Unit 23: Vocabulary

A swollen area containing puss.

If the abscess ruptures, and the infection seems to clear up in a couple of days, your body should heal on its own.

An abnormal growth in the ear.

An acoustic neuroma can often affect balance and hearing.

Multiple boils on the skin.

Because of its infectious nature, a carbuncle can spread quickly.

The scar of a healed wound.

Her legs had a large cicatrix on the side from a childhood operation.

A cell-like structure.

It is easy to mistake a cytoid for a cell.

Any material inside a cell.

Mainly composed of water, salts, and proteins, cytoplasm is essential for the removal of waste material from a cell.

A sore in the first part of the small intestine.

Anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and aspirin can cause a duodenal ulcer.

An abnormal benign swelling on a tendon.

Your GP can perform aspiration of the ganglion in your wrist.

A condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through a weak spot in the surrounding tissue wall or muscle.

Lifting heavy objects is the leading cause of getting a hernia.

Moving toward or having to do with the side.

The surgeon made a lateral incision along the length of the abdomen.

Large or long.

He was scheduled for surgery after the discovery of a macro-growth.

Small or delicate.

There were several micro-fractures in the collar bone.

Resembling a nerve or nerve tissue.

The growth was neuroid in appearance.

The top of the mouth.

He burned his palate while eating hot pizza.

Sores on the stomach lining.

Peptic ulcers, while not serious, can be very painful.

Closest to the torso.

His proximal rib was broken in the skiing accident.

Kidney stones.

The renal calculi didn’t respond to shock treatment so he had to wait until he passed them naturally.

The state of being toxic or poisonous.

The toxicity of the drug is only a problem in high doses.

Enlarged veins.

Varicose veins are most common in elderly women.

Contagious warts on the sole of the foot.

Verrucas are highly contagious, so you should not walk barefoot in public areas if you have them.