| abirritant |
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noun
- (medicine) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
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| abirritate |
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verb (abirritat, ing)
- (transitive, medicine) To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate.
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| abortion |
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noun
- The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development; a miscarriage.
- An induced abortion.
- The act of induce, inducing abortion.
- The immature product of an untimely birth.
- (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
- Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect
- The act of aborting a project, a mission, etc, before it is completed.
- Something ugly, an artistic atrocity.
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| accouchement |
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noun - Delivery in childbed
- "Custom required that the royal family and the whole Court should be present at the accouchement of the Princesses."
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| acoustic |
|
noun
- (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
adjective
- Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
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| acupressure |
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noun
- A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
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| adenology |
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noun - The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
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| adhesive tape |
|
noun
- Sticky tape, typically white in color and 1/2 to 1 inch wide, intended for use in fastening bandages and related healthcare applications.
|
| adjuvant |
|
noun (plural adjuvants)
- A thing which aids or assists; an auxiliary.
- One who helps or facilitates; an assistant.
- (Medicine) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
- (Medicine) Something (as in a method) that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment.
- (Immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen.
adjective
- The noun used as a modifier.
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| administration |
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noun
- The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.
- The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
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| aesculapian |
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adjective Aesculapian
- Of or belonging to Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine, or the healing art.
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| afebrile |
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adjective
- having no fever
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| afterbirth |
|
noun
- The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth.
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| aftercare |
|
noun
- The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
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| aftereffect |
|
noun
- Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
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| airway |
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noun (plural airways)
- (anatomy) The trachea.
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| alterative |
|
noun
- A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
adjective
- Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. --Burton.
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| ambidextrous |
|
adjective
- Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
- (humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
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| ambisexual |
|
noun (plural: ambisexuals)
- An ambisexual person.
adjective
- (deprecated) bisexual; attracted to persons of either sex.
- unisex; fit for persons of either sex.
- (slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
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| ambulant |
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adjective
- Able to walk.
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| amniocentesis |
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noun
- A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
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| anaesthesiology |
|
noun
- The science of administering anaesthetics
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| analgesia |
|
noun
- The absence of the sense of pain while remaining conscious.
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| anamnesis |
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noun (anamnes, es, -)
- the ability to recall past events; recollection
- (medicine) the medical history of a patient
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| anaphrodisiac |
|
noun
- Any substance that inhibits, reduces, or eliminates sexual desire and/or libido.
adjective
- antaphrodisiac
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| androgyne |
|
noun
- A person who is androgynous.
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| androgynous |
|
adjective
- Pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively male or female.
- Names like Terry, Pat, and Jean are because they can be given to both men and women.
- A condition in which gender is unknown, ambivalent, indeterminate, or neuter.
- Possessing qualities of both sexes.
- Possessing both male and female sex organs.
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| anesthesia |
|
noun
- (medicine) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.
- The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.
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| anesthesiology |
|
noun (anesthesiologies)
- (medicine) The science, study, or practice of the use of anesthesia or anesthetics.
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| anesthetic |
|
noun (plural: anesthetics)
- A substance utilized by professional anesthesia providers such as anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to reduce the pain of a patient and/or to render the patient unconscious.
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| anesthetize |
|
verb (anesthetizes, anesthetizing, anesthetized, anesthetized)
- To administer anesthesia.
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| angiology |
|
noun
- The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
|
| antibacterial |
|
noun
- an antobacterial drug
adjective
- pertaining to something that fights or kills bacteria
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| antidote |
|
noun
- A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
- She reached the hospital in time to receive the for the snake venom.
- Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
- We need an for this misinformation.
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| antihypertensive |
|
noun
- an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
adjective
- preventing or counteracting hypertension
|
| antisepsis |
|
noun
- The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.
|
| antiseptic |
|
noun
- Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms.
adjective
- Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
- Capable of preventing microbial infection.
- Very clean; aseptic.
- Free of unpleasantness; sanitized or bowdlerized.
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| antiseptically |
|
adverb
- in an antiseptic manner
- regarding antisepsis
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| aperient |
|
noun
- a laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
adjective - having a gentle laxative effect.
|
| apheresis |
|
noun (wikipedia, pheresis)
(aphereses)
- (medicine) The removal of blood from a patient in order that certain components (such as platelets) may be removed before transfusion back to the donor; pheresis or hemapheresis.
- (linguistics) The loss of letters or sounds from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.
|
| arthroscope |
|
noun
- a form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
|
| artificial respiration |
|
noun
- The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.
|
| asepsis |
|
noun - The state of being free from sepsis
- The process of removing pathogenic organisms or protecting against such organisms
|
| aspirate |
|
noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section)
- (linguistics) The puff of air accompany, accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.
- (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
verb (aspirat, es)
- (context, transitive, linguistics) To follow a consonant with an audible puff of breath.
- (transitive) To remove gas by means of suction.
- (intransitive) To inhale; to draw into one's lungs.
|
| aspirator |
|
noun
- A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
- A pump for removing gases or liquids.
|
| assisted suicide |
|
noun
- Suicide with the help of another person; especially suicide of a terminally ill person with the help of a physician; euthanasia
|
| asthenic |
|
adjective - Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
|
| astringent |
|
noun
- A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
adjective
- sharp, Sharp, caustic, severe.
- (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
|
| asymptomatic |
|
adjective
- (pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease.
|
| audiology |
|
noun
- the study of hearing and of hearing defects and their treatment
|
| audiometer |
|
noun
- An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
|
| auriscope |
|
noun
- An instrument for examine, examining the condition of the ear.
|
| auscultation |
|
noun ausctation
- listening, specifically for sounds produced within the body
- (medicine) diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs
|
| autoclave |
|
noun
- A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
- (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an .
|
| autopsy |
|
noun (autopsies)
- A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
- Carry out a personal inspection; to see for one's self.
|
| abirritant |
|
noun
- (medicine) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
|
| abirritate |
|
verb (abirritat, ing)
- (transitive, medicine) To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate.
|
| abortion |
|
noun
- The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development; a miscarriage.
- An induced abortion.
- The act of induce, inducing abortion.
- The immature product of an untimely birth.
- (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
- Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect
- The act of aborting a project, a mission, etc, before it is completed.
- Something ugly, an artistic atrocity.
|
| accouchement |
|
noun - Delivery in childbed
- "Custom required that the royal family and the whole Court should be present at the accouchement of the Princesses."
|
| acoustic |
|
noun
- (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
adjective
- Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
|
| acupressure |
|
noun
- A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
|
| adenology |
|
noun - The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
|
| adhesive tape |
|
noun
- Sticky tape, typically white in color and 1/2 to 1 inch wide, intended for use in fastening bandages and related healthcare applications.
|
| adjuvant |
|
noun (plural adjuvants)
- A thing which aids or assists; an auxiliary.
- One who helps or facilitates; an assistant.
- (Medicine) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
- (Medicine) Something (as in a method) that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment.
- (Immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen.
adjective
- The noun used as a modifier.
|
| administration |
|
noun
- The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.
- The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
- The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
|
| aesculapian |
|
adjective Aesculapian
- Of or belonging to Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine, or the healing art.
|
| afebrile |
|
adjective
- having no fever
|
| afterbirth |
|
noun
- The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth.
|
| aftercare |
|
noun
- The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
|
| aftereffect |
|
noun
- Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
|
| airway |
|
noun (plural airways)
- (anatomy) The trachea.
|
| alterative |
|
noun
- A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
adjective
- Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. --Burton.
|
| ambidextrous |
|
adjective
- Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
- (humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
|
| ambisexual |
|
noun (plural: ambisexuals)
- An ambisexual person.
adjective
- (deprecated) bisexual; attracted to persons of either sex.
- unisex; fit for persons of either sex.
- (slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
|
| ambulant |
|
adjective
- Able to walk.
|
| amniocentesis |
|
noun
- A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
|
| anaesthesiology |
|
noun
- The science of administering anaesthetics
|
| analgesia |
|
noun
- The absence of the sense of pain while remaining conscious.
|
| anamnesis |
|
noun (anamnes, es, -)
- the ability to recall past events; recollection
- (medicine) the medical history of a patient
|
| anaphrodisiac |
|
noun
- Any substance that inhibits, reduces, or eliminates sexual desire and/or libido.
adjective
- antaphrodisiac
|
| androgyne |
|
noun
- A person who is androgynous.
|
| androgynous |
|
adjective
- Pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively male or female.
- Names like Terry, Pat, and Jean are because they can be given to both men and women.
- A condition in which gender is unknown, ambivalent, indeterminate, or neuter.
- Possessing qualities of both sexes.
- Possessing both male and female sex organs.
|
| anesthesia |
|
noun
- (medicine) A method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain.
- The loss or prevention of pain, as caused by anesthesia.
|
| anesthesiology |
|
noun (anesthesiologies)
- (medicine) The science, study, or practice of the use of anesthesia or anesthetics.
|
| anesthetic |
|
noun (plural: anesthetics)
- A substance utilized by professional anesthesia providers such as anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to reduce the pain of a patient and/or to render the patient unconscious.
|
| anesthetize |
|
verb (anesthetizes, anesthetizing, anesthetized, anesthetized)
- To administer anesthesia.
|
| angiology |
|
noun
- The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
|
| antibacterial |
|
noun
- an antobacterial drug
adjective
- pertaining to something that fights or kills bacteria
|
| antidote |
|
noun
- A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to").
- She reached the hospital in time to receive the for the snake venom.
- Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
- We need an for this misinformation.
|
| antihypertensive |
|
noun
- an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
adjective
- preventing or counteracting hypertension
|
| antisepsis |
|
noun
- The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.
|
| antiseptic |
|
noun
- Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms.
adjective
- Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
- Capable of preventing microbial infection.
- Very clean; aseptic.
- Free of unpleasantness; sanitized or bowdlerized.
|
| antiseptically |
|
adverb
- in an antiseptic manner
- regarding antisepsis
|
| aperient |
|
noun
- a laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
adjective - having a gentle laxative effect.
|
| apheresis |
|
noun (wikipedia, pheresis)
(aphereses)
- (medicine) The removal of blood from a patient in order that certain components (such as platelets) may be removed before transfusion back to the donor; pheresis or hemapheresis.
- (linguistics) The loss of letters or sounds from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.
|
| arthroscope |
|
noun
- a form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
|
| artificial respiration |
|
noun
- The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.
|
| asepsis |
|
noun - The state of being free from sepsis
- The process of removing pathogenic organisms or protecting against such organisms
|
| aspirate |
|
noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section)
- (linguistics) The puff of air accompany, accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.
- (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
verb (aspirat, es)
- (context, transitive, linguistics) To follow a consonant with an audible puff of breath.
- (transitive) To remove gas by means of suction.
- (intransitive) To inhale; to draw into one's lungs.
|
| aspirator |
|
noun
- A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
- A pump for removing gases or liquids.
|
| assisted suicide |
|
noun
- Suicide with the help of another person; especially suicide of a terminally ill person with the help of a physician; euthanasia
|
| asthenic |
|
adjective - Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
|
| astringent |
|
noun
- A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
adjective
- sharp, Sharp, caustic, severe.
- (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
|
| asymptomatic |
|
adjective
- (pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease.
|
| audiology |
|
noun
- the study of hearing and of hearing defects and their treatment
|
| audiometer |
|
noun
- An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
|
| auriscope |
|
noun
- An instrument for examine, examining the condition of the ear.
|
| auscultation |
|
noun ausctation
- listening, specifically for sounds produced within the body
- (medicine) diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs
|
| autoclave |
|
noun
- A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
- (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an .
|
| autopsy |
|
noun (autopsies)
- A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
- Carry out a personal inspection; to see for one's self.
|
