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Noun
S: (n) medicine, practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries) "he studied medicine at Harvard"
S: (adj) acute (having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course) "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
S: (adj) chronic (being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering) "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
S: (adj) specific (being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides) "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
S: (adj) nonspecific (not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides) "nonspecific enteritis"
S: (adj) algid (chilly) "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
S: (adj) invasive (relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision)
S: (adj) noninvasive (relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity)
S: (adj) local (affecting only a restricted part or area of the body) "local anesthesia"
S: (adj) localized, localised (confined or restricted to a particular location) "the localized infection formed a definite abscess"
S: (adj) topical (pertaining to the surface of a body part) "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
S: (adj) general (affecting the entire body) "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
S: (adj) epidemic ((especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously) "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
S: (adj) vicarious (occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function) "vicarious menstruation"
S: (adj) palpable ((medicine) can be felt by palpation) "a palpable tumor"
S: (adj) positive, confirming (indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen) "a positive pregnancy test"
S: (adj) negative, disconfirming (not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition) "the HIV test was negative"
S: (adj) iatrogenic (induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment))
S: (adj) self-limited (relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment)
S: (adj) clonic (of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation) "clonic spasm"
S: (adj) neurotropic ((of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially)
S: (adj) catatonic (characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs)
S: (adj) parenteral (administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection))
S: (n) emergency procedure ((medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency))
S: (n) infusion ((medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force))
S: (n) medicine, practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries) "he studied medicine at Harvard"
S: (n) scatology ((medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes))
S: (n) therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)) "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"
S: (n) irrigation ((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution)
S: (n) bloodletting (formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine))
S: (n) venipuncture ((medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye)
S: (n) monster, teras ((medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus)
S: (n) gauze, gauze bandage ((medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings)
S: (n) ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)
S: (n) plexor, plessor, percussor ((medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes)
S: (n) truss ((medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure)
S: (n) achromia (an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells)
S: (n) succedaneum ((medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another))
S: (n) regimen, regime ((medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet))
S: (n) germ theory ((medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms)
S: (n) indication ((medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure) "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
S: (n) contraindication ((medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment)
S: (n) invasion ((pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body) "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"
S: (n) carrier, immune carrier ((medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others)
S: (n) clinician (a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments)
S: (n) donor ((medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host))
S: (n) host ((medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor)
S: (n) rejection ((medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign) "rejection of the transplanted liver"
S: (n) licensing fee, license fee, license tax (a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine))
S: (n) chelation ((medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning)
S: (n) infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
S: (n) insufflation ((medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity))
S: (n) potentiation ((medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously)
S: (n) zymosis ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))
S: (n) reserve ((medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions)
S: (n) curvature ((medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal) "curvature of the spine"
S: (n) malignancy, malignance ((medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death)
S: (n) symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
S: (n) sign ((medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease) "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
S: (n) dysfunction, disfunction ((medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group) "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction"
S: (n) low-level radioactive waste ((medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests))
S: (n) snake oil ((medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless)
S: (v) prescribe ((medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription) "the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble"
S: (v) tolerate (have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition) "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
S: (v) autopsy (perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem)
W: (adj) medical [Related to: medicine] (relating to the study or practice of medicine) "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"