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Elderly Medical Terminology - Medical terms for elderly health and diseases

Glossary of medical terms used in elderly health and disease treatment

Definitions of elderly health terms

Addiction – High dependency on substance.

Aerobic – Types of exercise that increases intake of oxygen.

Aerophagia - Swallowing excessive air.

Allergen – Substance that created allergic reaction.

Alopacia – Loss of hair.

Ambulatory – Able to walk without confined to bed.

Amnesia – Partial or complete memory loss.

Amputation – Surgical removal of limb.

Anemia - Insufficient red cells or hemoglobin in blood.

Anesthesia – Loss of feeling due to anesthetic drug.

Angiopathy - Blood vessel disease after having a long period of diabetes.

Anhidrosis - Dry skin and eyes.

Anhidrosis – Inability to sweat.

Anisocytosis - Significant size variation of blood cells.

Ankylosis – Excessive stiffening of joints.

Anomaly – Abnormal, deviation.

Antiserum - Blood serum with antibodies.

Apathy – Lack of emotions.

Aphasia – Difficulty in speaking and understanding.

Arthritis - Inflammation of joints.

Bacteriuria – Bacteria in urine.

Benign – Not life-threatening.

Biopsy - Removal a sample tissue to diagnose a disease.

Bone cysts - Sac containing liquid of bone.

Breathlessness - Serious difficulty in breathing creating a sense of suffocating.

Cardiovascular - Relating to heart and circulatory system.

Cerebrovascular disease - Blockage of blood vessels of the brain that results in stroke.

Coronary disease - Hearth problem due to lack of sufficient flow of blood.

Crenation - Shrinking of red blood cells.

Dementia - Organic mental deterioration.

Diagnosis - Identifying a disease.

Dysgeusia - Loss or distortion of taste.

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Dyshagia - Difficulty in swallowing.

Dyspepsia - Indigestion.

Edema - Swelling due to excessive fluids in cells.

Embolism - Obstruction of blood externally.

Emollient - Substance that softens the skin by hydrating.

Ganglion cysts - Non-cancerous lumps in the hands.

Glucose - Blood sugar

Hemorrhage - Bleeding.

Hemostasis - Clotting.

Histamine - Chemical produced by body creating allergic reaction and inflammation.

Hypercalcemia - Excessive calcium in blood.

Hypovolemia - Low level of blood in the body.

Hypoxemia - Low levels of oxygen in blood.

Immune system - Body's defense mechanism.

Intibuation - Placing a tube in the trachea to force air into the lungs to assist breathing.

Labile - Unstable, changing.

Leukocytosis - High level of leukocytes.

Leukopenia - Low level of leukocytes.

Macrocytes - Abnormally large blood cells.

Macrovascular disease - Circulatory disease relating to large blood vessels.

Malunion - Misalignment of bones while healing.

Osteomyelitis - Inflammation of bone marrow.

Osteotomy - Alignment of misaligned bone by surgery.

Prognosis - Expected result of a disease.

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) - Series of test to determine respiratory problems.

Purpura - Bruise that occurs after receiving blood transfusion.

Rhytids - Wrinkles.

Rosacea - Inflammation of skin like acne.

Scar - Fibrous tissue left after a bodily injury.

Serum - Part of plasma containing no clotting elements.

Side effect - Unintended effects of a medicine.

Tachycardia - Fast heartbeat.

Tendonitis - Inflammation of tendon.

Transfusion - Providing blood to patients who lost blood due to medical surgery, accident, or any other reason.

Warfarin effect - Thinning of blood by medication to prevent clotting. Warfarin is the name of medicine.