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English Medical (general) Translation Glossary

English term English translation
forceps an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers
forensic settings forensic settings such as jails, prisons, special hospitals etc.
Entered by: Lalit Sati
frank manifest; clinically evident; obvious
FRCP and ChB Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Free light chain immunoglobulin Light chain antibody protein
Entered by: Anita du Plessis
Functional Living Index Emesis An index to evaluate nausea & vomiting induced by chemotherapy
game and brush (game) animals and scrub vegetation
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
gastric lumen VS antrum of the stomach stomach contents vs stomach lower end
Entered by: Max Nuijens
GL problems Gastrointestinal (GI) problems
graticule a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
grinding pain long and agonising, some variety in intensity
GUS Genitourinary System
haemostaseology a medical science about how to stop a bleeding
hair shot typo for "air shot"
hand to eye hand-to-eye/ hand-eye coordination
harm used as a noun modifier of "reduction," not as a verb
HB hospital-based clinic
He was also seizing he was also having convulsions
Entered by: airmailrpl
He was born of the first pregnancy He was born of the first pregnancy / born to a primigravida mother
head cold cold affecting the mucous membranes of the nasal passages
health organization members members of a HMO
hearing or audibility audition
HEPL Histamine Equivalent Prick
herbs vs. botanicals -
hetero-proteins heteroproteins
Entered by: Nick Lingris
high grade high quality
histology results/findings of histological examination
histology yield tissue acquisition for histological analysis
hospitals a Dr. attends hospitals where a physician practices
HRS/TWA hazard ranking system/time-weighted average
humeral and ulnar preparations bone preparations (as opposed to prosthesis or components)
I&E (e.g. clinical trial context) inclusion & exclusion criteria
i.h. (normally IH) inhalation
ICP integrated care plan/program/pathway
ICS intracoronary stenting
ID international dollars
IHC Immunohistochemistry
ileus vs. enterostasis obstruction vs. stoppage
imposed a hardship made things (life) more difficult
Entered by: William [Bill] Gray
in fifty microgram increments increments expressed in terms of a fifty-microgram unit
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