Bachelor's degree	Undergraduate university degree in most English speaking countries. It is usually 3 to 4 years long. More or less equivalent to a Spanish licenciatura.
Physician	A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine. In other words, a medical doctor or medical practitioner.
M.D.	Physician
P.A. – Physician Assistant	Health professionals who work under the supervision of a physician and can perform many of the functions of a physician, including certain types of minor surgery.
GP	general practitioner is a medical doctor (physician) who practices general medicine, i.e. who does not have a specialisation.
Family doctor	A family doctor is a specialist devoted to family medicine. It used to be a synonym of GP, but in many countries, family medicine has become a separate specialty.
Specialist	In Medicine, a specialist is a physician who has completed advanced education in a specific area of medicine. For example: cardiologists, dermatologists, etc. (AmE)
Consultant	Synonym of "specialist" but in the UK and Ireland
Stroke	An occasion when a blood tube in the brain suddenly bursts or is blocked, which damages the brain and can cause loss of the ability to move some part of the body. CVA or cerebrovascular accident.
Bloodstream	the flow of blood that moves through the heart and body.
Sew (verb):	to make or repair something (such as a piece of clothing) by using a needle and thread.
Ailment:	a sickness or an illness.
Disability	a condition (such as an illness or an injury) that damages or limits a person’s physical or mental abilities.
Oxygen tent:	a piece of medical equipment that surrounds the body or head of a patient like a small, clear tent and that is filled with flowing oxygen
Ophthalmologist:	A physician specializing in eye illnesses or problems.
Optometrist	A health care professional concerned with the health of the eyes and related structures, as well as vision in humans. They prescribe and fit lenses to improve vision. Optometrists are not physicians. (AmE)
Optician	Synonym of "optometrist" but in British English
Oculist	Archaic term meaning an ophthalmologist and an optometrist. In the 19th century, oculists used to do both jobs.
Paramedical (adjective):	Paramedical personnel or paramedical careers are all those jobs related to medicine but that are not medicine. Careers that are supplementary to or supporting the work of medically qualified personnel (for ex. optometrists, nurses, paramedics, dentists, physiotherapists, etc.).
Paramedics (noun)	A health care professional who works in emergency medical situations. In the English speaking world, paramedics are not physicians. They have more training than a nurse, but less than a physician.
Stomatologist	A specialist in diseases of the oral cavity (mouth).
Stomatology	The study of the structure, function, and diseases of the mouth.
Dentist	A legally qualified practitioner of dentistry.
Dentistry	The healing science and art concerned with the structure and function of the oral‐facial complex, and with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of deformities, pathoses, and traumatic injuries thereof.
Hospital	A health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Patients might be hospitalized (and therefore stay in hospital) or get treatment and then go home.
Outpatient clinics	A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients. It can also mean organised services in a hospital which provide medical care on an outpatient basis.
Nursing home:	A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care, especially, the elderly.
Extended care facilities	Refers to facilities equipped to handle patients with diseases for periods longer than a few days and sometimes for the rest of their lives (usually for terminal patients).
Chiropractic	The treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine. Chiropractic does not involve the use of any drugs or surgery.
Physiotherapy	Medical treatment for problems of the joints, muscles, or nerves, which involves doing exercises or having part of your body massaged or warmed.
Naprapath	(US) A doctor of Naprapathy (not an M.D.). Doctors of Naprapathy are connective tissue specialists.
Naprapathy	A branch of medicine (manual medicine) that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuro‐musculoskeletal conditions.
Connective tissue	Connective tissue is found throughout the human body. Your body is a complex network of connective tissue which can become imbalanced: too tight in some areas (contracted), too loose in other areas (lax). These imbalances often result in pain. You may be totally unaware that you have a comprehensive musculo‐skeletal imbalance until a build up of signs and symptoms reaches an unbearable level of pain and loss of function.
Revive	(General English) To begin again or become active again after a period of inactivity. (In Medicine) To become conscious again after fainting or being unconscious.
Vivacious	Lively, exciting, attractive.
Vivisection	The practice of cutting open living animals in order to perform scientific or medical experiments on them.
Echocardiography	The use of ultrasound in the investigation of the heart. Echocardiography = ultrasound cardiography or ultrasonic cardiography
–algia	pain, suffering
dys-	bad, difficult, painful
–malacia	abnormal softening
–osis	abnormal condition
–otomy	surgical incision
–rrhage	bleeding
hypo-	deficient, decreased
–rrhexis	rupture
–scopy	visual examination
– cytes	cells
hepat/o	liver
–necrosis	tissue death
intra-	inside
sclero-	abnormal hardening
ortho-	straight, right, upright, regular
Remission	Lessening in severity of the symptoms of a disease
Blood vessel	A tube that carries blood
Muscle	Tissue composed of fibres shorten by contraction to produce movement
Gland	An organized collection of tissue that can manufacture and release a secretion which is then used in some other part of the body.
Prognosis	A forecast of the probable course and/or outcome of a disease
vivi-	live
para-	abnormal
dis-	lack
chir-	hand
arth-	join
haemo-	blood
pneu-	air
dent-	teeth
ortho-	right
nutri-	food
obstet-	relating to midwifery of the delivery of women in childbirth
therap-	heal, cure
paedia-(pedia-)	children
physio-	nature
cardiovascular	the system that carries to varios parts of teh body.
digestive system	all the organs and glands involved in the ingestion and digestion of food
Endocrine system	the ductless glands that produce internal secretions and secrete these directly into the blood or lymph and circulate it to all body parts.
integumentary system	the skin and its associated structures.
Nervous system	The nervous system regulates and coordinates bodily activities and enables the body to adjust to external and internal changes
atrium	atria
bronchus	bronchi
ganglion	ganglia
pleura	pleurae
stimulus	stimuli
testis	testes
vertebra	vertebrae
cranium	crania
villus	villi
alveolus	alveoli
cardio-	heart
cerebr-	brain
cutane-	skin
hist-	tissue
leuco-	white
peri-	around
pharyng-	pharynx
-stalsis	contraction
vas-	duct
erythr-	red
ab-	away from
ad-	in the direction of
dis-	separation, taking apart, the opposite of
hyper-	exccesive or increased
hypo-	deficient or decreased
inter-	between or among
intra-	within or inside
sub-	means under or less
supra-	above or excessive
-ectomy	surgical removal
-itis	inflammation
-ostomy	surgical creation of an opening
-otomy	surgical incision
-plasty	surgical repair
-rraghe	bleeding
-rraphy	to suture
-rrhea	abnormal flow
-rrhexis	rupture
-scopy	visual examination
-stenosis	abnormal narrowing
clavicle	collarbone
larynx	voice box
patella	kneecap
phalanges	bones of a finger or toe
scapula	shoulder blades
sternum	breastbone
trachea	windpipe
uterus	womb
vertebral column	spine
gingiva	gums
inflammation	swelling
cranium	skull
thoracic box	rib cage

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