Medical Terminology Word Search
A free Medical Terminology word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, SYMPTOM, TREATMENT, MEDICATION, SURGERY, IMMUNITY, INFECTION, DISEASE.
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Medical Terminology word list, defined
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- ANATOMY /əˈnætəmi/ · noun
- The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. It also refers to the structural makeup of an organism or of any complex thing. Related: morphology, structure, dissection, physiology.
- PHYSIOLOGY /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/ (British); /ˌfɪziˈɑːlədʒi/ (US) · noun
- The branch of biology concerned with the functions and processes of living organisms and their organs and tissues. In a general context, it refers to the way the body or another organism normally operates. Related: biology, body science, biophysics, physiological science.
- PATHOLOGY /pəˈθɒlədʒi/ (British); /pəˈθɑːlədʒi/ (US) · noun
- Pathology is the branch of medicine concerned with the causes, development, and nature of disease. By extension, it refers to an abnormal bodily or biological condition or process constituting a disease or disorder. Related: disease, disorder, illness, abnormality.
- DIAGNOSIS /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs/ · noun
- The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of its signs and symptoms; more broadly, a careful analysis of the facts of a situation in order to determine its cause or nature. Related: identification, determination, assessment, analysis.
- PROGNOSIS /prɑːɡˈnoʊsɪk/ (US); /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪk/ (British) · noun
- The likely course or outcome of a disease or medical condition. More generally, a forecast or prediction about what is expected to happen. Related: forecast, outlook, prediction, expectation.
- SYMPTOM /ˈsɪmptəm/ · noun
- A physical or mental change that indicates the presence or course of a disease or other condition. By extension, a symptom is a sign that suggests the existence of a problem, difficulty, or underlying cause. Related: sign, indication, manifestation, warning sign.
- TREATMENT /ˈtriːtmənt/ · noun
- The act or process of providing medical care to someone with an illness, injury, or other health condition. More broadly, it means a particular way of handling, managing, dealing with, or presenting a person, subject, material, or situation. Related: care, therapy, handling, management.
- MEDICATION /ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ · noun
- A drug or other substance used to treat, prevent, or control a disease or medical condition. In common use, the word often refers to a medicine prescribed or recommended by a healthcare professional. Related: medicine, drug, remedy, treatment.
- SURGERY /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/ · noun
- The medical treatment of injuries or diseases by operating on the body. The term can also refer to the branch of medicine concerned with operations, or, chiefly in British English, a doctor's consulting room. Related: operation, surgical procedure, operative treatment, surgical care.
- IMMUNITY /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ · noun
- Immunity is the state of being protected against a particular disease or harmful influence. In law, it can also mean exemption from prosecution, liability, or legal responsibility. Related: resistance, protection, security, exemption.
- INFECTION /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ · noun
- The invasion and multiplication of harmful microorganisms in or on the body, or the resulting condition of being affected by disease. It may also refer more broadly to the transmission of a disease-causing organism from one person or place to another. Related: contagion, sepsis, inoculation, infestation.
- DISEASE /dɪˈziːz/ · noun
- A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms and is not the result of physical injury. More generally, any harmful condition or state of affairs regarded as a malfunction within a system. Related: illness, sickness, ailment, malady.
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