Medical Vocabulary

6. Stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon.
7. A condition where the blood cannot clot properly, leading to excessive, prolonged, or spontaneous bleeding.
9. Each of the upper and lower folds of skin that cover the eye when closed.
10. Contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face, and a risk of sterility in adult males.
12. Medical test that involves using x-rays to create a three-dimensional image of the inside of the body.
13. Condition in which the superficial veins, especially of legs, become tortuous, knotted, and swollen.
16. Sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments.
17. This type of sophisticated x-ray device obtains detailed images of internal organs.
18. Disturbance in physical or mental health or function.
20. Fats in your blood that the body uses for energy.
21. Small, hard lump on the skin caused by a virus.
22. A test carried out on a sample of cells from the cervix to check for abnormalities that may be indicative of cervical cancer.
24. Organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby develops before birth

1. Sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to pump effectively.
2. May be used to relieve pain and itching due to insect bites, minor cuts and burns, and to resolve rashes due to an allergy.
3. Occurs when too much pressure applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons.
4. A tube designed to be inserted into a vessel or passageway to keep it open.
5. The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
7. A gelatinous mass of fibrin and blood cells formed by the coagulation of blood.
8. Membranous muscular sac in which bile from the liver is stored.
11. Imaging test that allows your doctor to check for diseases in your body. the scan uses a special dye that has radioactive tracers.
14. Small painful ulcer especially of the mouth, usually a result of food or irritation.
15. Used to treat inflammation of the skin caused by a number of conditions such as allergic reactions.
19. Temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head.
23. Photographic or digital image of the internal composition of something.
25. Injury caused by working the muscles too hard.