Health Glossary

Demystifying medical language. Browse or search for clear, human-centered explanations of common medical terms.

Trauma

Physical injury or damage to the body caused by an external force, or, in another medical context, a deeply distressing…
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Treatment

An intervention or combination of interventions used to prevent, control, cure, or relieve a disease, condition, symptom, or other health…
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Tuberculosis

An infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, most commonly affecting the lungs but capable of affecting…
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Typhoid

An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, usually acquired by consuming food or water contaminated with…
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Ultrasound

A medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of structures inside the body. A transducer sends…
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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that trains the immune system to recognize and protect against specific infectious diseases without…
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