Medical terms to know
1.Benign: Not cancerous
2.Malignant: Cancerous
3.Anti-inflammatory: Reduces swelling, pain, and soreness (such as ibuprofen or naproxen)
4.Body Mass Index (BMI): Body fat measurement based on height and weight
5.Biopsy: A tissue sample for testing purposes
6.Hypotension: Low blood pressure
7.Hypertension: High blood pressure
8.Lesion: Wound, sore, or cut
9.Noninvasive: Doesn’t require entering the body with instruments; usually simple
10.Outpatient: Check in and check out the same day
11.Inpatient: Plan to stay overnight for one or more days
12.In remission: Disease is not getting worse; not to be confused with being cured
13.Membrane: Thin layer of pliable tissue that serves as a covering or lining or connection between two structures
14 .Acute: Sudden but usually short (e.g., acute illness)
15.Angina: Pain in the chest related to the heart that comes and goes
16.Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Heartburn
17.Cellulitis: Inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin
18.Epidermis: Outermost layer of skin
19.Neutrophils: Most common type of white blood cell
20.Edema: Swelling
21.Embolism: Blood clot
22.Sutures: Stitches
23.Polyp: Mass or growth of thin tissue
24.Compound fracture: Broken bone that protrudes through the skin
25.Comminuted fracture: Broken bone that shatters into many pieces
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