Important Medical

Terms
You Need to Know

PART 1
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• Benign : Not cancerous
• Hypotension : Low blood pressure
• Hypertension : High blood pressure
• Biopsy : A tissue sample for testing purposes
• Body Mass Index (BMI) : Body fat measurement
based on height and weight
• Anti-inflammatory : Reduces swelling, pain, and
soreness (such as ibuprofen or
naproxen)
• Lesion : Wound, sore, or cut
• Noninvasive : Doesn’t require entering the body
with instruments; usually simple
• Lesion : Wound, sore, or cut Medicineverse by Joycs

• Noninvasive : Doesn’t require entering the body with

instruments; usually simple
• Outpatient : Check in and check out the same day
• Inpatient : Plan to stay overnight for one or more
days
• In remission : Disease is not getting worse; not to be
confused with being cured
• Membrane : Thin layer of pliable tissue that serves
as a covering or lining or connection between two
structures
• Angina : Pain in the chest related to the heart that
comes and goes
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) :
Heartburn
• Cellulitis : Inflamed or infected tissue beneath the s
• Epidermis : Outermost layer of skin
• Neutrophils : Most common type of white blood ce
• Edema : Swelling
• Embolism : Blood clot
• Sutures : Stitches Medicineverse by Joycs
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