General Medical Terms

A substance that helps make more white blood cells, especially granulocytes, macrophages, and cells that become platelets.

The inner bark of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

A tool used by researchers to study the symptoms of menopause.

The process by which a trained counselor or a support group helps a person work through normal feelings of sorrow after a loss, such as the death of a loved one.

The groin lies at the junction of the thigh and abdomen and contains major vessels, nerves, and lymph nodes.

Goals for the expected sizes of infants and children and activities they should be able to do at specific ages, such as sit, stand, play, speak, think, and interact with others.

Bacteria and other organisms that live inside the intestines.

Bacteria and other organisms that live inside the intestines.

Having to do with the female reproductive tract (including the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina).

A type of bacterium that causes inflammation and ulcers in the stomach or small intestine.

A hair follicle is the tunnel shaped skin structure surrounding a hair root, distinct from the visible hair shaft that extends above the skin surface.

A benign (not cancer) growth made up of an abnormal mixture of cells and tissues normally found in the area of the body where the growth occurs.

The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.

The fruit of the hawthorn tree or bush.

HCA refers to heterocyclic amines, chemical compounds formed when meat is cooked at high temperatures and classified as possible carcinogens.

HCP most often abbreviates healthcare provider or healthcare professional, though the same letters also denote a health care proxy, an unrelated advance directive role.

A detailed picture of areas inside the body.

A type of bacterium that causes inflammation and ulcers in the stomach or small intestine.

Originating in the blood or spread through the bloodstream.

A group of proteins that causes blood cells to grow and mature.