The KudoZ open glossary is a browsable glossary of terms translated via the KudoZ term help network.

English Medical (general) Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
medical condition		state of health
metabolic liability		metabolic instability
meteorism / flatulence		tympanites	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
middle-ear or intratympanic		middle-ear vs. intratympanic (pressure)
Missing teeth or incomplete dentition		missing teeth	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
mobbing		harassment
modal duration		most common length	Kevin Clayton, PhD
Entered by: Kevin Clayton, PhD
modulated		changed
more manifest		apparent	texjax DDS PhD
Entered by: texjax DDS PhD
morning agg., sighing amel.		morning aggravation, sighing amelioration
MRN/HRN		Medical Record Number (MRN)/Health Record Number (HRN)
name of the particular finger		middle finger
needle sharing partners		those who use one and the same syringe for drugs injection	Rajan Chopra
Entered by: Rajan Chopra
needle stick		pricking the skin with a needle
neuroleptics (typical and atypical)		a tranquilizing psychiatric medication primarily used to manage psychosis
Neurologic damage		neurological damage
neurotransmitters		a chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses
non-overhead bearing fee		a fee which does not include any overhead costs	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
non-typeable		NTHI, unencapsulated, serologically non-typeable
normal control group		normal control group	acetran
Entered by: acetran
normocephalic		Having a head of medium length
nuclei		plural of nucleus
nursing slits		openings to allow the nipple out
O-solution		Solution containing oxygen
Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in most countries, regardless of their citizens income level.		Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in most countries, regardless of their citizens income level.
objective physical signs		physical, not verbal, actions or behavior OR lack of action
obstructive breathing		obstructive breathing
OD		Oculus dexter
odd days and even days		odd days (of the month)= 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 etc. /even days (of the month) = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc.
ongoing		longer term
optophone		electronic device used by blind readers
OR-technique		proper methods to execute surgical procedures in an Operating Room
Osteo-, rheumatoid, and post-traumatic arthritis of the hip with minimal acetabular involvement or distortion		Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis of the hip with minimal acetabular involvement / distortion
OT know-how		knowing what to do in an operating theatre
other than possibly		except maybe, with the possible exception being
Outbreak?? of induration		area of induration	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
outgrowing her strength		growing at a quicker pace than her strength is increasing
over the counter medication		medication that can be sold legally without the prescription of a physician, dentist or veterinarian
overcome		successfully use the eye muscles to compensate for a misalignment of the eyes
paracolic gutter		The paracolic gutter is a space between the colon and the abdominal wall

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