Medical Terminology

1. Anaemia – Deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood

2. Analgesic – Medicine which alleviates pain

3. Arthralgia – Pain in a joint

4. Cephalalgia – Headache

5. Nephralgia – Pain in the kidney

6. Neuralgia – Nerve pain

7. Myalgia – Muscle pain

8. Otalgia – Ear ache

9. Gastralgia – Pain in the stomach

10. Pyoderma – Skin infection with pus formation

11. Leucoderma – Defective skin pigmentaion

12. Hysterodynia – Pain in the uterus

13. Hysterectomy – Excision of the uterus

14. Nephrectomy – Excision of a kidney

15. Adenectomy – Excision of a gland

16. Cholecystectomy – Excision of gall bladder

17. Thyroidectomy – Excision of thyroid gland

18. Arthritis – Inflammation of a joint

19. Bronchitis – Inflammation of the bronchi

20. Carditis – Inflammation of the heart

21. Cervicitis – Inflammation of the cervix

22. Colitis – Inflammation of the colon

23. Colpitis – Inflammation of the vagina

24. Cystitis – Inflammation of the urinary bladder

25. Enteritis – Inflammation of the intestines

26. Gastritis – Inflammation of the stomach

27. Glossitis – Inflammation of the tongue

28. Hepatitis – Inflammation of the liver

29. Laryngitis – Inflammation of the larynx

30. Metritis – Inflammation of the uterus

31. Myelitis – Inflammation of the spinal cord

32. Nephritis – Inflammation of the kidney

33. Pharyngitis – Inflammation of the pharynx

34. Blepharitis – Inflammation of the eyelids

35. Cholelithiasis – Stone in the gall bladder

36. Nephrolithiasis – Stone in the kidney

37. Osteomalacia – Softening of bones through deficiency of calcium or D vitamin

38. Adenoma -Benign tumour of glandular tissue

39. Myoma – Tumour of muscle

40. Diplopia – Double vision

41. Thrombosis – Formation of a blood clot

42. Pyloromyotomy – Incision of pyloric sphincter muscle

43. Hedrophobia – Fear of water(Rabies in humans)

44. Neuroplasty – Surgical repair of nerves

45. Pyloraplasty – Incision of plastic pylorus to widen passage

46. Hemiplegia – Paralysis of one side of the body

47. Nephroptosis – Downward displacement of the kidney

48. Amenorrhoea – Absence of menstrual discharge

49. Dysmenorrhoea – Painful menstruation

50. Leucorrhoea – Whitish vaginal discharge

51. Menorrhoea – Menstrual bleeding

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