Child Health Terminology - Medical terms for child diseases

Glossary of medical terms used in treating child diseases

Definitions of child health terms

Ablation – Removal.

Ablepsy - Blindness

Acne – Pore congestion, white or black heads.

Acute – Short and severe, but not chronic.

Allergen – Substance that created allergic reaction.

Anemia – Iron deficiency.

Anomaly – Abnormal, deviation.

Atrophy – Size diminishing

Autism – Impaired interaction and social behavior disease that occurs before age 3.

Bedwetting – Involuntary unrination.

Black fever – Infection with high fever and dark red skin resulting in death in most cases.

Black vomit – Discharge of blood from mouth due to ulcer or yellow fever.

Bright’s disease – Kidney inflammation.

Child protective service - Protection of child from abuse and neglect, as well as caring when child has no family.

Cholecystitus – Gall bladder inflammation

Cholera – Acute diarrhea with intestinal damage.

Chlorosis – Deficiency of iron, anemia.

Colic – Abdominal pain related to intestines.

Congestion – Fluid accumulation in organ.

Cystitis – Bladder inflammation.

Diphtheria – Contagious throat disease.

Dropsy – Swelling due to heart or kidney disease.

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Dyslexia – Learning difficulty due to low intelligence.

Dysorexy – Loss of appetite.

Dyspepsia – Heartburn, indigestion.

Dysury – Urination problem.

Early intervention – Assisting child when warning signs exist indicating that child may develop mental and other health problems.

Edema – Tissue swelling.

Enterocolitis – Intestine inflammation.

Epilepsy – Falling disease.

Epitaxis – Nose bleeding.

Gangrene – Mormal.

Heat stroke – High body fever due to lack of perspiration.

Hematemesis – Vomiting blood.

Hematuria – Blood during urination.

Meningitis – Brain fever.

Mumps – Viral infection causing inflammation of salivary glands.

Myelitis – Spine inflammation.

Myocarditis – Inflammation of heart muscles.

Peritonotis – Abdominal inflammation.

Respite care – Assisting parents of a mentally disturbed child in taking a break for a while. This service is provided by trained professionals to relive the stress on parents.

Ringworm – Skin disease in the form of fungal infection.

Rubeola – German measles.

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) – Crib death.

Spasm – Uncontrolled muscle contraction.