Dictionary of Medical Terms

Excessive production of breast milk.

A group of organisms that includes yeasts, molds and mushrooms.

Fruit sugar.

An inability to be sexually aroused.

A fold of skin or mucous membrane that limits the movement of a body part. For example, the frenulum linguae…

Twins formed from two separate eggs that were fertilized at the same time. They may be the same or different…

Broken, especially a broken bone.

A loose fold of skin covering the tip of the penis.

A soft spot in the skull of an infant formed by the normal separation between the bony plates of the…

Inflammation of the hair follicles.

Folacin. One of the B-group vitamins essential for forming red blood cells.

A compound used as a diagnostic aid to show injuries of the cornea or retina of the eye.

Excessive production of gas in the intestines or stomach.

A condition in which the normal arch of the foot is absent.

Soft and flabby. Often used to describe complete paralysis (loss of movement) without muscle spasm.

An abnormal passage from an abscess, cavity or hollow organ to the skin or another abscess.

A narrow slit.

The long, thin, outer bone of the lower leg.

Inflammation of fibrous tissues.

A painful condition with multiple sensitive areas, called “tender points,” affecting fibrous tissues, muscles, tendons and ligaments.

A noncancerous tumor of the uterus composed of muscle fibers. Also called uterine myoma.