Kids' Medical Dictionary
Symptoms, inhaler, tonsillectomy - what do all those medical words mean? Check out our virtual glossary for lots of easy-to-read definitions.
- What Are Abdominals?
- What Are Airways?
- What Are Allergy Shots and Immunotherapy?
- What Are Antibiotics?
- What Are Antihistamines?
- What Are Arteries and Veins?
- What Are Astringents?
- What Does Alignment Mean?
- What Does Amputate Mean?
- What Does Autoimmunity Mean?
- What Is AIDS?
- What Is Animal Dander?
- What's Acne?
- What's Addiction?
- What's Adenovirus?
- What's Aerobic Activity?
- What's Allergy-Triggered Asthma?
- What's Anemia?
- What's Anesthesia?
- What's Arthritis?
- What's Asthma?
- What's Astigmatism?
- What's an Abrasion?
- What's an Abscess?
- What's an Airway Obstruction?
- What's an Allergen?
- What's an Allergist?
- What's an Allergy?
- What's an Asthma Action Plan?
- What's an Asthma Flare-Up?
- What's the Anus?
- Word! Alzheimer's Disease
- Word! Anorexia Nervosa
- Word! Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
- Word! Appendicitis
- Word! Appendix
- Word! Autism
- What Are Bacteria?
- What Are Beta Cells?
- What Are Blood Banks?
- What Are Blood Types?
- What Are Body Types?
- What Are Bowels?
- What Are Braces?
- What Are Bronchial Tubes?
- What Are Bruises?
- What Is Bone Marrow?
- What Is Bronchoconstriction?
- What Is Bruxism?
- What's a Biopsy?
- What's a Blackhead?
- What's a Bolus?
- What's a Bronchodilator?
- Word! Bell's Palsy
- Word! Blood Glucose Level
- Word! Blood Glucose Meter
- Word! Blood Pressure
- Word! Boogers
- Word! Borborygmus
- Word! Bronchiolitis
- Word! Burn, First-Degree
- Word! Burn, Second-Degree
- Word! Burn, Third-Degree
- What Are Canine Teeth?
- What Are Canker Sores?
- What Are Carbohydrates?
- What Are Caries?
- What Are Cells?
- What Are Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs)?
- What Are Chromosomes?
- What Are Cones?
- What Are Contact Lenses?
- What Are Corneas?
- What Are Corticosteroids?
- What Are Long-Term Control Medicines?
- What Does Chronic Mean?
- What Does Contagious Mean?
- What Is Cancer?
- What Is Carbohydrate Counting?
- What Is Cartilage?
- What Is Cellulitis?
- What Is Cerebral Palsy?
- What Is Cerumen?
- What Is Chemotherapy?
- What Is Coxsackievirus?
- What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
- What Is a Complete Blood Count (CBC)?
- What Is the Cerebellum?
- What Is the Cerebral Cortex?
- What's Congestion?
- What's Conjunctivitis?
- What's Constipation?
- What's a CT Scan/CAT Scan?
- What's a Cardiologist?
- What's a Cleft Lip?
- What's a Cleft Palate?
- What's a Cochlea?
- What's a Contusion?
- What's a Cough?
- What's a Cyst?
- Word! Cast
- What Are Decongestants?
- What Are Depressants?
- What Are Disinfectants?
- What Are Dust Mites?
- What Does Diagnosis Mean?
- What Does Dislocation Mean?
- What Is DNA?
- What Is Down Syndrome?
- What's Dandruff?
- What's Dehydration?
- What's Depression?
- What's Diabetes?
- What's Diarrhea?
- What's Dyslexia?
- What's a Dermatologist?
- What's a Dietitian?
- What's the Diaphragm?
- Word! Dermatitis
- What Are Ear Canals?
- What Are Eardrums?
- What Does ER Stand For?
- What Does Epistaxis Mean?
- What Is Exercise-Induced Asthma?
- What's Eczema?
- What's Enamel?
- What's Enuresis?
- What's Epilepsy?
- What's an EEG (Electroencephalogram)?
- What's the Epidermis?
- What's the Epiglottis?
- What's the Eustachian Tube?
- Word! Edema
- Word! Encopresis
- Word! Enuresis
- Word! Esophagus
- Word! Exchange Meal Plan
- Word! Exhale
- Word! External Otitis
- What's the Flu?
- Word! Farsighted
- Word! Fats
- Word! Fatty Acids
- Word! Fever
- Word! Fiber
- Word! Floss
- Word! Fluoride
- Word! Foreign Body
- Word! Fracture
- Word! Frenulum
- Word! Frostbite
- Word! GERD
- Word! Gait Abnormality
- Word! Gastric Juices
- Word! Gastritis
- Word! Gastroenteritis
- Word! Genes
- Word! Genetics
- Word! Gingivitis
- Word! Glucagon
- Word! Glucose
- Word! Gluteus Maximus
- Word! Glycemic Index
- Word! Glycogen
- Word! Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test (Hemoglobin A1c)
- Word! Growth Hormone
- Word! Gums
- Word! Gurney
- Word! Gynecologist
- What Is Histamine?
- Word! Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Word! Hay Fever
- Word! Headache
- Word! Hearing Loss
- Word! Heat Exhaustion
- Word! Hemangioma
- Word! Hematoma
- Word! Hemophilia
- Word! Heredity
- Word! Herpes Zoster
- Word! Hives
- Word! Hormone
- Word! Hormones
- Word! Humidifier
- Word! Hydrocephalus
- Word! Hydrocortisone
- Word! Hydrogen Peroxide
- Word! Hyperglycemia
- Word! Hyperopia
- Word! Hyperventilate
- Word! Hypoglycemia
- Word! Hypothermia
- Word! ICU
- Word! IV
- Word! Ibuprofen
- Word! Ileus
- Word! Immune System
- Word! Immunizations
- Word! Immunotherapy and Allergy Shots
- Word! Impetigo
- Word! Infection
- Word! Influenza
- Word! Inhale
- Word! Inhaler
- Word! Injection
- Word! Insulin
- Word! Insulin Injections
- Word! Insulin Pump
- Word! Insulin Resistance
- Word! Intensive Care Unit
- Word! Involuntary Muscle
- Word! Iris
- Word! Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Word! Islet Cells
- Word! Kawasaki Disease
- Word! Keratin
- Word! Ketoacidosis
- Word! Ketones
- Word! Kidney
- Word! Kidney Stones
- What Is a Lung Function Test?
- Word! Lacrimal Glands
- Word! Laparoscopy
- Word! Larynx
- Word! Laxatives
- Word! Lens
- Word! Ligament
- Word! Lunula
- Word! Lyme Disease
- Word! Lymph
- Word! Lymph Node
- What's a Microscope?
- Word! MRI
- Word! Malocclusion
- Word! Melanin
- Word! Meninigitis
- Word! Menstruation
- Word! Migraine
- Word! Mononucleosis
- Word! Mucous Membrane
- Word! Mucus
- Word! Multiple Sclerosis
- Word! Myalgia
- Word! Myopia
- Word! Nasal Cavity
- Word! Nausea
- Word! Navel
- Word! Nearsighted
- Word! Nebulizer
- Word! Nephropathy
- Word! Nerves
- Word! Nervous System
- Word! Neurologist
- Word! Neuropathy
- Word! Nicotine
- Word! Night Guard
- Word! Nits
- Word! Nutrition
- What Is Otalgia?
- Word! Occupational Therapist
- Word! Occupational Therapy
- Word! Oncologist
- Word! Operation
- Word! Ophthalmologist
- Word! Optician
- Word! Optometrist
- Word! Orthodontist
- Word! Orthopedic Surgeon
- Word! Osteoporosis
- Word! Otitis Media
- Word! Otolaryngologist
- What's Pneumonia?
- What's Pollen?
- What's a Pediatric Endocrinologist?
- What's a Pimple?
- Word! Palate
- Word! Palpitations
- Word! Pancreas
- Word! Papillae
- Word! Peak Flow Meter
- Word! Pediatrician
- Word! Peritonitis
- Word! Perspiration
- Word! Petroleum Jelly
- Word! Pilomotor Reflex
- Word! Pinna
- Word! Plaque
- Word! Platelets
- Word! Polydipsia
- Word! Polyphagia
- Word! Polyuria
- Word! Pregnant
- Word! Prosthesis
- Word! Protein
- Word! Puberty
- Word! Pulmonary
- Word! Pulmonologist
- Word! Pulse
- Word! Pupil
- What Are Quick-Relief Medicines?
- What Are Retractions?
- Word! REM
- Word! Radiologist
- Word! Rash
- Word! Red Blood Cells
- Word! Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Word! Retainer
- Word! Retina
- Word! Retinopathy
- Word! Rheumatologist
- Word! Rhinitis
- Word! Rhinovirus
- Word! Ringworm
- Word! Roseola
- Word! Rotavirus
- Word! Rx
- What Are Sulfites?
- What Does Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia Mean?
- What's a Spacer?
- What's a Spirometer?
- Word! Saliva
- Word! Scab
- Word! Scabies
- Word! Scar
- Word! Scarlet Fever
- Word! Sclera
- Word! Scoliosis
- Word! Sebaceous Glands
- Word! Sebum
- Word! Seizure
- Word! Semicircular Canals
- Word! Shingles
- Word! Sinusitis
- Word! Skin Test
- Word! Snot
- Word! Spinal Tap
- Word! Sprain
- Word! Stapes
- Word! Stat
- Word! Sternutation
- Word! Stethoscope
- Word! Strain
- Word! Strep Screen
- Word! Strep Throat
- Word! Stye
- Word! Surgery
- Word! Suture
- Word! Symptoms
- Word! Syringe
- What Are Triggers?
- Word! Taste Buds
- Word! Tendons
- Word! Tinnitus
- Word! Tobacco
- Word! Tonsillectomy
- Word! Tonsillitis
- Word! Trachea
- Word! Tragus
- Word! Tympanogram
- What's a Urinalysis?
- Word! Ultrasound
- Word! Umbilical Cord
- Word! Undescended Testicle
- Word! Urinary Tract Infection
- Word! Urine
- Word! Urticaria
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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