Top 25 medical terms to know 1. Benign: Not cancerous 2. Malignant: Cancerous 3. Anti-inflammatory: Reduces swelling, pain, and soreness (such as ibuprofen or naproxen) 4. Body Mass Index (BMI): Body fat measurement based on height and weight 5. Biopsy: A tissue sample for testing purposes 6. Hypotension: Low blood pressure 7. Hypertension: High blood pressure 8. Lesion: Wound, sore, or cut 9. Noninvasive: Doesn’t require entering the body with instruments; usually simple 10. Outpatient: Check in and check out the same day 11. Inpatient: Plan to stay overnight for one or more days 12. In remission: Disease is not getting worse; not to be confused with being cured 13. Membrane: Thin layer of pliable tissue that serves as a covering or lining or connection between two structures 14. Acute: Sudden but usually short (e.g., acute illness) 15. Angina: Pain in the chest related to the heart that comes and goes 16. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Heartburn 17. Cellulitis: Inflamed or infected tissue beneath the skin 18. Epidermis: Outermost layer of skin 19. Neutrophils: Most common type of white blood cell 20. Edema: Swelling 21. Embolism: Blood clot 22. Sutures: Stitches 23. Polyp: Mass or growth of thin tissue 24. Compound fracture: Broken bone that protrudes through the skin 25. Comminuted fracture: Broken bone that shatters into many pieces Join Channel:- @healthfitnessi 322 viewsedited 08:58
