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Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology.RemissionHow to say it:Remission(ree-MISH-shun)What it means: Time when a disease or condition goes away or the symptoms get better.Where it comes from: From Latin,remittere, “to send back"Thirdman/PexelsWhere you might see or hear it: If you have a chronic medical condition likemultiple sclerosis (MS), you might have times when your symptoms are not bad or even go away completely. During these periods, the disease is also not getting any worse (progressing)....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology. Word of the Week: R₀ How to say it: “R naught” or “R not” What it means:R₀is a term that scientists who study how diseases spread (epidemiologists) use when they are talking abouthow many susceptible people 1 sick person is likely to infect. Where you might see or hear it: When public health experts talk about how viruses like influenza and COVID-19 are spreading, they might refer to the R₀ when they are trying to explain how fast a virus is likely to infect people within a population....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology.SequelaeHow to say it: Sequelae (see-quell-lay).What it means: Conditions or diseases that follow another.Where it comes from: From Latinsequelameaning “sequel.“ljubaphoto/GettyWhere you might see or hear it: Sometimes, one medical condition can lead to another. For example, if you haverheumatic heart disease, your doctor might have made a note in your medical record that the condition is the sequelae of a case ofrheumatic feverthat you had as a child....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology. Signsvs.Symptoms What it means:Signsare objective things that can be seen, like a red spot on your skin or reading on a thermometer that shows you have a fever.Symptomsare subjective and describe how you feel, which includessensations like painand nausea. Where it comes from: The word “sign” comes from the Latinsignum,which means “marker.” The term “symptom” has both Greek and Latin roots going back to the stem wordsympiptein, meaning “to befall” or “happen to....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology.Word of the Week: StenosisHow to say it:Stenosis(stuh-NO-sis)What it means: When a passageway in the body becomes narrowed or constricted.Where it comes from: The Greekstenōsis,“the act of narrowing.“Sciepro/GettyWhere you might see or hear it: People who have cardiovascular disease sometimes develop stenosis in theaortic valveof their heart. If this valve becomes constricted, blood does not flow through it well. If you develop this condition, your doctor will tell you that you have aortic stenosis or aortic valve stenosis....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology.Word of the Week: SublingualHow to say it:Sublingual(sub-ling-gwell)What it means: Placed under the tongue.Where it comes from: From Latin,sublingualis, (sub=under, lingualis=tongue)Oleg Magni/PexelsWhere you might see or hear it: Some medicationscan be taken sublingually, which means you put it under your tongue and let it dissolve instead of chewing or swallowing it whole.If your doctor tells you that your medication is sublingual, it means that you will put it under your tongue....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology.SyndromeHow to say it:Syndrome(sin-dro-mm)What it means: The signs and symptoms that characterize a condition.Where it comes from: From Greek,syndromē, “combination"Robina Weermeijer/UnsplashWhere you might see or hear it: There are some diseases or conditions that have “syndrome” in the name (such asDown syndrome), but the word itself refers to the signs and symptoms that a person with a specific condition usually has....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology. Systemic How to say it:Systemic(siss-TEM-ick) What it means: Throughout the entire body. Where it comes from: Greek,systema, “to bring together” or “to combine” Yevhen Lahunov/Getty Where you might see or hear it: Some diseases only affect one part or system of your body. Others involve more than one part and can even be felt throughout your whole body....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology. How to say it:Variant What it means: Something that is different from the standard or original. Where it comes from: From Latin,varians,“various or variegated.” World Health Organization Where you might see or hear it: In the context of health and medicine, you’ve probably recently heard “variant” applied to theCOVID-19 virus. It’s also commonly used when talking about genetics, often along with the term “mutation....

Each week, Verywell explains a term from health, medicine, science, or technology.WithdrawalHow to say it:Withdrawal(with-DRAWL)What it means: In medicine, the term “withdrawal” can mean a few things. You’ll often hear it used in relation to stopping a substance, medication, or treatment. The term “withdrawal” can also be used to describe the symptoms that a person has when they stop taking something.Where it comes from: From the Middle English,drawen, “to pull toward” something....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsDefining StaminaEffects of Low StaminaEffects of High StaminaHow to Build Stamina Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Defining Stamina Effects of Low Stamina Effects of High Stamina How to Build Stamina Stamina is defined as “the physical and/or mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time,” according to the Cambridge Dictionary.Stamina can also be referred to as staying power or be described as having a feeling of a lot of “pep” or energy....

This article is part ofHealth Divide: Type 2 Diabetes in People of Color, a destination in our Health Divide series. Kimberleigh Joy Smith, MPA, who lives with type 2 diabetes, is the Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Kimberleigh has dedicated her diverse, 25-year-career to improving health and promoting health equity and social justice for BIPOC, Queer, LGBT, and low-income communities. I knew something was off when I went to my healthcare provider for a routine annual physical in December 2016, but I wasn’t expecting to be diagnosed withtype 2 diabetes....

Key Takeaways On October 26, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court amidst outcries from reproductive rights advocates. Now the sixth conservative justice on the bench, Barrett could be decisive if there is an opportunity to overturn the precedent of Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that protects a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion without government restriction. “Justice Barrett’s academic writings, court decisions, and public advocacy reveal a legal view that the U....