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Explaining medical words

We aim to use clear medical words. When we have to use medical terminology we explain what they mean. We can also use online dictionaries to explain difficult terms.

Clear and concise medical words
Instead of Consider
Instead of Acute Consider Sudden and severe
Instead of Administer Consider Give
Instead of Antenatal Consider Before birth
Instead of Audiology Consider Hearing
Instead of Benign Consider Harmless
Instead of Biopsy Consider Studying tissue to check for disease
Instead of Cardiology Consider Studying and treating the heart
Instead of Catheter Consider Tube
Instead of Central nervous system Consider Brain and spinal cord
Instead of Chemotherapy Consider Treating cancer with drugs
Instead of Chronic Consider Long-lasting, slow to change
Instead of Coagulate Consider Clot
Instead of Congenital Consider From birth
Instead of Contagious Consider Spreading easily
Instead of Contraindication Consider Reason not to take
Instead of Contusion Consider Bruise
Instead of Diagnosis Consider Identifying a health condition
Instead of Dosage Consider How to take
Instead of Elective Consider Planned (not an emergency)
Instead of Epidermis Consider Skin
Instead of Excise Consider Cut out
Instead of Gastroenteritis Consider Stomach illness
Instead of Haemophilia Consider Severe bleeding
Instead of Hypertension Consider High blood pressure
Instead of Immunise Consider Protect
Instead of Incision Consider Cut
Instead of Inhalation Consider Breathing in
Instead of Intravenous Consider Through a vein
Instead of Lateral Consider At (on) the side
Instead of Malignant Consider Harmful, cancerous
Instead of Mammogram Consider Breast X-ray
Instead of Medication Consider Tablets, injection (specify)
Instead of Monitor Consider Keep track of
Instead of Myopia Consider Short-sightedness
Instead of Negative (test results) Consider You do not have, you are not
Instead of Normal range Consider As it should be
Instead of Ophthalmic Consider Eye
Instead of Physician Consider Doctor
Instead of Positive (test results) Consider You have, you are
Instead of Prognosis Consider Likely outcome, chance of recovery
Instead of Renal Consider Kidney
Instead of Respiration Consider Breathing
Instead of Rheumatology Consider Muscles and joints
Instead of Trachea Consider Wind pipe
Instead of Ventricle Consider Lower chamber of the heart