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Emergency medicine

Assessment and treatment of urgent and life-threatening conditions.

Areas within Emergency medicine

Cardiology

Heart and cardiovascular medicine.

Neurology

The nervous system and its disorders.

Oncology

Cancer study, diagnosis and treatment.

Dermatology

Skin, hair and nail medicine.

Gastroenterology

The digestive system and its disorders.

Immunology

Immunity and immune-system function.

Pharmacology

Medicines, drugs and their effects.

General medicine

General clinical and healthcare terminology.

Clinical research

Research that evaluates health interventions, diagnostics and patient outcomes.

Emergency medicine

Assessment and treatment of urgent and life-threatening conditions.

Endocrinology

Hormones, endocrine glands and metabolic disorders.

Haematology

Blood, blood-forming organs and blood disorders.

Health policy

Policy, funding, access, inequality and the organisation of healthcare.

Health systems

How healthcare is organised, delivered and coordinated.

Infectious disease

Diseases caused by pathogens and their prevention and treatment.

Medical ethics

Ethical principles in clinical care and health research.

Nephrology

Kidney function and kidney disease.

Ophthalmology

The eye, vision and eye disease.

Orthopaedics

Bones, joints, muscles and the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

Pathology

The study and diagnosis of disease through tissues, cells and laboratory evidence.

Public health

Population health, prevention, epidemiology and health promotion.

Pulmonology

The respiratory system and diseases of the lungs.

Radiology

Medical imaging and image-guided diagnosis or treatment.

Rheumatology

Inflammatory and autoimmune conditions affecting joints and connective tissue.

Surgery

Operative treatment, surgical methods and perioperative care.

Urology

The urinary system and related conditions.

Anaesthesiology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Dentistry oral health

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Geriatrics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Laboratory medicine

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Medical anatomy

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Medical genetics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Medical physiology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Obstetrics gynaecology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Otolaryngology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Paediatrics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Psychiatry

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Core vocabulary

47 featured terms

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a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

Anaphylaxisnoun

hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of t…

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Cannulationnoun

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Cannulisationnoun

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Cannulizationnoun

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Canulisationnoun

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Canulizationnoun

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Cardiac arrestnoun

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of t…

Cardiac resuscitationnoun

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and…

Cardiopulmonary arrestnoun

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of t…

Cardiopulmonary resuscitationnoun

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and…

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and…

Defibrillationnoun

treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

Haemorrhagenoun

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Kiss of lifenoun

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and…

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitationnoun

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and…

dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

Paramedicalnoun

a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

Resuscitationnoun

the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artific…

the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food

Sorting patients so the most urgent cases are treated first.

Anaphylactic shocknoun

a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom…

Blood extravasationnoun

the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions

Blood poisoningnoun

invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

Cerebral hemorrhagenoun

bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain

bleeding from the nose

Funny wagonnoun

an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital

Haemorrhagic strokenoun

stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

Hemorrhagic strokenoun

stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye

Metrorrhagianoun

bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)

bleeding from the nose

blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter

blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter

Septicaemianoun

invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

Ulemorrhagianoun

bleeding of the gums

septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess

septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess