STAT means now. Everything else means consult a specialist.
Computed Axial Tomography—serial X-rays reconstructed by computer to create cross-sectional images, essentially a CT scan by its former name.
A medical adjective meaning 'skin-related' that dermatologists use to make a rash sound scientifically important rather than just an itchy embarrassment.
Your body's unwanted gift: a sealed sac harboring fluid, cells, or other mysterious material that should not exist. Usually harmless but perpetually mysterious, occasionally dramatic, and always inconvenient.
End-stage liver disease with extensive scarring—basically, your liver has been abused so much it's giving up and turning into scar tissue. Not reversible, and it's bad news.
Cancer that hasn't invaded beyond the epithelial layer yet—basically, pre-invasive cancer. Early catch, high cure rates. It's cancer's warning level before things get serious.