Health terms/definition
Type 1 diabetes
A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
Type 2 diabetes
A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose)
Multiple Sclerosis
A disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves
Gender Role
A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality.
Alzheimer´s
A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.
Gender
Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex, sex-based social structures, or gender identity.
Nonbinary Genders
Genderqueer, also termed non-binary, is a catch-all category for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine—identities which are outside the gender binary and cisnormativity. Genderqueer people may express a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, in their gender expression.
Heart Disease
Heart conditions that include diseased vessels, structural problems, and blood clots.
Pangenders
Pangender is a non-binary gender defined as being more than one gender. A pangender person may consider themselves a member of all genders. ... Pangender individuals may identify with gender inclusive or gender neutral pronouns instead of gendered ones (such as she/he or her/him).
Binary Genders
The gender binary, also referred to as gender binarism (sometimes shortened to just binarism), is the classification of sex and gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine.
Biological Sex
The specific gender a person is born into.
Gender identity
a person's perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex
Fibromyalgia
a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localized areas.
Sexual orientation
a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual.
Transitioning
adopt permanently the outward or physical characteristics of the gender one identifies with, as opposed to those associated with one's birth sex
Gender non forming
denoting or relating to a person whose behavior or appearance does not conform to prevailing cultural and social expectations about what is appropriate to their gender
Transgender
denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex
Ignorance
lack of knowledge or information
Gender Normative/ Cisgender
related adjective is gender-normative because, as Eli R. Green writes, "'cisgendered' is used [instead of the more popular 'gender normative'] to refer to people who do not identify with a gender diverse experience, without enforcing existence of a normative gender expression".
Tolerance
the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
Acceptance
the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.
Gender expression
the way in which a person expresses their gender identity, typically through their appearance, dress, and behavior.
Gender Fluidity
when gender expression shifts between masculine and feminine, can be displayed in how we dress, express and describe ourselves.
