Dictionary of Medical Terms

Lack of movement of digested food and juices through the gastrointestinal tract. May be due to a blockage of the…

The flared portion of the pelvis. The hip bone.

Intramuscular.

Resistant to a particular disease.

Resistance of the body to infection.

The process of making an individual immune by vaccination or inoculation.

A serum protein involved in immunity. An antibody.

Skin infection characterized by erupting sores. Caused by staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria.

Inability of a male to achieve erection and orgasm.

In its original place. Carcinoma in situ means cancer that hasn’t spread to other locations.

A cut.

Any of the front four teeth on either the upper or lower jaw.

1. Unable to make rational decisions. 2. Not functioning properly.

Inability to hold urine or feces.

To provide the proper conditions for growth.

Upper abdominal discomfort usually experienced after a meal due to incomplete digestion.

The process of hardening. An abnormally hard spot.

An area of dead or dying tissue produced by lack of blood flow to or from that area. For example,…

Causing disease, especially by the presence of foreign microorganisms in the body, including bacteria, viruses or parasites.

A disease that can be spread from one person to another.

Inability to produce children.