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VOCABULARY

EYE DISORDERS

1. 1.sty hordeolum

2. 2.incision wound/ cut

3. 3.inflammation of eyelids blepharitis

4. 4.hypermetropia farsightedness/ hyperopia

5. 5.diplopia double vision

6. 6.visual loss blindness/ inability to see

7. 7.rings halos/ circles of light

8. 8.white part of eye sclera

9. 9.opacity clouding

10. 10.myopia nearsightedness/ shortsightedness

HIV/AIDS

11. 1.fatal mortal/ deadly

12. 2.discharge secretion

13. 3.harm damage

14. 4.contamination infection

15. 5.secure safe/ protected

16. 6.secret confidential

17. 7.partner companion

18. 8.hotline helpline

19. 9.disseminate spread/ transmit

20. 10.prevent avoid

ENT

21. 1.hammer malleus

22. 2.sense of smell olfaction

23. 3.ossicles small bones

24. 4.germ-free sterile

25. 5.tympanic membrane eardrum/ myringa


26. 6.deaf unable to hear

27. 7.runny nose rhinorrhea

28. 8.congested full of fluid

29. 9.auricle outer ear/ pinna

30. 10.tinnitus ringing/ buzzing in the ear

FRACTURE

31. 1.vertebral column spine/ backbone

32. 2.patella kneecap

33. 3.joint articulation

34. 4.cancellous spongy

35. 5.scapula shoulder blade

36. 6.sternum breastbone

37. 7.clavicle collarbone

38. 8.osteomyelitis swelling of a bone

39. 9.femur thighbone

40. 10.spine process (projection) of a bone

SKIN CONDITIONS

41. 1.corium dermis

42. 2.pruritus itching

43. 3.itchy rash urticaria

44. 4.inflammation swelling/ enlargement

45. 5.communicable contagious/ transmissible

46. 6.eliminate remove/ eradicate/ exterminate

47. 7.incurable chronic

48. 8.bacterial skin infection impetigo

49. 9.reddening of the skin erythema

50. 10.containing pus purulent

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