Medical Vocabulary Word part of speech Meaning Example sentence abnormal adj not normal for the human body This amount of weight loss is abnormal for women your age
ache noun/verb pain that won't go away I can't sleep because my knees ache in the night
acute adj quick to become severe/bad We knew the baby was coming right away because the woman's labour pains were acute
allergy noun allergic adj a body's abnormal reaction to certain foods or environmental substances (eg causes a rash) Your son is extremely allergic to peanuts
ambulance noun emergency vehicle that rushes people to a hospital We called the ambulance when Josh stopped breathing
amnesia noun a condition that causes people to lose their memory I can't remember the accident because I had amnesia