Medical dictionary - full A to Z list
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
- Acarbose
- Accident & emergency
- ACE inhibitor and A2RB drugs
- Active birth
- Actual value versus expected value
- Adenoidectomy
- Alcohol & substance misuse
- Allergy & immunology
- Alpha fetoprotein testing
- Ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions
- Amniocentesis
- Anaesthesia
- Anaesthetist
- Angina
- Antenatal
- Antibiotic resistance
- Aquanatal
- Aromatherapy
- Arthritis
- Aspirin
- Asthma
- Astigmatism
- Audiology
- Average
- Beta-blockers
- Birthing pool
- Bladder cancer
- Bowel cancer
- Brachytherapy
- Breast cancer
- Bunion removal
- Caesarean (elective)
- Caesarean (emergency)
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Carstairs
- Caseload midwifery/DOMINO system
- Cataract surgery
- Charlson co-morbidity index (CCI)
- Chemotherapy
- Children's nurse (paediatric nurse)
- Cholecystectomy
- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Clinical Classification System (CCS)
- Clopidogrel
- Clostridium difficile
- Colon and rectal surgery
- Colonoscopy/ colonoscopist
- Colorectal cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Community based midwifery
- Computerised tomography (CT) scanner
- Confidence intervals
- Consultant nurse
- Contrast radiology
- Control limits
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty & stenting
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- Correction of squint
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cytologist
- Decolonisation routine
- Dedicated isolation ward
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Diathermy
- Discrete ward
- Door-to-balloon time
- Double testing
- Down's syndrome
- Dupuytren's contracture repair
- Elective admission to hospital
- Emergency admission to hospital
- Emergency medicine
- Endarterectomy of carotid artery
- Endocrinology and metabolism
- Entonox
- Epidural
- Episiotomy
- European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP)
- Faecal enemas
- Femoral hernia repair
- Fluoroscopy
- Folic acid
- Forceps delivery
- Fragmentation of kidney stone
- Gallbladder surgery
- Ganglion removal
- Gastroenterology
- Gastroscopy
- General anaesthetic
- General practice
- General surgery
- Genetics
- Genito-urinary medicine
- Geriatric medicine
- Gestational diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Gynaecologic oncology
- Gynaecologist
- Haematology
- Haemorrhoidectomy
- Hand tendon repair
- Health Protection Agency (HPA)
- Heart attack
- Heart-lung machine
- Hernia repair
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Hip replacement
- Histopathologist
- Hormone therapy
- Hospice
- Hospital episode statistics (HES)
- Hospital spell
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy
- ICD10 codes
- ICD-9-CM codes
- IMD 2004
- Indirect standardisation (SMRs)
- Induction
- Infectious diseases
- Inpatient
- Insertion of cardiac pacemaker
- Insulin
- Intensive care medicine
- Intensivist
- Isolation policy
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee replacement
- Knee tendon repair
- Keyhole surgery
- Labour
- Labour, Delivery, Recovery and Postnatal (LDRP) beds
- Laminar Flow Theatre
- Local anaesthetic
- Logistic regression
- Lumbar spine procedure
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner
- MDT (multidisciplinary team coordinator)
- Median
- Muscular dystrophy
- Meptid
- Metformin
- Mobile stroke team
- MRSA
- MRSA screening
- Multiple births
- Myocardial infarction
- Nateglinide and repaglinide
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurological surgery
- Neurosurgery
- NICE guidelines
- Non-obstetric ultrasound
- Nuchal fold/translucency scan
- Nurse specialist
- Obesity
- Obstetric ultrasound
- Obstetrician
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Occupational therapist
- Occupational therapy
- Oesophagectomy
- Oncologist
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Oral and maxillo-facial surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose & throat)
- Outpatient
- Paediatrician
- Paediatrics
- Pain clinic
- Palliative care
- Pathology
- Pethidine
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Placenta praevia
- Plastic surgery
- Pneumonia
- Podiatric medicine (Podiatry)
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Postnatal
- Pre-admission assessment clinic
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pressure ulcers
- Preventative medicine
- Primary care
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate surgery (TURP)
- Psychiatry
- Quadruple testing
- Radiation oncology
- Radiologists/ radiographers
- Radiology/ diagnostic medicine
- Radiology/ nuclear medicine
- Radionuclide (isotope) scan
- Radiotherapy
- Relative risk
- Removal of kidney stones
- Renal medicine
- Respiratory medicine
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatology
- Ring-fenced elective ward
- Secondary care
- Specialist hospital
- Spina bifida
- Sports medicine
- Sulphonylurea
- Statins
- Stroke
- Stroke specialist nurse
- Stroke unit
- Tamoxifen
- Team midwifery
- TENS machine
- Thiazolidinediones
- Thoracic surgery
- Thrombolysis
- Topical suppression
- Total mesorectal excision
- Trigger finger repair
- Triple testing
- Urinary tract infections
- Urology
- Varicose vein stripping and ligation
- Vascular surgery
- Vasectomy
- Ventouse (vacuum) delivery
- Water birth
- Wisdom teeth removal