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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548

Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492


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Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Basic Medical Terminologies


Abdomen
Active ingredient
Acute and dull pain
AIDS
Alcohol
Allergies
Alzheimer
Analgesic
Anemia
Antacid
Antibiotics
Anxiety
Arm
Arthritis
Asthma
Benign (malignant)
Biopsy
Bipolar
Bitter
Bladder
Bleeding problems
Blood
Blood disorder
Blood draw
Blood transfusion
Blood work
Brand name
Breast
Breast lump
Breathing problems
Burning
Burning sensation
Bypass surgery
Caffeinated beverages
Cancer
Cardiologist
Cells

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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Cervix
Chemo therapy
Chest pain
Chicken pox
Chicken pox vaccine
Chills
Chin
Circulatory
Cold reliever
Colitis/irritable bowel
Colon
Colonoscopy
Common cold
Congestion
Congestive heart failure
Co-pay
Cough
Coverage
Cramps
Depression
Dermatology
Dementia
Diabetes
Dialysis
Dietician
Digestive system
Diverticulitis
Dizziness
Drop
Duration
Ears
Endocrine
Endoscopy
Epilepsy
Exposure
Eye dilation
Eyes
Fainting

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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Fat
Fatigue
Female reproductive system
Fever
Flu (influenza)
Flu vaccine
Food
Forehead
Frequent bladder infections
Gallstones
Geriatrics
Hay fever
Head
Headaches
Heart attack
Heart disease
Heartburn
Heel
Hepatitis
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Hip
HIV
Hives
Hormones
Impotent
Immunization
Indigestion
Infusion
Intestines
Intravenous (IV)
Itching
IUD1
Jaundice
Jehovahs witness
Joint
Joint pain
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IUD = intrauterine device

Serving The Community With Language Needs

44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Kidney(s)
Kidney disease
Kidney failure
Knuckle
Latex
Leukemia
Ligaments/joints
Lip
Liver
Liver disease
Loss of appetite
Lower back
LPN2
Lungs
MA3
Male reproductive system
Malnourish
Measles
Measles vaccine
Medical student
Midwife
Migraine headaches
Molar
Mouth
Mumps
Navel
Nausea
Neck
Nervous system
Night sweats
Non-stress test
Nose
Numbness
Nutritionist
Obese
Obstetrics
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LPN = licensed practicing nurse


MA = medical assistant

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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Occupational therapy
Ophthalmologist
OTC medicine
Organs
Ovarian cancer
Ovary
Pancreas
Parkinson disease
Patch
Pelvis
Pharmacy
Physical therapist
Physical therapy
Pills
Pregnancy
Prescription
Prostate
Psychiatric
Puss and discharge
Radiologist
Rash
Recreational drugs
Referral
Reflux
Rectum
Reproductive system
Respiratory
Rheumatic fever
Rib cage
RN4
Runny nose
Seizure
Sense of taste
Shortness of breath
Shoulder
Sickle cell disease
Sinuses
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RN = registered nurse

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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Skin
Skull
Small pox
Social history
Social worker
Sore throat
Sour
Spine
Spleen
Stool
Stomach
Stress test
Stroke
Stuffy nose
Surgeon
Sweet
Symptoms
Syringe
Syrup
Tablets
TB skin test
Tbsp.
Thigh
Throat
Thyroid disease
Tingling
Tissue
Tobacco
Toes
Tongue
Transfusion
Tuberculosis (TB)
Ulcer
Under the influence
Urine
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urologist
Uterus

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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Vaccination
Valve replacement
Veins
Vertebrae
Vertigo
Vomit
Vomiting
Weight loss/gain
Wheezing

Advanced Medical Terminologies


Amniotic fluid
Angina
Anticoagulant
Blood vessels
Claustrophobia
Clavicle
Cornea
Counselor
Crown
Dentine
Down syndrome
Echo(cardiogram)
Enamel
Esophagus
Floating rib
Gallbladder
Glaucoma
Goiter
Gout
Heart murmur
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhoids
Hernia
Inhale/exhale
Iris
Lens
Lupus
Nerves
Oncology

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Serving The Community With Language Needs

44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Optic disk
Palpitation
Pleurisy
Pubis
Pulp cavity
Pupil
Retina
Root
Sacrum
Sciatica
Shingles
Soiled linen
Sternal ribs
Tachyarrhythmia
Tachycardia
Temporal bone
Tetanus
Thyroid gland
Tonsils
Typhoid
Upper/lower jaw
Vital signs
Specialized Medical
Terminologies

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AFP5
Aneurysm
Appendix
Cataract
Convulsion
CT
Cyst
Decongestant
Doppler test
Duodenum
EEG6
EGD
EKG7 (ECG)
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AFP = alpha-fetoprotein
EEG = electroencephalography
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EKG = electrocardiography
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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Emphysema
Endoscopy (endo)
ENG8
Fiber-rich foods
Food pyramid
Functional Capacity Test
Generic
Holter monitor
Hormone therapy
Hypertension
Implant
Large intestine
Laxative
Mammogram
Menopause
MRI
Multiple sclerosis
Nephritis
Nurse practitioner
Orthodontics
PA9
Pain scale
Pill for pain
Pneumonia
Sleeping pill
Small intestine
Starch
Stent
Water pill
Whole grain
X-ray
Medical Phrases
Take a deep breath
Are you sexually active?
Are you (legally) married?
Is it tender or is it sore?
What was the date of your last menstrual
period?
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ENG = electronystagmopgraphy
PA = physician assistant

Serving The Community With Language Needs

44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

Have you ever had a gastro intestinal


Endoscopy?
Breast tumor and brain tumor (lump vs tumor)
Streptococcus throat
Does the pain radiate down your leg?
Shooting/Throbbing/Stabbing/Pulsating pain
Irritation while urinating
Burning sensation while urinating
Discharge instructions
Consent for treatment
Pre-op instructions
Clean catch urine sample
Sight Translation Exercises
COLONOSCOPY
Drink clear liquids only all day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No solid foods or milk products
are allowed. At 6:00 PM take 1 1/5oz. of the Fleet Phosho-soda, then another 1 1/5oz. at 8:00 PM.
After the Fleets and before retiring, drink at least 5 8oz. glasses of clear liquids. You will need
someone to drive you home from your procedure, as you will be sedated. This procedure is used
to diagnose diseases of the colon, to biopsy abnormal tissue and to remove polyps (small growths).
What to expect: an IV will be started, and IV medication will be given to relax and make you
sleepy. As you lie on a stretcher, your doctor will insert a small, lighted instrument called a
colonoscopy through the rectum and into the colon.
STROKE
The symptoms of a stroke are: numbness or weakness on one side o the body, speech problems
such as trouble talking or understanding speech, sudden blindness or dim vision, usually happening
in one eye, falls or dizziness for no apparent reason.
BALLON ANGIOPLASTY
Balloon angioplasty, also known as coronary angioplasty, is used to widen the passageways of
obstructed coronary arteries.
UNRINE COLLECTION
Urine testing helps diagnose an infection or other medical problems. You will collect the specimen
at home. You will receive a collection container and instruction from your doctors office or the
lab. Be sure to follow the directions carefully. Please check at the outpatient lab to see if a blood
samples also needs to be collected.
STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAM
This test is designed to visualize heart function and screen for possible cornary artery disease. Plan
to spend about 1.5 to 2 hours at the facility. EKG leads will be taped to your chest and your heart

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Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
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rate and BP will be recorded. Ultrasound images of the heart are obtained prior to and after
exercising on a treadmill. In order to assure good contact throughout the test, your skin may be
roughened/shaved where the EKG leads are attached.
CT SCAN WITH IV CONTRAST
(Oral and IV for abdomen, abdomen & pelvis, or pelvis only)
A C/T scanner is a special x-ray machine designed to provide a detailed picture of a part of your
body. This C/T scan uses oral or IV contrast medium. The test takes about one hour. You will
changed into a hospital gown. You will be given an IV contrast material, another final dose of
contrast and rectal contrast (only for those with an order for a pelvis CT). As you lie comfortably
on the table, the x-ray technologist will start an IV to inject the contrast medium into your
bloodstream. After the contrast material begins infusing, the table will move you slowly through
the donut shaped scanner.
MAMMOGRAM
This special x-ray closely examines the breast tissue for any abnormalities. A mammogram takes
30 minutes to one hour. You will be asked to remove all clothing above the waist and put on a
hospital gown.
PULMONARY FUNCTION STUDY
This series of breathing tests measures lung volumes and air flows and will help your doctor
determine how well your lungs are functioning. You will breathe through a tube connected to a
machine that measures the amount of air going in and out of your lungs. Breathe holding and
vigorous breathing will be required at all times. An inhaled medication will be given during the
test to measure the response of your lungs to medication.
ULTRASOUND ADULT KIDNEY
This study uses sound waves to provide a detailed picture of the kidneys. No needles, dyes or
medication are used. A special gel will be applied to your skin. As you lie on the table, an
ultrasound transducer moved over abdomen will generate pictures of your kidneys. There are no
side effects.
NUCLEAR CARDIAC STRESS & REST SCAN WITH DRUG INDUCTION
A stress and rest scan with drug induced exercise uses a radioactive substance (a tracer) to produce
images of the heart muscle. When combined with an exercise test, the stress cardiac scan helps
determine if areas of the heart do not receive enough blood. The stress and rest scan drug induced
is specifically useful in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease the presence of
blockages in the coronary arteries. After the first scan, approximately 10 adhesives electrodes will
be attached to the chest wall. When the doctor arrives, a drug will be given through the IV line to
chemically stress the heart. During the test, the Nuclear Medicine technologist will inject a second
radioactive material into the IV line.
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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44 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49548


Office: (616) 249-1696 / 24-Hours: (616) 560-8492
Toll-free Fax (888) 870-7943 / Fax (616) 249-0959
Email: linguistics@liaison-mi.com
Website: www.liaison-mi.com

What is an Advance Directive?


An advanced directive is a written document in which you specify what type of medical care you
want in the future shouldyou lose the ability to make decisions. There are two types of advanced
directives: Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Will. A Living Will is a written
statement in which you inform doctors and family members what type of medical care you wish
to receive should you become terminally ill or permanently unconscious, and unable to make or
communicate decisions about your continued care.

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