Alternative Words
Alternative words
Avoid these words
/ (slash)
a and/or b
a number of
abdomen
ability
abolish
abrasion
absenteeism
absorb
absorption
abstain from
acquire
accelerate
accessible
accommodate
accompany
accomplish
accorded
accordingly
accumulate
accurate
activate
active immunity
active role
activity
acute
addictive
additional
address
adequate
adhere
adjacent to
Consider using these words
and, or
a or b or both
some
stomach area, belly, tummy
skill
end, do away with, get rid of
scrape, scratch
missing work or school
take in fluids, soak up
take in, soak up
don’t, don’t use, don’t have, go without
get
hurry, speed up, make worse, make more severe
available, on hand, understandable, usable
house, let stay with, give shelter, adjust, adapt
go with, take with (medicine)
do, finish
given
so
add, build up, collect, gather
correct, exact, right
begin, start
being able to fight off a specific disease once you have had that disease
taking part in
something you do; something you do often, like driving
sudden start, short-term, quick
habit-forming
added, extra, more, other
talk about, discuss
enough, the right amount
stick to, follow
next to
Alternative Words
adjust
adjuvant
administer
administrative services
only
advantageous
adverse
adverse event
adversely impact on
advise
advocacy
aerobic exercise
aerosol
affirmative
afford an opportunity
aggravate
aggregate
aggressive
agitation
ailment
aircraft
airways
alienate
allergen
allergic
allergic rhinitis
allergist
allergy
alleviate
allocate
allow
alopecia
fine-tune; change
something added to a vaccine to make it work better
give, manage, take care of
providing claims and billing services
helpful, useful
bad, dangerous, hurtful, harmful
something bad that happens, a bad reaction
hurt, set back
tell, warn, say
support, fighting on behalf of, arguing for support
exercise; slow and steady exercise like walking, running, biking,
swimming, that gets your heart pumping
spray, mist
yes, positive
allow, let
make worse, harm, anger, hurt
altogether, added together, combined
pushy, dangerous, gets worse fast
anxiety, restlessness, nervousness
sickness, illness, problem with your health
plane
windpipe, breathing, tubes that take air in from the nose and mouth to
the lungs, pathway from nose and mouth to lungs
push away, put by itself, turn away from, set apart
something that causes allergies
the body’s reaction to something, like pollen, that results in sneezing,
sniffling, a rash, etc.
hay fever
doctor who treats allergies
reaction to certain things such as food or cloth or pollen; itch, rash, hives,
breathing problem
lessen, ease, soften, improve, make better
divide
let
hair loss, balding
Alternative Words
alteration
alternate
alternative
alveoli
amalgamate
ambulate
ambulatory
ameliorate
amend
amend
amnesia
anaerobic exercise
analgesic
analyze
anaphylaxis
anemia
anesthetic (general)
anesthetic (local)
angina (or angina
pectoris)
annual
annually
anterior
antibiotic
antibody
anticipate
anticoagulant
antigen
anti-inflammatory
antiviral
anti-virus medicine
anxiety
change, shift, adjustment
take turns, one and then the other, rotate
choice, option
tiny air sacs in the lungs
put together, join, combine, unite
walk, move around
can walk, mobile, able to move about, walking
improve
change, change later on, adjust
change
forgetfulness, memory loss, not being able to remember
exercise, fast-burst exercise, muscle-building exercise like weight lifting
pain killer, pain reliever
look at, study, examine
shock or serious allergic reaction
tired, low iron, a low blood count that can make you tired and short
of breath
a drug that puts you to sleep
a drug that numbs an area of your body
chest pain
yearly, every year, once every year, once a year, each year
yearly, every year, once every year, once a year, each year
front
infection-fighting medicine, medicine that fights infection
your body’s way to fight off infections, infection-fighting cells, cells
that fight infection
expect
blood thinner
germ, bacteria, virus, poison; something in your body that your body tries
to fight off; something that helps your body fight disease
helps swelling go down
medicine, drug that fights viruses
medicine, drug that fight viruses like the flu
fear, worry
Alternative Words
apparent
appellant
applicant
apply
appreciable
appreciate
apprise
appropriate
appropriate(ly)
approximate
aptitude
arguably
arrhythmia
arteriosclerosis
(or atherosclerosis)
arthralgia
arthritis
articulate
as a means of
as prescribed by
ascertain
ascertain
ascorbic acid
asphyxiate
aspirate, aspiration
assay
assess
assessment
assist
associated with
association
asthma
asymptomatic
at the present time
clear, plain
name; you or another person making an appeal
your name, name of the person, person who is applying
use, put on, rub onto, sign up for
many
thank, be grateful
inform, tell
take, take over; a good fit, proper, right
correct(ly), proper(ly), right
about, guess, around, near, close
ability, skill, gift, talent
maybe, perhaps, possibly, could be
irregular heartbeat, when the heart doesn’t have a steady beat
hardening of the arteries
pain, pain in your joints
pain in joints; disease of the joints that causes swelling, pain, heat, and a
sense of stiffness
say, state, tell
to
in, under
find, find out, learn, make certain
find out
vitamin C
choke, smother, suffocate
fluid in the lungs
lab test
learn about, study
review, quiz, rating, report, test, interview
help, aid
linked to, related to
group, relation, organization
breathing disease; long term disease with swelling of the airways
without symptoms
now
Alternative Words
atherosclerosis
atopic dermatitis
attack
attain
attempt
attire
audit
aural
authentic
authorize
autism
autoimmune disease
autonomous
avail
available
avian flu
avoid
B cells
bacteria
behavior modification
beneficial
beneficiary
benefit
benefit
benign
bereavement
beverage
biannual
bilateral
biopsy
bioterrorism
blood glucose
blood profile
BMI, body mass index
hardening of the arteries, clogged blood vessels
itchy red rash
violent start, suddenly overcome by a disease, begin to harm
meet a goal; get
try, effort
clothes, clothing, to dress, wear
review, inspect, look at
hearing
original, real, true, actual
allow, approve, give the power to
brain disorder, illness that makes it hard for someone to talk
to other people
disease that makes your body attack itself
free, by itself, independent
help, aid
on hand, at hand, ready, near-by, handy
bird flu
do not
disease fighting cells
germs
developing new habits, changing what you do, stopping bad habits
good, good for, helpful, useful
someone who receives, person who comes out ahead
help, aid
covered services (or help)
will not cause harm; is not cancer
grief after death, loss, sadness, mourning
drink, fluids, liquids
every two years; twice a year, two times every year
on both sides
sample of tissue from part of the body
spreading virus or disease to cause fear or hurt
blood sugar
series of blood tests
using your height and weight to measure if you’re overweight
Alternative Words
bona fide
bone density test
bone marrow
booster shots
breakthrough infection
bronchial tubes
bronchodilator
bursitis
by means of
by which time
calculate
capability
capacity
carcinogen
carcinogen
carcinoma
cardiac
cardiologist
cardiovascular
carpal
cartilage
cataracts
catastrophe
category
catheter
catheterize
causal association
cauterize
cautiously
caveat
cease
cell culture
real, true
bone strength test, a test of how solid and how strong your bones are
area inside your bones where
blood cells are made
a shot you get months or years after your vaccine shot, to keep you safe
from that disease
getting a disease even though you’ve been vaccinated against it
the tubes letting air in and out of the lungs
medicine, drug that helps you breathe easier
swollen, painful joints, disease that causes joint pain
by, using, with
by then
add up, figure out
ability
size, amount something holds, ability, space, number open
something that can cause cancer
cancer-causing
cancer
(of/in/related to) the heart
heart doctor
heart and/or blood vessel
wrist
the smooth covering on the end of bones
a clouding of the eye that makes it hard for people to see, cloudy
eyesight, cloudy vision
disaster, tragedy
group
a tube for putting fluids into/ taking fluids out of the body
put a tube into part of the body
causes, leads to, can cause causes your body to react
to burn a piece of the skin or tissue (usually to stop bleeding)
with care; slowly
warning
end, stop, quit
tissue sample or a study of the tissue
Alternative Words
cellulitis
censure
central nervous system
cerebral hemorrhage
cessation
chemotherapy
chest film
cholesterol, HDL, LDL
chronic
circulation
circumstance
clavicle
client
clinical
clinical trial
clinically ill
close proximity
coagulate
coerce
cognitive
cognitive learning
cognizant
coinsurance
colic
collaborate
colon/colorectal
colonoscopy
comatose
combination vaccine
combined
commence
commitment
commonly
skin infection
blame, punish
brain and spinal cord
stroke, blood clot in the brain
ending, stop, pause
drugs to treat cancer
chest x-ray
types of fat found in the blood, HDL is good cholesterol, LDL is bad
lasting a long time, life-long
blood flow, flow of blood through the body
event, situation, facts
collarbone
you, name of person
work, studies, a medical setting that involves patients
a research study that tests new treatments on patients
sick, diseased
near, nearby, close, close to
clot, set, clump together
force, make, press
learning, thinking
thinking
aware, know about, think of
amount you pay (or amount the Health Plan pays)
stomach pain, sick, baby with upset tummy
work together, team up, help each other
large intestine
an exam of the inside of the large intestine using a flexible tube
and lens
in a coma
a vaccine that helps stop more than one type of disease
joint
start, begin
promise
most often
Alternative Words
communicable
communicate
comparable
compensate
competent
complete
complete
completion
complimentary
comply
component
comprehensive
comprise
compulsion
computed tomography
conceal(ed)
conceive
concerning
conclude
conclusive
concur
condition
condition
conditioning
conduct(ing)
congenital
congenital anomaly
congestive heart failure
conjunctivitis
conscientious
consequence
consequently
consider
consolidate
catching, can be spread, can be passed to other people, can make other
people sick
tell, say, call, write, talk to
like, similar, almost the same as
make up, pay, reward
skillful, able, well trained
finish, fill out, end
finish, do, fill out, take part in
end, finish
free
do, follow, give in, obey
part, section
complete, covers everything important, thorough, all
be made up of, include
want, urge, desire
CT scan or imaging test, 3-D X-ray
hide (hidden)
imagine, think up
about, for, on
end, finish
definite, final, last
agree, feel the same way
a medical problem, a disease, an illness
how you feel; health problem
physical training, training your body, fitness
do(ing)
born with, inborn
birth defect
when the heart isn’t pumping hard enough to move blood well
eye infection, pink eye, swelling and redness around your eyes
careful, thoughtful
result
so, because of this, as a result
think about
combine, join, merge
Alternative Words
conspicuous
constitutes
construct
consult
consume
contact
contagious
contagious disease
contain
contaminant
contaminate
contemplate
contingent upon
continue
contraceptive
contract
contracting a disease
contraindicated
contrast medium
contribute
control
controlled trial
contusion
convene
convenient
conversion
convulsion
co-operate
copayment
COPD
coronary
coronary heart disease
coronary thrombosis
correlation
plain to see, obvious
is, forms, makes up
make, build, design
talk with, ask, talk to, see, meet
eat, drink, use up
talk to, call, write, talk with, get in touch with
catching, spreading, able to make others sick, someone who is sick and
might make you sick too
an illness that spreads to others
have, keep together
pollutant, poison, harmful ingredient, harmful chemical
spoil, infect, dirty, poison, pollute, taint
think about, consider, continue to remain still
if
go on, keep (on)
birth control
arrange, agree, make smaller and shorter
getting a disease
not recommended, can cause a bad reaction, not allowed
dye
help, give
manage, have power over, take care of
a study that compares one treatment to another treatment
bruise
meet
easy to use, on hand, handy, useful
change
seizure, spasm
help, work together, assist
amount you pay
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(in/of/related to) the blood vessels that bring blood to the heart
heart disease
heart attack
link
Alternative Words
correspond
corroborate
corticosteroids
countermeasures
criterion
Crohn’s Disease
crucial
cure
currently
cutaneous
dander
debilitating
deceased
decision
decompose
decontaminate
decrease
deductible
deem
deep vein thrombosis
deficiency
deficit
deformity
degeneration
degenerative
dehydrate
delete
deltoid
dementia
demonstrate
depart
deplete
dermal
describing
agree with, match, write, email
confirm, agree with
asthma drug, asthma medicine
drugs to help fight sickness; flu shots; vaccines
sign, standard
digestion disease
very important
heal, fix, make better; make completely better
now, at this moment, right now
related to the skin
flakes of skin
weakening
dead
choice
decay, rot, break down
clean, kill germs, disinfect, purify, sterilize
take less, cut back, drop, lower, fall
payments members make before insurance begins to pay
believe, consider, think
a blood clot deep in the vein
lack, not enough
shortage
a change from the normal shape, not normal, not a normal shape, oddly
shaped
getting or gets worse
weaken, worsen, decline, decay
need water, water loss, remove water
remove, take out, cut, drop
arm muscle
memory loss that gets worse over time, Alzheimer’s
prove, show
leave
empty, take all of, reduce, sap
related to the skin
telling about
Alternative Words
designate
desire
detect
deteriorate
determine
detrimental
develop
deviate
diabetes
diabetic
diagnose
diagnosis
diagnostic procedure
diaphoresis
diarrhea diseases
difficulties
diffuse
digit
dilate
dilator
dilute
dimension
diminish
diminish(ed)
diminutive
disclose
discoid
discoloration
disconnect
discontinue
discover
discrepancy
discuss
disenroll
display
appoint, choose, name
want, wish
find (out)
get worse, fall apart, become unusable
decide, figure, find
harmful, bad
create, change, grow
stray, change, take a different path
elevated sugar in the blood
person who has diabetes
test, find out, figure out, learn cause
finding out the cause of an illness, condition, disease, medical answer
a test to look for a problem
sweating
diarrhea
problems, trouble
widespread, scattered
finger or toe
become wider, become larger, become bigger
something used to make something become larger, wider, or bigger
weaken, make weaker, add liquid
size
make smaller, become less, take less
go down, decrease, less (of), lower
small, tiny, very little
show, tell
shaped like a disk, round and flat
change in color, not the color it normally is, odd color
unhook, separate, divide
stop, end, quit
find (out), learn if
conflict, difference, error, split
talk about, talk with
leave a program
show
Alternative Words
disqualified
dissemination
(disseminate)
distinguish
diuretic
diverticulitis
donate
donation
dose
double blind
dressing
drowsy
due to the fact that
during the period
dwelling
dysfunction
dysmenorrhea
dyspepsia
echocardiography,
echocardiogram
economical
edema
effect
effective
effects
efficacy
EKG
elect
electrolytes
elevate
eligible
eliminate
elucidate
no longer qualified, or no longer meets the program rules
spread, distribute, send out, make available
tell apart, set apart
drug that makes you urinate more
when pockets in your large intestine are swollen or infected
give
gift, present
amount of medicine, chemical,
or radiation
a study in which researchers and the participants don’t know which
participant is getting the drug being tested
bandage
sleepy
due to, since
during
home, house
not working, problem
painful period cramps
indigestion, heartburn
pictures of the heart
low cost, low priced, value priced
swelling
make, result
works well, good, strong
things that happen as a result of your actions
how well a treatment works
heart test, test of your heart
choose, pick
salts in the blood that control the balance of fluids in the body
raise, lift, make higher
qualified, or are able to get
cut, drop, end
explain
Alternative Words
emaciated
embolism
embolist/embolus
emesis
emphasize
emphysema
empirical evidence
employ
employment
enable
encephalitis
encounter
encourage
endeavour
endocrine
endometrium
enhance
enlarge
enroll
ensue
ensure
entails
enumerate
enuresis
environment
epidemic
epidemiologist
epidemiology
episode
epizootic
equilibrium
equipment (PPE)
equitable
equivalent of
very thin, starving
lump of blood, clot
clot that blocks a blood vessel or artery
throwing up, vomiting
stress, point out, highlight
a lung disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
proof
use
work
allow, let
swelling of the brain
meet
urge
try
related to the hormone-producing systems
lining of the uterus
add to, improve
get bigger
join
follow(ing), occur after, happen next
make sure
involves, means
count
problems controlling urine, bladder control problems
all the things around you in your daily life, at home and at work
disease that most people get, widespread sickness
scientist who studies diseases
disease study
event, set amount of time, attack, brief time
widespread disease in animals
balance
gowns, face shields, gloves, face masks, and respirators
fair
equal to
Alternative Words
eradicate
erosions
eruption (skin)
erythematosus
escalate
especially
ESR
establish
etiology
etiology
evaluate
evidence of
evidenced
evident
exacerbate
examination
examine
exceeds
excess rate
excessive
excise
exclusive provider organization
exert
exertion
exhale
exhibit
expectorate
expedite
expeditious
expend
experience
experiencing
expertise
get rid of
small pits, small holes in teeth or bones
rash or breakout
red rash on the face
worsen, make worse, get worse, increase, grow
mainly, mostly
a blood test
set up; also, show, prove
the cause of
cause
look at, study, measure, rate
proof of, signs of
showed
plain to see, visible, seen
worsen, make worse
exam
look at, study
is more than
how many people become seriously sick during a widely spread disease
too much
remove by cutting, cut out
health care through a group of doctors and hospitals with no
out-of-network coverage
work hard, push, struggle, exercise
effort, work
breathe out
show
spit, cough, spit out
hasten, speed up
fast, quick
spend, pay out
feel, have, go through
feeling, going through, having
knowledge, skill, know-how, training
Alternative Words
expire, expiration
explanation of benefits
explicit
exposure
extend
extensive
external
exude
facilitate
factor
failed to
fallacy
fast
fatigue
feasible
febrile
femur
fetus
finalize
flare
flexible
flexible spending account
fluctuate
for a period of
forfeit
formulary
formulate
forward
fracture
frequently
fructose
fully insured plan
end date, run out
coverage explanation; form showing services and payments
plain, clear
around, been around, contact, come in contact with family history health
information about your close relatives
make longer
a lot (of), widespread, throughout the body
outside (the body)
ooze
make easier, help
cause, reason
did not
error, myth, not true
go without any food or drink, not eat or drink anything
tired, weak feeling of the whole body, feeling tired all over
possible, doable, workable, can be done, can do
caused by a fever, feverish
thigh bone, bone that connects the hip and knee
unborn baby
complete, end, finish, settle
a period of time when symptoms of a disease are worse, when your
disease hurts more than normal
moving easily, stretch easily, bend and stretch without hurting
account that holds pretax money to pay health costs
change, rise and fall, go back and forth from high to low
for
give up, lose
drug list
work out, form, make
send
break
often, commonly, normally, regularly, many times
fruit sugar
when health insurers are hired to handle billing, claims, and the
financing of benefits
Alternative Words
function
fundamental
furnish
gamete
gastric
gastroenterologist
gastroesophageal reflux
(GERD =gastroesophageal reflux disease)
gauge
generalized
generation time
generic
genetics
gerontological
gestation
GI specialist
glaucoma
glucose
gradually
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
gynecologist
H5N1
has a requirement for
has the capacity
hazard
hazardous
hazardous waste
health maintenance
organization
hearing impairment
heart failure
hematocrit
hematocrit test
act, role, work
basic, real
give, send
sex cell, egg or sperm
(of/in/related to) the stomach
doctor who treats problems with digestion
heartburn
measure; get a better idea of; test
widespread
time needed for disease to spread from one person to another
product sold without a brand name, like ibuprofen
family traits, science or study of family traits
related to aging
pregnancy
doctor who treats problems with digestion
eye disease, increased eye pressure; an eye disease that can lead to
blindness
sugar, energy
slowly, over time
GBS; a disease that makes it hard to move
doctor trained in women s health
bird flu virus
needs
can, is able
hazard, harmful, danger
harmful, bad, dangerous, risky
harmful trash like used needles, bloody tissues, etc.
health care through a group of doctors and hospitals with care directed
by a primary doctor
hearing loss or deafness
heart isn’t pumping hard enough
amount of red blood cells in the blood
blood test, a test that counts your red blood cells
Alternative Words
hematoma
hemodialysis
hemoglobin A1C
hemorrhage
hence
henceforth
hepatic
hepatitis A
hepatitis B
hepatitis C
herd immunity
herein
heretofore
herewith
herpes simplex type 1
herpes simplex type 2
herpes zoster
heterogeneous
high-intensity exercise
highly
hirsutism
hives
homogeneous
homologous
hormone
host
however
HPAI
HPV
humidify
hyperlipidemia
hyperopia
hypersensitivity
bruise
use of a machine to clean wastes from your blood
a test to show your blood sugar levels over the last 3 months
heavy bleeding
so
from now on
related to the liver
liver disease that you get from drinking bad water or eating bad food
liver disease that you get from someone else’s blood or from
unsafe sex
liver disease that you get from someone else’s blood or unsafe sex
group protection from disease, community immunity
here
until now
below, here
cold sore
herpes
shingles, a disease that causes painful sores on your skin
different, mixed
exercise that greatly increases the heartbeat, such as running
very
unwanted hair growth
rash; red, itchy swellings on your skin
same or similar
similar, like, alike
chemical, natural or manmade, that regulates the activity of cells
or organs
person; animal
but
a dangerous bird flu
a virus that can cause cervical cancer
to moisten air
high cholesterol
farsighted(ness)
very sensitive to
Alternative Words
hypertension
(hypotension)
hypothesis
hypoxia
hysterectomy
identical
identified
identify
idiopathic
illustrate
immediately
immerse
immerse
immune
immune globulin
immunity
immunization
immunize
immunotherapy
impact
impede
imperative
implant
implement
in a timely manner
in accordance with
in addition
in an effort to
in as much as
in excess of
in lieu of
indemnity plan
in order that
in order to
blood pressure that’s too high (blood pressure that’s too low)
idea being tested
not enough oxygen in the blood
surgery to remove the womb
same, exactly the same
found
find, name, show
we don’t know what causes it
show, draw, picture
right away, now, at once
put completely in, completely cover
cover in, dip in
when your body can protect itself from a disease
something in your blood that helps fight disease
the body’s ability to keep from getting a disease
getting a vaccine (shot)
to protect again disease, usually by a shot
medical treatment that helps your body fight off diseases
change, affect
slow, make it harder to
important, pressing, urgent
put into the body
carry out, start
on time, promptly
by, following, per, under
also, too, and
to
since
more
instead
pays patients for health costs incurred
for, so
to
Alternative Words
in regard to
in relation to
in the absence of
in the amount of
in the course of
in the event of
in the event that
in the near future
in view of the above
in vivo
inaccuracy
inadvisable
incapacitate
inception
incidence
incise
incision
incisors
including
incorrect
increase
increase gradually
increase, increased
incubation period
incumbent upon
indicate
indication
indigenous
ineffectual
ineligible
inexpensive
infect
infection
about, concerning, on
about, with, to
without
for
during, in
if
if
shortly, soon
so
within the body, inside the body grown inside an animal
error, mistake
risky, not smart, may be dangerous
make it hard or impossible to do
start, beginning
number of sick people
cut
cut
front teeth, front “biting” teeth
along with, like, such as
wrong, not true, false
add to, raise
add to
raise, higher
the length of time a disease is in someone’s body before they feel or look
sick
must
suggest, point to
sign, signal
local to, comes from, native
doesn’t work, useless, of no use
not qualified, or not able to get
cheap, low cost, low-priced
disease spread by germ or virus, to get sick, to make someone sick, to
spread a disease
illness caused by germs, a sickness you get from germs
Alternative Words
infection control
infectious
infectious agent
infertile
inflammation
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease
influence
influenza
inform
informed consent
infusion
ingest
ingestion
inhale
inhaler
inherent
inherit
inheritance
inhibit
inhibitor
initial
initiate
injection
innovation
inquire
institute
instrument
insufficient
intake
integrate
intent, intention
intention
interface
how to avoid sickness
something that can spread disease inflame
virus, germs, something that makes you sick, disease, flu, parasite
not able to become pregnant
swelling, painful swelling
digestive system disease, intestinal problems
affect
flu
tell
agreeing to have a treatment after thinking about risks and benefits
put fluids or drugs directly into your blood
eat or drink
eating, drinking, swallowing
breathe in; take a breath
breathing medicine/drug, asthma medicine
natural, built in, native
acquire, get, obtain, be left
passing of traits (such as eye color) from parent to child
check, bar, forbid, stop
drug that stops something
first, earliest, basic
begin, start
shot, to give medicine by needle, booster, dose
new idea, new way
ask
start, set up
tool
not enough, too little, failing, poor
what you eat or drink; what goes into your body
combine with, make part of
aim, goal, purpose
goal, aim, desire, end
meet, work with
Alternative Words
interior
intermittent
internal
internal organs
internist
interrupt
intervention
intramuscular
intrauterine device
intravenous (IV)
intubate
invasive disease
invasive procedure
investigation
investigator(s)
irrefutable
irritable
irritant
is applicable to
is authorized to
is in consonance with
is responsible for
isolate
issue
it appears
it is essential
it is requested
jaundice
joint
juvenile (condition)
kidney
laceration
lactation
lactose
inside
off and on
inside (the body)
inside parts of your body (heart, lungs, stomach, kidneys, etc.)
doctor of internal medicine
stop, break
treatment
in a muscle
IUD, birth control
into your vein; into your blood stream
put a tube down your throat into your airway so you can breathe
disease that can or has spread to other parts of the body
to go into the body through a cut, slit, or puncture
study
researcher(s), people doing the study
certain, final, obvious, proven
sensitive, complaining, grouchy, testy
bother; pain, pest, problem
applies to
may
agrees with, follows
handles
a specific type of virus; a specific type of flu
give
seems
must, need to
please, we request, I request
skin and eyes turn yellow
place where two bones come together (knee, elbow, etc.)
childhood (condition)
organ that filters blood
cut, tear
breastfeeding
sugar found in milk
Alternative Words
landmark
larynx
lateral
lesion
lethargic
liaison
ligament
limb
limited number
lingual
lipid profile (or lipid
panel)
lipids
live vaccine
locality
localized
locate
location
long-term
lower respiratory infection
lungs
lymphatic
lymphoma
magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI)
magnitude
mail order
maintain
maintain
majority (of)
malaise
malignant
malingering
mammogram
manage
very important (adj.); important event; turning point (n.)
voice box
side, on the side
wound; sore; infected patch of skin
sluggish; very sleepy
discussion
a strong band of tissue that holds your joints together
arm or leg
few or limits
tongue
lab test to measure the amount of fats in the blood
fats in the blood
a vaccine that has a weakened form of the virus in it
place
in a small area, only in one place
find
place
for a long time, over a long period of time
pneumonia
breathing organs
related to the lymph system
cancer of the lymph nodes (or tissues)
pictures of the inside of the body taken with a special machine
extent, size, how serious
home delivery
take care of, keep
keep, support
most
general feeling of being sick, feeling bad
cancer
pretending to be sick
test to check breast health
control, direct, be in charge of, take care of, watch
Alternative Words
manifest
manifestation
manner
materialize
maximum
mean (statistical)
medication
medicine
member
member liability
menopause
menses, menstruation
mentality
metabolism
metastasize
metastatic
methodology
mg
microbes
migrate
migration
mild
miliaria
minimal (minimum)
minimize
minimum
miniscule
mites
mitigate
mobile (mobility)
mobility
moderate
moderate (verb)
moderately
clear, plain, evident
sign
way
appear
greatest, largest, most
average (statistical)
drug, pill, medicine
drug
person, you, the person’s name
amount you pay
when a woman doesn‘t get any more (menstrual) periods
(menstrual) period
frame of mind, mind, outlook, feeling
process of getting energy from food, converting food into energy
spread
cancer that has spread
method
milligram
very tiny living things that may cause disease
move, travel
moving from one place to another
gentle, not severe, slight, small
prickly heat
least, smallest, slight (at least)
decrease
least, smallest
very small, tiny
very tiny animals that cause allergies and skin rashes
make less harmful, soften, lessen, reduce
able (ability) to move around
ability to move
medium, mild, controllable
limit, control
not too much, somewhat
Alternative Words
modify
molars
mold
monitor
morbidity
mortality
motility
MRSA
mucosal (mucus)
membranes
mucus
multiple sclerosis
muscle contraction
musculoskeletal
mutagen
mutation
myocardial
infarction (MI)
myopia
narcotic
nausea (nauseous)
nebulizer
nebulous
necessary
necessitate
negligent
negligible
neonatal
neonatal death
nephrology
nephropathy
neuralgia
neurologic
neuron
change
back teeth, back “grinding” teeth
growth on food and damp surfaces
watch, check on, watch for changes, device that measures changes
rate of sickness
rate of death
movement, ability to move
bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics
soft, moist areas just inside the openings to your body
fluid that coats and protects the inside of the nose, mouth, bronchial
tubes and other parts of the body
central nervous system disease
muscle twitch, movement
muscles and bones
cause
change over time, genetic defect
heart attack
nearsighted(ness), when it’s hard to see things that are far away
addictive pain medicine, drug
upset stomach, feeling like throwing up, feel like vomiting
machine that turns liquid asthma medicine into mist
vague, not clear
needed, need to
cause, need
careless, lax, not careful
small
newborn
infant death, death in the first seven days of life
study of kidney problems
kidney disease
nerve pain
relating to the nervous system, brain or spinal cord
nerve cell
Alternative Words
neuropathy
neutralize
nodule
nominal
noncancerous
noncompliant
noninvasive
notification
notify
numerate
numerous
nutrient
nutrition
nutritious
objective
objective
obligate
obscure
observation
observe
obstruct
obstruction
obtain
obvious
occasionally
occlude (occlusion)
occupation(al)
occupational therapy
occur
occurrence
on an empty stomach
oncologist
oncology
onset
disease of the nervous system
cancel, stop, offset
lump
small, not important, token, cheap, not costly
not cancer
not following a treatment plan
without using surgery, needles, or cutting the skin
notice
let know, tell
count
many
food
food, meal, diet, healthy food
wholesome, food that is good for you, healthy eating, healthy food
goal, end
aim, goal
bind, compel
hidden, unclear, blur, confuse
close look, remark, watching, sighting
look closely, watch, see, detect, find, notice, see
block or close
barrier, block, hurdle
get, take
clear, plain, easy to see
sometimes
block (blockage)
job, work
therapy that helps you relearn everyday activities
happen, take place, result
event
do not eat or drink
doctor who treats cancer
study or treatment of cancer
start
Alternative Words
operate
opportunity
optic neuritis
optimal
optimum
option
oral (oral administration)
orchitis
originate
orthopedic
osteoporosis
otherwise
otitis media
otolaryngologist
outbreak
outcomes
out-of-pocket
out of pocket maximum
overabundance
palatable
palliative
pallor
palpate
palpitation
pandemic flu
papule
paralysis
parameter
parasite
paresthesia
participant
participate
passive immunity
pathogen
run, use, work
chance
eye disease, disease of the eyes
best, best way
best, most
choice, way
(given) by mouth
side effect of mumps
start, begin, create
related to the bones
brittle bones
if not
middle ear infection
ear, nose, and throat doctor
sudden sickness among a large number of people
results, long-term changes
total of your payments before insurance
most a patient will pay per year under insurance terms
too much, excess
pleasing, tasty, good
make feel better but not cure, ease symptoms
paleness
feel
fast heartbeat
deadly flu, fast moving and wide-spread flu
small red dot on your skin, skin rash
can’t move
limit, factor, value
animal or plant living off another animal or plant
tingling, prickling, or burning feeling on the skin
person who takes part
take part, join, share
disease protection from either mother or vaccine
germ, virus, disease-causing agent
Alternative Words
pathogenic
PCP
peak flow
peak flow meter
penalty
pending
perforation
perform
pericarditis
periodically
peripheral
periphery
permanent
permit
persevere
persist
persistent
personnel
perspire
persuade
pertaining to
pertinent
peruse
pervasive
petechiae
pharmaceutical
pharmacist
pharmacotherapy
pharyngitis
photosensitive
physical examination
physical therapist
physical therapy
physician
disease causing
primary care physician, primary doctor
the fastest you can blow air out of your lungs
small tool used to measure how fast you can blow air out of your lungs
punishment
coming, until, waiting on something or someone
hole
do, carry out, act
heart inflammation, swelling of the tissue covering the heart
from time to time
on the edge, not central
edge, boundary
lasting, long term, forever
allow, let
hold on, keep at, last, keep trying, not give up
last, keep going, does not stop
there all the time, constant, doesn’t go away, not giving up
people, staff
sweat
convince, talk into, win over, urge
about, of, on
fitting, important
read, study, examine with care
widespread
tiny red or purple spot on your skin, skin rash
drug
druggist
use of drugs to treat a disease or condition
sore throat
sensitive to light
check-up, doctor’s appointment
someone who treats pain and weakness with exercise
treatment of pain and weakness through exercise
doctor
Alternative Words
physiological
pigmentation
placebo
plasma
plasma glucose
platelet
podiatry
poliomyelitis
pollute
portal
portion
positron emission
tomography
possess
posterior
postoperative
(post-op)
postpone
potency
poultry
practicable
preadmission
certification
preadolescent
precaution
preclinical
preclude
predicament
predisposed,
predisposition
preferred provider
organization
premium
prenatal
preparedness
having to do with the body
color
a pill that doesn’t have any drugs or medicine in it
the fluid part of blood
blood sugar
blood clotting cell
the medical specialty that treats problems with the feet
polio; a disease that can make you unable to move
dirty, poison, taint, spoil
website
piece, amount, part, serving
PET scan or imaging test; test done to look at organs in the body
have, own
back
after surgery
put off, wait, delay
strength, force, power, level, dose
chicken, turkey
practical
approval for services
preteen
safeguard, caution, guard, care
isn’t causing symptoms yet, no signs yet
prevent
problem, bad situation, plight, difficulty
likely to, inclined to
health care through a specified group of doctors and hospitals, best rates
are provided for in-network care.
payments to an insurer to provide health insurance
before birth
readiness, alertness
Alternative Words
prerogative
prescription
present
present with
presently
preserve
prevalence
prevent
prevention
previous
previously
primary teeth
principal
prior (to)
prioritize
proactive
probability
procedure
proceed
procure, procurement
proficiency, proficient
prognosis
progress (verb),
progressive
progression
progressive
prohibit
projectile
proliferate
promulgate
prone
prophylaxis
prosthesis
protocol
right
doctor’s orders, medicine, drug order
give, send, now, show
have
right now
keep
spread, disease spread, number, figure
stop, keep from happening, forbid, keep, hinder
stop, bar, avoid
earlier
before
baby teeth
main, first, head, chief, most important
earlier, before
rank
taking action on your own
chance, likelihood
steps, method, course of action, how-to, way
do, go ahead, try
buy, get
skill, skilled
outlook
worsen, get(s) worse
move forward, go on, get worse, advance
gets worse (or better)
ban, forbid, prevent
object moving with great force and speed
grow, spread, reproduce
issue, publish
lying face down, lying on your stomach
prevention drugs, remedy, curative
replacement body part, such as a man-made arm
method, standard, step-by-step process
Alternative Words
provide
provided that
provider
provides guidance for
provoke
proximal
PSA test
psoriasis
psychiatrist
psychopathology
psychosocial
psychotropic
post traumatic stress
disorder
pulmonary
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary fibrosis
pulmonologist
purchase
pursuant to
qualified
quarantine
RA
radiation
radioisotope
radiologist
radiology
radionuclide
ramifications
rampant
random sample
random(ly)
randomized
range
give, offer, send, supply
if
doctor, clinician, person who gives health care
guides
make worse, cause, anger, annoy
close, closer to the center of the body
a test to check the health of the prostate
a dry, scaly, skin rash
mental health doctor
mental illness
mental and social
mind-altering
an anxiety problem after living through a bad event
related to the lungs
blood clot in the lung
lung disease, scarring of lung tissue, shortness of breath
lung doctor
buy
by, following, per, under
suited, capable
isolate, staying away from other people, staying home by yourself
rheumatoid arthritis, disease of joints
see ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation
medicine, special medicine, drug or radioactive tracer
a doctor who studies x-rays and other images
imaging department
medicine, special medicine or drug
outcomes, problems, results
unchecked, raging, uncontrolled
group of (people) chosen by chance
by chance
assigned to a group by chance
area, between (x) and (y), from low to high
Alternative Words
rationale
re-enroll
request
requirement
reaction
receive
recipient
recuperate
recur
reduce
redundant
referral
reflect
reflux
refractory
regarding
regardless
regimen
register
regular
regulate
regulate
regulation
rehabilitate
reimburse
reinforce
reiterate
relapse
relative to
relief
relieve
relocate
remain
remainder
reason, thinking, intent, purpose
join again, or renew
ask
must do or have
a response
get, admit, welcome
come back, get again, happen again
get better, feel better, get well, recover
return, come back, happen again
lower, cut, trim, dilute
extra, not needed, excess, surplus, spare
send to see another doctor
say, show
heartburn
hard to treat, hard to manage
about
no matter
diet, plan, program
sign up, sign in
usual, normal, everyday, common
control, restrict, watch over, govern
affect, control
rule, law
get better, restore
pay back, refund
make stronger, brace, support
repeat, say again
slip, backslide, return of a disease
about, on
feel better, ease, not as bad, ease or lessening from pain or discomfort
ease, make better, soothe, rest
move
stay
rest, what is left over
Alternative Words
remaining
remission
remuneration
renal
render
replicable
represents
request
require
requirement
researchers
resect
resemble
reside
residence
respiration
respond
restrain
restrictions
retain
retinol
retrieve
retrospective study
reveal
review
revise(d), revision
Reye’s syndrome
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatologist
risk
rotavirus
routinely
rubeola
rupture
other (second, last, final), left, left over
period of time when a disease is not active
pay, income, salary
related to the kidneys
give, make
can be done again
is
ask for, beg
need, ask for
need
people doing the study
cut out, take out through surgery, remove
look like, take after, match
be in, live in
home, apartment, house
breathing
answer
hold back, stop
limits
keep
vitamin A
get, bring back, get back
a study looking at things that have happened
show, tell
go over, check
change(d), new
brain disease in children
disease of joints, joint swelling
joint, bone, and immune system doctor
chance
germ causing stomach flu
often, commonly
measles
break, burst, break open
Alternative Words
sanitary
sanitize
sarcoma
satisfactory
Scarlatina
schedule
sclerosis
sequentially
seasonal influenza
sector
sedative
sedentary
segment
seizure
seldom
self-insured plan
selection
sensation
sensitive
sepsis
serology
set forth in
several
severe
severity
shall
shift
shortness of breath
side effect
significance
similar
sinusitis
situated
skull
clean, germ free, healthful
clean, wash, clean up, make germ-free, disinfect
type of cancer
okay, fine, good
scarlet fever
plan, planning a time to do something
when certain tissues of the body get hard and thick
in a row, in order, by number
common flu; winter flu
group, community, neighborhood
a drug to make you feel calm or less anxious
inactive, not active
part, piece
fit of uncontrolled movements
rarely, not very often
employers take responsibility for funding claims payments
choice
feeling
easily hurt, easy to damage, sore
a very serious infection
study of blood
in
a few, a number of, some
strong, serious, harmful, dangerous
how bad
will
change
difficulty catching breath, difficulty breathing
reaction, reaction to a medicine
national emergency
like
sinus infection
placed, located
bones of head that protect the brain
Alternative Words
solely
solicit
somnolence
soreness
spasm
species
specify
specimen
spirometer
spontaneous
stable
stamina
state
state of readiness
state-of-the-art
status
stenosis
steroid
stigma
stimulate
strain
strategize
streptococcal
stress
stringent
subcutaneous
subject
sublingual
submit
subsequent
subsequently
substantial
successfully complete
sucrose
only
ask for, request
sleepiness
hurt, pain, ache
sudden, strong muscle tightening, jerk, painful twist
group of plants or animals, same type, alike
name
sample
a device that measures how much air you’re breathing in and out
unplanned, sudden
ok, no change, constant, even, unchanging
strength, endurance
say, tell; condition
ready, now ready, prepared
latest
state, condition
getting more narrow
medicine, drug to lessen swelling, illegal sports drugs
mark, spot, blemish, embarrassment
excite, stir up, activate
specific type of plant or animal or germ
plan
strep
physical, mental or emotional tension or strain
strict, tight, controlled
under the skin
the, this, your
medication taken by dissolving under the tongue; under the tongue
give, hand in, send
following, next, later
after, later, then
big, large, much
complete, pass
sugar
Alternative Words
sudden infant death
syndrome
suffice
sufficient
suggest(s)
summon
superficial
supersede
supine
supplement
support
surgery
surgical mask
surveillance
susceptible
suspended
sustain
sustenance
sutures
symptom
symptomatic
syndrome
synthesize
systemic
tachycardia
tap
taper
torn ligament
telephone
telephonically
telework
temporary
terminal
terminate
SIDS; crib death; sudden, unexplained death of a baby
be enough
enough, plenty, ample
show(s) there might be
call for
not important, not harmful, slight
replace, take the place of
lying on your back
add to, in addition to, additive, vitamins or other nutrients
help with your needs
operation
face mask, mask
keeping a close eye on, watching closely, monitoring
more open to, in danger of getting, likely to get
inactive, on hold
keep going
support, food
stitches
sign (of disease or sickness)
showing signs of
illness, sickness, set of signs that often go together
combine, form, summarize
whole body
very fast heart beat
use a needle to take out fluid
reduce, slow, lower, shrink, decrease
sprain
phone
by phone
work from home
short, brief
deadly, fatal
stop, end
Alternative Words
tetanus
the manner in which
the undersigned
therapeutic
therapy
therefore
therein
thereof
thoracic
thrombosis
time period
timely
titrate
topical
topical (application)
torso
toxic, toxin
toxicity
trachea
transdermal
transform
transitional
transmit
transpire
trauma
treat
treatment
tremor
trigger
tuberculosis
tumor
questionnaire
ulcer
ulterior
disease affecting muscles
how
I
healing, improving, getting better
treatment
so
there
its, their
chest
blood clots in the blood vessels
time
prompt
to change the dose or level of a medicine
on the surface, on the skin, on the body
on the skin
trunk, main part of your body not including head, arms, or legs
poisonous, poison
bad side effects
windpipe
through the skin
change, alter
for a short time
send
happen, occur
injury, wound
give care, take care of, cure, heal
action, medicine, therapy
shaking, trembling
cause, starts, something that can bring on symptoms of a disease
TB, a disease of the lungs that can make you cough mucus
growth, lump
survey, series of questions
open sore
secondary, hidden, alternate, further
Alternative Words
ultimate
uncommon
under the provisions of
undergo
understand
unequivocal
unfavorable
unnecessary
until such time as
upper respiratory system
urinalysis
uterus
utilization review
utilize
vaccinate
vaccine
vague
validate
validity
variable
variant
varicella
variety
vector
vehicle
verbatim
verification
verify
vertigo
vesicular
viable
vicinity
virulence
virulent
final, last
rare
under
have
learn, see
clear
bad, harmful, damaging, unwanted
not needed, needless
until
nose, throat, and windpipe
urine test
womb
health service review, review for appropriateness
use, make use of
to protect against disease, usually by a shot
shot, flu shot, medicine
unclear, not for sure, not certain
prove, test
truth, proof
factor, changes over time
version, slightly different
chicken pox
many different kinds
an insect or other animal that carries disease
car, truck, bus
exact, word for word
proof
check, find out
dizziness
blisters, small bumps on the skin
practical, workable
area, location
strength; measure of how dangerous a disease is
strong, dangerous
Alternative Words
visualize
vitals, vital signs
voluminous
voluntary
vomit
warning sign
warrant
wheeze
whereas
whooping cough
with reference to
with the exception of
withdraw (from)
withhold
withstand
witness
X-ray
your office
picture, see, imagine
heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and temperature
large, bulky
voluntary, done without being forced
throw up
signals that tell you something may be wrong
call for; permit
to breathe with difficulty, making a whistling sound
because, since
disease of the lungs that is very easily spread to others
about
except for
drop, leave, take back, take out
deny, keep from, hold back, refuse
take, bear, resist
see, note, observe
a picture of the bones and other parts inside of the body
you
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