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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Medicine Term VS Layman Term

Some layman terms that I knew before entering medicine college which are related with medicine.


urat
In layman term this referring to the vein but unfortunately this is a wrong term. Actually, it is referring to the nerve.


keruping
It refers to blackish dead tissue overlying the previously injured tissue (eschar).


otot
Among layman it always thought as bulk of muscles on arm (referring to the biceps muscle) but actually otot = muscle. So not only the biceps but our whole body having it!


kuman
I think it refers to bacteria (only?)


akut
Malay translation for acute. Mistakenly thought as less dangerous than chronic. Acute = rapid onset. Can be as serious outcome of disease as chronic.


kronik
Always thought as a serious outcome of a disease but actually it means slow onset/progression.


paru-paru berair
Is it pneumonia? Pulmonary oedema? If translated, pulmonary oedema is the correct one.


keputihan
Layman term for vaginal discharge



These are some of the words that I could think of. A lot of words still remain...may be you can add up?

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