50 fancy medical conditions for common things
Do you have "borborygmus" again?
When you are under time and your doctor asks you to describe your symptoms, your answer probably involves common descriptive words like "pain", "swelling" and "inflammation". Medical experts and patients came to accept this more banal phraseology as the norm. But what professionals do not know practiced is that under the varnish ofGray's Anatomy andScrubs Scripts, much more official medical terminology comes into play. And yes, every word is about as painful to pronounce as it is experience.
Here we gathered some of the most crazy medical terms of the vilain quasi-surveytightness the way-can-a word-seriously-being that long-pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-For common conditions and symptoms. The next time you want to call a nose flowing from a "flowing nose" or a brain to freeze a "brain gel", stop and use these highly official medical terms instead.
1 Observation
Have you ever crossed your legs for such a long period of time, once you tried to get up, you found they were completely numb? Most people refer to this feeling of having your members "fall asleep", but the official medical term, it is actuallyobservation.
2 borborygmes
Would have been invented onomatopoetically by the Greeks, this scientific term refers to the sound that your stomach makes when it is seriously needing a little fuel or hard to digest something that does not agree with it. And if you are withborborygmesYou can simply tell your doctor in simpler terms that you have a bad case of stomach rumbling.
3 xerosis
Do not worry if your dermatologist tells you that you suffer fromxerosis. This is just the scientific term much more scary resonance fordry skin.
4 Cerumen
When cleaning your ears with a Q-Tip, what you delete is thecerumen, Or cerumen. This name comes fromcera, theLatin word for "wax. »
5 sphenopalatine ganglioneralgia
If the brain gel of your ice cream is a headache, so do not try to call the pain by his official doctor name-sphenopalatine ganglioneralgia"You will surely get a real puzzle.
6 Morsicatio buccarum
Nobody likes the feeling of biting on the cheek, but some people simply can not help, but do it again and again. These people suffer fromMorsicatio buccarum, A condition that requires them to chew repeatedly or bite inside the mouth, which causes painful lesions.
7 lamentation
After looking at a romantic movie with a soft-bitter-bitter, you may find your voucher blurred by a few tears in bulk. In the basic terminology, it would be called "crying". But in the scientific community, this is calledlamentationOr the excessive flow of tears.
8 Photalgia
Your eyes bad every time you go out? You could suffer fromphotalgiaOr a pain caused by the light of the iris. And this sensitivity is a type of photophobia, or abnormal intolerance to light.
9 Epistaxis
Epistaxis is the medical term for when the blood flows over your nose-to say what you can call a nosebleed bleeding.
10 Pseudoepistaxis
Although similar toepistaxis,pseudoepistaxis is slightly different in that sense, when it occurs, the blood coming out of the nose does not actually come from the nasal cavity. On the contrary, blood simply goes through and comes out of the nasal cavity, so it simply seems like normal nose bleeding.
11 Fugax procedure
Fugax procedure Is a pain in the ass-serious: this medical term is the fancy means of referring to the anal pain without identifiable, generally identified by muscle spasms of the behind.
12 xerostomy
One of the most frequent side effects of medication isxerostomyOr the mouth dry. And when a medicine is known to cause dry mouth, it is properly called xerogenic.
13 pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
"I think I getpneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Pop. Okay, then maybe it's not howthe legendaryZoolander quote goes,exactly. But it should have been, because this medical term is synonymous with silicosis, or the pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust: in other words, the black lung. And if you wonder why this word seems so wacky, it is because it was invented by the President of the National League Puzzlers as the longest word in the English language (at 45 letters).
14 bruxism
People who suffer frombruxismOr teeth squeaks, could experience symptoms like chipped teeth, teeth sensitivity and sleep disorders.
15 Horripilation
You probably know them like goose flesh, but their official scientific name is actuallyhorripilation, coming from Latin wordshorror ("stand on end") andPilus("Hair"). The word "horror" actually also comes from Latinhorror-Appropriate so, see alsoweird flick will give you a little intensehorripilations.
16 Fasciculation
If and when your muscle fibers contract under your skin, you can be boring and say that you have a reluctant muscle-Where You can look like a trained medical professional and a remark on yourfasciculation.
17 Rhinorrhea
Although it does not name the most enjoyable survey, this condition is actually quite common - and it is more than likely that you have treated it at least once in recent months. Maybe you did not know it asrhinorrhea At the time, but you certainly knew (and hated) by his more common name: a flowing nose.
18 Onychocryptose
Incarnated nails are painful, but you know what would do them worse? Have to say to the doctor you haveOnychocryptose every time you have one.
19 Transitional diaphragmatic spasm
It could feel pretty horrible in the moment, but to knock off the wind of you - or aTransitional diaphragmatic spasm-Useable will not last more than a minute or two.
20 Abithisting stomatite
There is a reason why we call these Pestains and painful ulcers on our "sinkers" lips, as the medical mandate for themselves-abithisting stomatite-The is not easy to pronounce.
21 Synchronous diaphragmatic float
It is only one of the medical terms referring to involuntary contractions in the diaphragm. The other terms you might hear about are "myoclonic twitches" and, more simply, "hiccups."
22 Formulation
No, no fornication-formulation. This word with a difference of a letter refers to this scary-Crair feeling that you sometimes get, as if your skin is tight with a pile of tiny insects.
23 Cardialgia
You might not recognize the medical termcardialgiaBut it is likely that you have experienced it after a particularly glordy meal. For some people, eating certain foods can cause indigestion, leading tocardialgia (more commonly called stomach burns).
24 Transmitter
As a general rule, any stomach bug or food poisoning will be accompanied by an unpleasant wave oftransmitter, or nausea.
25 Sterner
When you are dealing with Rhinorrhea, you could find yourselfsternutant-Ister sneezing - a little.
26 Gustatory rhinitis
A general flow is the rhinorrhea, but a nose flowing as a result of eating certain foods (like hot or spicy) is more specifically known asgustatory rhinitis. (Yes, you will find a very specific medical terminology for almost everything.)
27 Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
The tibia splints are neither amusing nor impressive to have, since simply having flat feet can cause inflammation around the shinbone. However, if you are stuck with shin splints, a way to impress your friends is to tell them that you haveMedial Tibial Stress Syndrome. Of course, this could be different names for the same thing, but they will probably not know.
28 Veinegia
Portaing of headache? Stomach uncomfortable? Unusual sensitivity to strong sounds and bright lights? These are all classic symptoms ofveinegia,More commonly called a hangover.
29 Muscae Volitaine
Concentrate intensely on something with your eyes, and you could see that you start seeing small transparent threads floating through your line of sight. No, there are no small pests that take on your corneas; These are calledMuscae VolitaineAnd they are only small proteins inside the jelly of your eye that are generally nothing to fear!
30 Vasovagal syncope
At the simple view of the blood or even a quantity of overwhelming anxiety that has already brought you? If so, then you are one of the many people who have experiencedVasovagal syncope, who is really just a fantasy way to say that you have fainted.
31 Angina
Ever ignoreangina. This chest pain - which has been described as a feeling like a vise is to tighten on the area of the chest - it is an indication that your heart does not enjoy enough blood, which could be a symptom of a Grave cardiac disease. And for ways to keep your heart in good health, load on these40 cardiac foods to eat after 40 years.
32 Varicella
Also called the chickenpox,varicella Is a very contagious infection most often observed in non-vaccinated children.
33 Odontalgia
You should soon lead me to the dentist if you suffer from a kind ofOdontalgia-Or put more simply, a toothache.
34 Pharyngitis
When you are dealing withpharyngitis, or a sore throat, your best action plan is to rest and relax in bed with a warm soup bowl.
35 Otalgia
The change ofCabin pressure on an airplane was known to causeotalgiaor pain in the ear.
36 Cachexia
Cachexia The term used to describe weight loss, muscle atrophy and loss of appetite observed in patients with diseases such as cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and congestive heart failure. As a general rule, when someone has Cachexia, their chances of dying increase.
37 Pyrexy
Many medical conditions are accompanied bypyrexyor a fever. Fortunately, with lots of water and a little bit,pyrexy is usually easy to rinse.
38 Hyperhidrosis
The people who havehyperhidrosis treat witha lot sweat. In addition to transfering at appropriate moments, as at the gym or as a tan outdoors, they will also explode in a sweat of the winter dead or even at rest.
39 Heloma soft
Make sure you always wear shoes that are suitable. Otherwise, you risk getting home with covered feet in manyHeloma soft, which is colloquially called "sweet corn".
40 Transient lingual papter
Transient lingual papter Causes small red or white bumps to develop on the tongue. Also known as lie bumps, they tend to collapse for themselves in a few days, but that does not mean that the process is not itching and even painful.
41 Nocturne enuresis
Most children have troubleNocturne enuresis, or sleeping, at some point during their adolescence, and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Fortunately, this habit is usually left in childhood with angry attacks and thumb sucking.
42 Crestus
Do your pop joints lock when you drop it? What you hear iscrestus, a jump and cracking sound in the air joints being in the subcutaneous fabric.
43 Dysuria
When you are dealing withdysuriaOr a painful urine, then every trip to the bathroom is about as dreaded as the dentist's office. And you should never ignoredysuria, seeing that it is normally a sign of something serious inside your body or could even be a sign of a sexually transmitted infection.
44 Bubble
Breaking new shoes is never fun. After walking for a few hours, your feet run the risk of developing a burstbullas, or blisters.
45 Diplip
Need an easy way to sayWhat do you have too much to drink? Generally, you will know that it's time to call he leaves the question when you livediplipor double vision.
46 Dysphagia
People who have pharyngitis often suffer fromdysphagiaor difficulty swallowing. Fortunately, once the pharyngitis is treated, thedysphagia generally disappears too.
47 Chalazion
Albeit to have achalazion On your eyelid is not fun, these styes tend to disappear by themselves in a few weeks, which caused no long-term damage.
48 Permbloronite
That's what your dentist always warns you. If you neglect your dental silk responsibilities, you could end up withpermbloroniteor inflammation of soft tissues surrounding teeth and gums. This makes everything, brushing to eat - the apples are particularly rough, a painful business.
49 Keratitis
Is your vision blurring as usual? You may need glasses, but it's also possible to suffer fromkeratitisor inflammation of the cornea. The other symptoms associated with this disease include eye pain, redness and excess discharge, and a way to prevent it from ensuring that you practice the care of the appropriate contact lens if you wear them.
50 ORAL CANDIDICASIS
When the fungus is known as Candida becomes too abundant in the mouth, it turns into a condition known asORAL CANDIDICASISor oral lily of the valley. The people who haveORAL CANDIDICASIS Will experience the white lesions on the inner tongue and cheeks, but they will disappear as soon as the appropriate treatment is administered (usually anti-fungal drugs).