Obscure Medical Terminology

Medical Terms You Didn't Know Existed

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Sphen refers to the sphenoid bone, palatine means “pertaining to the palate,” gangli refers to the concentration of neural bodies known as the ganglion, neur means “nerve,” and the suffix algia means “pain.” That’s a mouthful. Horripilation While this term may sound particularly horrifying, it actually just means “goosebumps.”

Anatomy 101: Obscure Words for Body …

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: the region of the eyebrows : eyebrow In Latin supercilium means "eyebrow" or "ridge" or "pride." In English it carries that first …

Outdated Terms for Diseases and Conditions - Verywell …

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Bronze John: yellow fever Camp fever: typhus Chalkstones: swelling with pain that probably was caused by rheumatoid arthritis or gout Congestive fever: malaria …

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Limb falling asleep. That numb feeling that you wake to when you’ve slept on your arm …

50 Fancy Medical Terms for Common Things - Best Life

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50 Funny Medical Terms and Phrases

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Throughout our list, you'll often see funny medical terms or funny medical phrases that refer to a group of specialists, patients, or healthcare professionals. This funny phrase refers to …

50 Complex Medical Terms for Everyday Moments …

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There is so much medical jargon that can be described in a more empathetic way to people. Scroll below for an exhaustive list of healthcare terminology translated into everyday people-speak! …

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There are two cool medical words for an ingrown toenail. onychocryptosis means ‘hidden nail’ and is Greek, while in Latin it’s unguis incarnates, which literally means nail in flesh. …

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There’s a bizarre medical condition called Ainhum, or also known as Dactylolysis Spontanea, where a person’s toe just randomly falls off in a painful experience by bilateral spontaneous …