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This flashcard set covers a wide range of medical problems and conditions, focusing on symptoms, diseases, and injuries. It includes detailed explanations of various ailments such as whooping cough, tonsillitis, and tinnitus, as well as conditions like stroke, phobia, and migraine. The set is particularly useful for university students studying medicine, as it provides concise and exact information on a broad spectrum of medical issues, helping them understand and memorize key concepts efficiently.

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English

Category

Medical

Level

University

Created / Updated

16.02.2014 / 17.02.2014

A type of severe and recurring throbbing headache, is often accompanied by nausea or vomiting, and sometimes preceded by visual disturbances.

(8 letters, m … e)

migraine

A popular term for any of several disorders of the stomach and intestinal tract, the main symptoms of which are nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and fever.

gastric flu

An infectious viral disease which mainly affects children, characterized by a fever and an itchy rash of dark red spots. One attack usually confers lifelong immunity, although the virus may reactivate at a later date and cause shingles.

chickenpox

A hypersensitive reaction of the body to certain foreign substances known as allergens, which may be caused by inhalation, ingestion, injection or contact.

allergy

A type of severe and recurring throbbing headache, is often accompanied by nausea or vomiting, and sometimes preceded by visual disturbances.

migraine

Intense and intermittent pain in the lower back, buttocks and backs of the thighs caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve.

(8 letters, s … a)

sciatica

Severe pain behind the chest-bone, usually induced by insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle during exertion.

(6 letters, a … a)

angina

An inflammation of fibrous connective tissue, especially that sheathing the muscles of the back, causing pain and stiffness.

fibrositis

A highly contagious disease, primarily of infants, characterized by bouts of violent coughing followed by a sharp drawing of the breath which produces a characteristic ‘whooping’ sound.

whooping cough

An injury to a joint by the sudden overstretching or tearing of a ligament or ligaments.

sprain

A violent shaking or jarring of the brain, caused by injury to the head, characterized by headache, confusion and amnesia, and usually a temporary loss of consciousness.

concussion

An inflammation of the tonsils due to bacterial or viral infection, causing a sore throat, fever and difficulty in swallowing.

(11 letters, t … s)

tonsillitis

An infectious and potentially fatal disease, affecting the nervous system, caused by the release of toxins from a bacterium, the spores of which are found in soil. Its main symptoms are fever and painful muscle spasms especially of the mouth and facial muscles. Also called lockjaw.

(7 letters, t ... s)

tetanus

An obsessive and persistent fear of a specific object or situation (eg spiders, open spaces, etc), representing a form of neurosis.

phobia

A violent shaking or jarring of the brain, caused by injury to the head, characterized by headache, confusion and amnesia, and usually a temporary loss of consciousness.

(10 letters, c … n)

concussion

Inflammation of the appendix, causing abdominal pain and vomiting, and usually treated by surgical removal of the organ.

(12 letters, a … s)

appendicitis

A dull continuous pain. (4 letters, a … e)

ache

A sudden interruption to the supply of blood to the brain that results in loss of consciousness, often with accompanying temporary or permanent paralysis of one side of the body and loss of speech.

stroke

Intense and intermittent pain in the lower back, buttocks and backs of the thighs caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve.

sciatica

A respiratory disorder in which breathlessness and wheezing occur, caused by excessive contraction of muscles in the walls of the air passages.

asthma

The chronic and habitual inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.

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insomnia

The loss or impairment of memory, caused by physical injury, disease, drugs or emotional trauma.

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amnesia

Inflammation of the appendix, causing abdominal pain and vomiting, and usually treated by surgical removal of the organ.

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appendicitis

An inflammation of the tonsils due to bacterial or viral infection, causing a sore throat, fever and difficulty in swallowing.

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tonsillitis

A respiratory disorder in which breathlessness and wheezing occur, caused by excessive contraction of muscles in the walls of the air passages.

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asthma

An infectious viral disease which mainly affects children, characterized by a fever and an itchy rash of dark red spots. One attack usually confers lifelong immunity, although the virus may reactivate at a later date and cause shingles.

(10 letters, c ... x)

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chickenpox

The loss or impairment of memory, caused by physical injury, disease, drugs or emotional trauma.

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amnesia

A hypersensitive reaction of the body to certain foreign substances known as allergens, which may be caused by inhalation, ingestion, injection or contact. (7 letters, a … y)

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allergy

The chronic and habitual inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.

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insomnia

An obsessive and persistent fear of a specific object or situation (eg spiders, open spaces, etc), representing a form of neurosis.

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phobia

A highly infectious viral disease characterized by fever, a sore throat, a blotchy red rash that starts on the face and neck, and spreads to the rest of the body. Mainly affects children.

(7 letters, m … s)

measles

A highly contagious disease, primarily of infants, characterized by bouts of violent coughing followed by a sharp drawing of the breath which produces a characteristic ‘whooping’ sound.

(2 words, first letters w & c, respectively)

whooping cough

An inflammation of fibrous connective tissue, especially that sheathing the muscles of the back, causing pain and stiffness.

(10 letters, f … s)

fibrositis

Severe pain behind the chest-bone, usually induced by insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle during exertion.

angina

An infectious and potentially fatal disease, affecting the nervous system, caused by the release of toxins from a bacterium, the spores of which are found in soil. Its main symptoms are fever and painful muscle spasms especially of the mouth and facial muscles. Also called lockjaw.

tetanus

Any noise (ringing, buzzing or whistling, etc) in the ears not caused by external sounds.

(8 letters, t … s)

tinnitus

A sudden interruption to the supply of blood to the brain that results in loss of consciousness, often with accompanying temporary or permanent paralysis of one side of the body and loss of speech.

(6 letters, s … e)

stroke

Any noise (ringing, buzzing or whistling, etc) in the ears not caused by external sounds.

tinnitus

An abnormal reduction in the amount of oxygen-carrying pigment haemoglobin in the red blood cells, characterized by pallid skin, fatigue and breathlessness. Causes include blood loss, iron deficiency, etc.

(7 letters, a … a)

anaemia

An injury to a joint by the sudden overstretching or tearing of a ligament or ligaments.

(6 letters, s … n)

sprain

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A dull continuous pain. (4 letters, a … e)

ache

A sudden interruption to the supply of blood to the brain that results in loss of consciousness, often with accompanying temporary or permanent paralysis of one side of the body and loss of speech.

stroke

Intense and intermittent pain in the lower back, buttocks and backs of the thighs caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve.

sciatica

A respiratory disorder in which breathlessness and wheezing occur, caused by excessive contraction of muscles in the walls of the air passages.

asthma

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