Medcial terms
Medicine A - Z
| abdominal sonography | ultrasonic of the abdominal organs |
| acupuncture | part of the traditional chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into precisely fixed points oft he body surface |
| adiposity | obeseness |
| aesthetic medicine | here we can bridge the gap between medicine and cosmetics. State-of-the-art medical technology and professional methods are bundled in a holistic concept, in order to be able to achieve a sustainable skin rejuvenation and efficient body shaping without a scalpel |
| angiology | post-treatment after acute diseases and inventions of the arterial and venous system, conservative treatment of all chronic diseases of the peripheral, arterial and venous system |
| anti-arrhythmis medication | medication for heart arrhythmia |
| anticoagulation therapy | administration of a drug to inhibit blood clotting |
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arterial and venous vessel doppler or duplex |
examination of blood flow due to frequency shift between incoming and outgoing sound on moving parts |
| balneotherapy | therapy with enriched water |
| cardiology | post-treatment after acute cardiac diseases and interventions |
| colour coded doppler echocardiography | form of the ultrasound examination |
| digital radiography | X-ray films are recorded digitally |
| dislocation | contortion |
| DXA (Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry) | double-energy X-ray absorptiometry, method for determining bone mass |
| ECG | electric diagram; Record the sum of the electrical activities of all myocardial fibers |
| follow-up treatment | a medical rehabilitation which follows a hospitalization / surgical intervention |
| frozen shoulder | painful shoulder stiffener |
| gastroenterology | covers the gastrointestinal tract |
| hyperuricemia | indicates an increase in uric acid levels in the blood |
| immunosuppressive therapy | suppression of the immune system |
| impingement | functional impairment of joint mobility |
| intermediate care | monitoring and treatment of severe disease |
| lactate | final product of anaerobic glycolysis |
| mesoporation | small injuries due to numerous injections, so that active substances can penetrate into deeper skin layers |
| nephrology | is concerned with kidney disease |
| neurophysiology | discusses the functioning of the nervous system |
| orthopedics | it deals with malformations and diseases of the support and movement apparatus |
| osteodensitometry | bone densitometry |
| osteoporosis | bone loss |
| proctoscopy | invasive method for the examination of the anal canal |
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rehabilitation |
restoring the physical and / or psychological abilities of a patient after a disease, trauma or surgery. |
| rheumatic form | characteristic are itching pain and functional disturbances of the movement apparatus |
| shock wave therapy | treatment with pressure waves |
| somno check | diagnosis in case of suspected sleep disorders |
| sonography | ultrasonic |
| spirometry / spirography | measurement and recording of lung and respiratory volume and the air flow rate for pulmonary function assessment |
| spiroergometry / ergospirometry / ergospirography | measurement of respiratory gases during physical stress to check the load capacity of the lungs and the cardiovascular system |
| stress echocardiography | ultrasound of the heart at rest and under load |
| transesophageal echocardiography | sip echo |