Glossary of Terms
walker or cane
a piece of equipment, such as a walker or a cane, that you use to help you walk
an organ in your body
an organ that releases a fluid that helps you digest fat
a pear shaped organ that sits under your liver, and stores bile. As you digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through the bile duct. It can cause health problems if something blocks it.
a hard piece of bile that can form in your gallbladder
sex cells, egg or sperm
a condition where body tissues die because of a loss of blood supply
to do with your stomach
about your stomach
a doctor who looks after diseases in your stomach
a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases in your gastrointestinal tract and liver
the study of your stomach and intestine and their diseases
gastroenterology is the study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver
stomach acid or, occasionally, stomach content, flows back into your food pipe (esophagus)
a test in which a gastroscope (a long flexible tube) is passed through your mouth into your upper digestive tract. It allows your doctor to look at the lining of your esophagus, stomach and the first part of your small intestine
gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) are special tubes that can be used to feed you. They are put in through the wall of your abdomen into your stomach. This is done in the interventional radiology department by specially trained doctors,nurses and technologist.
feeding of your infant through a feeding tube
a medical condition where there is a mismatch (difference) between your gender at birth and how you feel about yourself
people who are transgender feel like they are living in a body that is wrong for them.
genes are what give you your height, natural hair color and eye color
a section or part of your DNA that has instructions for making things your body needs to work
about your genes
relating to your genes; relating to being passed on from one generation to the next
an illness caused by changes to your genes
a genetic disorder can be inherited from your parents. It can also develop during your lifetime.
family traits, study of blood relatives
private parts, vagina, penis
herpes (sores) in the genital area
the time when a baby is developing inside its mother before it is born
gestation means the period of time a baby is carried in the uterus. This is counted from the first day of your last menstrual period. Early-term gestation is between 37 to 39 weeks; full-term gestation is between 37 and 41 weeks; late-term gestation is between 41 and 42 weeks; and post-term gestation is 42 weeks or more
number of completed weeks of pregnancy between conception and birth
a type of diabetes that happens during pregnancy
a condition that develops during pregnancy when blood sugar levels become too high because the mother doesn't produce enough insulin. Gestational diabetes can be treated, and it usually disappears after pregnancy.
gums
part of your body that either puts hormones into your body or releases something from your body
eye disease, increased eye pressure
when the glomeruli (tiny filters that clean your blood) are damaged.
tiny filter in your kidneys that cleans out waste and extra water from your blood. More than one is called glomeruli
a device you can use to test the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood
sugar in your blood
type of arthritis that causes sudden, severe attacks of pain, tenderness, redness, warmth, and swelling in some joints
slowly, over time
a vein and an artery in your arm are joined with a piece of special tubing, for dialysis
pregnant
a kind of bacteria that many people naturally have in their intestinal tract. It is usually harmless in adults. If you're a healthy adult, there's nothing you need to do about group B strep.
If you're pregnant, get a group B strep screening test during your third trimester
group B streptococcus (group B strep) is a type of bacteria that causes infection among newborns, pregnant women or women after childbirth. It can cause a very serious infection in the newborn . Testing for group B streptococcus is usually scheduled between weeks 35 and 37. The practitioner will use vaginal and rectal swabs, and if the result is positive, the treatment is to administer either IV antibiotics during labour or oral antibiotics during the last weeks of pregnancy.
audible sound made by an infant during exhalation that indicates breathing problem.
rules, steps to follow, directions
a disease that makes it hard to move
is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system
a doctor who looks after the health of female organs
