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 . amputation noun amputate verb permanent removal of a limb We had to amputate his leg because the infection spread s...