCILED: a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications; also, to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencilPENICILLIN: any of several relatively nontoxic antibiotic acids of the general formula C9H11N2O4SR that are produced by molds (genus Penicillium and especially P. notatum or P. chrysogenum) or synthetically and are used especially against gram-positive cocci; also: a mixture of such acids; also, a salt or ester of a penicillin or a mixture of such salts or estersPHARMACY: the art, practice, or profession of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing medical drugs; also, a pharmacopoeia, a collection or stock of drugs; also, a place where medicines are compounded or dispensedPILL: a usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole; also, to dose with pillsPILLED: a usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole; also, to dose with pillsPILLING: a usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole; also, to dose with pillsPITCH: resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinallyPLACEBO: a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder; also, an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (such as a drug)POPPY: an extract or decoction of poppy used medicinallyPOTENT: chemically or medicinally effective (a potent vaccine)POTENTLY: chemically or medicinally effective (a potent vaccine)POTION: a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)QUAALUDE: a tablet or capsule of methaqualone, a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit-forming, from Quaalude, a trademarkQUININE: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C20H24N2O2 from cinchona bark used in medicine; also, a salt of quinine used especially as an antipyretic, antimalarial, and bitter tonicTABLET: a small mass of medicated material (an aspirin tablet)TAKE: to stop prescribing a specified regimen to —used with off (took him off the medication)TAKEN: to stop prescribing a specified regimen to —used with off (took him off the medication)THYROID: a preparation of the thyroid gland of various domestic animals used in treating thyroid disordersTOOK: to stop prescribing a specified regimen to —used with off (took him off the medication)TOPICAL: designed for or involving local application and action (as on the body)UNCTION: something used for anointing: an ointment, unguentUNGUENT: a soothing or healing salve: an: ointmentUNIT: an amount of a biologically active agent (such as a drug or antigen) required to produce a specific result
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 partCLIP: to cut off the distal or outer part of; also, to excise, to remove by or as if by excision (excise a tumor)CLIPPED: to cut off the distal or outer part of; also, to excise, to remove by or as if by excision (excise a tumor)ELECTIVE: (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 liposuctionOPEN: being an operation or surgical procedure in which an incision is made such that the tissues are fully exposedTUCK: a cosmetic surgical operation for the removal of excess skin or fat from a body part (a tummy tuck); also, something tucked or to be tucked in; also, an act or instance of tucking; also, to make a tuck in; to pull up into a fold; to draw together into tucks or folds; to fit snuglyTUCKED: a cosmetic surgical operation for the removal of excess skin or fat from a body part (a tummy tuck); also, something tucked or to be tucked in; also, an act or instance of tucking; also, to make a tuck in; to pull up into a fold; to draw together into tucks or folds; to fit snugly
Wounds and Injuries
ANOXIA: hypoxia (a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body), especially of such severity as to result in permanent damageANOXIC: of, relating to, or affected with anoxia, hypoxia (a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body), especially of such severity as to result in permanent damageBEND: 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 bandage (bind their wounds)BINDING: the action of one that binds; also, to bandage (bind their wounds)BITE: 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 childBOOBOOS: M-W hyphenates boo-boo: a usually trivial injury (such as a bruise or scratch) —used especially by or of a childBOUND: past tense and past participle of bind: to bandage (bind their wounds)BUMP: a swelling of tissueBURN: 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)
DROWN: to suffocate by submersion especially in water; also, to become drowned (fell in the river and drowned)DROWNING: to suffocate by submersion especially in water; also, to become drowned (fell in the river and drowned)DINGING: to cause a usually minor injury to (dinged his knee)GALL: a skin sore caused by chronic irritation; also, to fret and wear away by friction: to chafe (the loose saddle galled the horse's back); also, to become sore or worn by rubbingGALLED: to fret and wear away by friction: to chafe (the loose saddle galled the horse's back); also, to become sore or worn by rubbingGALLING: to fret and wear away by friction: to chafe (the loose saddle galled the horse's back); also, to become sore or worn by rubbingGAME: 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.)INTOXICANT: something that intoxicates, to poisonINTOXICATION: an abnormal state that is essentially a poisoning (carbon monoxide intoxication)JAMMING: to cause (a part of the body) to be painfully crushed or squeezed (jammed his finger in the door)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 substanceOPEN: having the skin cracked, cut, or broken so that underlying tissue is exposed (open wounds)TRAUMA: an injury (such as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent; also, an agent, force, or mechanism that causes traumaTRAUMATIC: medical: relating to, being, or caused by a sudden, severe, often life-threatening injury to the body; also, involving or causing tissue damage or physical stressWALE: a streak or ridge made on the skin especially by the stroke of a whip: a welt, a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or allergic reaction); also, to mark with welts (wale the skin)WEAL: a welt, a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or allergic reaction)WELT: a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or allergic reaction); also, to raise a welt on the body ofWELTED: a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or allergic reaction); also, to raise a welt on the body ofWHOLE: free of wound or injury: unhurt; recovered from a wound or injury: restored; being healedWING: to wound (as with a bullet) without killing (winged by a sniper)WINGED: to wound (as with a bullet) without killing (winged by a sniper)WINGING: to wound (as with a bullet) without killing (winged by a sniper)WOUND: an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues; also, to cause a wound to or in; to inflict a wound
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