STAT means now. Everything else means consult a specialist.
A word that used to just mean "not being sick" but has been hijacked to sell everything from yoga retreats to juice cleanses to crystals that allegedly align your chakras. Healthcare's most profitable adjective.
The battery of tests a doctor orders to figure out what is wrong with you, ranging from blood draws to scans to questions about your lifestyle that make you wish you had eaten more vegetables. The medical version of a home inspection, except the home is your body and the inspector keeps finding things.
The trachea's street name—your throat's main air highway that connects your mouth to your lungs and makes breathing possible. It's reinforced with cartilage rings to prevent collapse, because suffocating due to structural failure would be inconvenient. Medical professionals use 'trachea,' normal people use 'windpipe,' and everyone agrees it shouldn't be obstructed.