Medical & Sports Terminology Explained

Posted on Aug 18, 2025 in Medicine & Health

Understanding Medical and Sports Terms

Medical Definitions:

• Unconscious: In a state of not being awake, especially as the result of a head injury.
• Dehydration: Below normal levels of water in the body.
• Swelling: When something is bigger than it should be.
• Relieve Pressure: Less pressure.
• Reputation: The opinion people generally have about someone or the respect they receive, based on past behavior or character.
• Intention: Something that you want and plan to do.
• Drawback: A problem or disadvantage.
• Burnout (n): The state of having no energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard.
• Disastrous: Extremely bad or unsuccessful.
• Injury: Damage to someone’s body.
• Actually: Used when stating what is true in a situation.
• New Evidence: Proof.
• Physician: Medical doctor.
• Denied: Not allowed.
• Value: Consider to be important.
• Tremendous: Huge.
• Threatened: Nearly ended.
• Slight: Minor, small.
• Short-lived: Something short, quite brief.
• Isolated: Separated.
• At Risk: In danger.
• Acquired: (Obtained).
• Consequently: (As a consequence).
• Urged: (Instigated).
• Scar: (A mark left after healing).
• Overeager: Too eager, too keen on something.
• Aside from: Except for something.
• Overcome: To deal with, to control something.
• Largely to blame: Telling them (largely responsible).
• Repeated Injuries: (Recurring injuries).
• Take Steps: (Take action).
• Undergoing: To experience.
• Argues: To speak angrily to someone you disagree with.
• Resuscitation: (Mouth-to-mouth).
• Problems You Can Have: Shock, pulse, choke, unconscious, breathing, sterile.

Sports & Athletic Terms:

• Vigorous: Very energetic.
• Stiff Muscles: Stiff (rigid) muscles, opposite of relaxed.
• Sprain: (Twisting an ankle/wrist).
• Spine: Bones of the back.
• Dedicated: Something is very important, requiring significant time and energy.
• Reaped Benefits: To get something good as a result of your own actions.
• Promising: Shows signs of future success or enjoyment.
• Shape Our World: Everything makes sense.
• Committed herself to: (Dedicated to).
• Aimed to: To do this objective.
• Influential: Having a lot of influence on someone.
• Absolutely Awful: (Extremely unpleasant).
• Burnt out (adj): (Exhausted) tired from working too hard.
• Parents: Father and mother.
• Professor: The highest rank of teacher in a British university or a teacher in an American university or college.
• Faced: Came up against.
• Act as: Serve the function of.
• Gifted: Naturally talented.
• Equipped: Prepared.
• Well-meaning: Wanting to have a good effect, achieving something.
• Meanness: → Being mean.
• Gauze: Fabric used for bandaging.
• Dressing: The action of putting on a bandage.
• Splint: A piece of wood used for immobilizing.
• Adhesive: Sticky tape or plaster.

Sports Venues:

• Alley: A long narrow area used for bowling or skittles.
• Course: An area used for horse races or playing golf.
• Court: A basketball/tennis/volleyball court.
• Pitch: Football/hockey/rugby pitch.
• Ring: Boxing ring.
• Rink: Ice-skating rink.
• Track: A path, often circular, used for races.

Phrasal Verbs & Actions:

• Turn up: Arrive / be found unexpectedly.
• Put someone off: Bother.
• Turn down: Reduce / reject.
• Put back: Return to a certain place.
• Put someone down: Criticise in a mean way.
• Put on: Gain weight / present something.
• Put sth down: Sign up for something.
• Put it off: Postpone.
• Turn into: Become.
• Turn me into: Make me become.
• Put into: Dedicate to.

First Aid Supplies:

• Ointment: Cream or oil for massage.
• Adhesive Bandage: Plasters.
• Bandage: A strip of material for binding a wound.
• Safety Pin: Pins used to fasten things.
• Painkillers: Medicines to relieve pain.
• Antiseptic Wipe: Medicated pad for cleaning wounds.
• Tweezers: Small pincers for picking up small objects.
• Scissors: Cutting instruments.
• Antiseptic: A substance that prevents the growth of infection.