General Medical Terms

Ophthalmic describes anything relating to the eye, including its anatomy, diseases, examinations, and medications formulated for eye use.

The place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers coming from one eye cross optic nerve fibers from the other eye.

The place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers coming from one eye cross optic nerve fibers from the other eye.

A rare, slow-growing tumor that usually forms in the optic nerve, optic chiasm, or optic tract.

In medicine, a technique that uses low power light, fiberoptic instruments, and detectors to examine tissue.

Distinct from denial: an accurate grasp of a diagnosis and a hopeful outlook about living with it can sit together.

Oral describes anything relating to the mouth, including its anatomy, medications taken by swallowing, and examinations of the mouth and throat.

Organic food is grown and processed under defined regulatory standards that restrict synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and similar inputs used in conventional agriculture.

The final part of the sex act, which involves contraction of sexual organs and a sudden release of endorphins, leading to a feeling of pleasure.

A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.

In medicine, refers to something that occurs in the normal or usual place in the body.

The concentration of particles dissolved in a fluid.

A chronic condition in which both the breakdown and regrowth of bone are increased.

An osteolytic process breaks down bone tissue faster than the body can rebuild it, often appearing as a darkened area on imaging.

A measure of weight (one-sixteenth pound) and volume (one-eighth cup).

One of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed.

Too much thyroid hormone.

In biology, to make too many copies of a protein or other substance.

(Other name for: norgestrel)

(Other name for: oxandrolone)