10 This glossary is based on health in order to present certain words and their definition and also their pronunciation. terms
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Analgesic
Adjective
(of a drug) Acting to relieve pain.
Example: Thus, for individuals who typically try to cope with negative emotions through avoidance, alcohol's mood-altering properties (e.g., its analgesic effects) may offer an attractive antidote for dysphoria
fr: Analgésique
Hospital
Noun
An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
Example: It is alright to send flowers to your aunt in hospital.
fr: Hôpital
Needle
Noun
A very fine slender piece of metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.
Example: Ionization occurs by passing the analyte solution through a fine needle with a high electrical potential.
fr: Aiguille
Patient
Noun
The patient, the person who consults (in relation to the doctor).
The doctor and his patients.
Example: In Re J, Lord Donaldson MR emphasised that it would be an abuse of the court's power to force a medical practitioner to act contrary to the fundamental duty which he owes to a patient.
fr: Un patient
Scanner
Noun
X-ray diagnostic device composed of a tomography system and a computer which provides the results in the form of images.
Example: In a PET scanner the patient is surrounded by many numbers of detector elements.
fr: Scanner
Scissors
Noun
An instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other thin material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allowing them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings at the end of their handles.
Example: Machinery, tools and everyday implements like scissors or can openers are fashioned for dextral users, forcing left-handers to use their less adept hand or to find ways around their disadvantage.
fr: Les ciseaux
Stethoscope
Noun
Instrument intended for auscultation, which transmits internal body sounds.
Stretcher
Noun
A framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.
Example: I use a stretcher to transport a patient from one room to another
fr: Une Civière
Syringe
Noun
A syringe is a medical instrument provided with a hollow needle and used in particular to administer drugs by injection.
Example: It is better to use a large syringe to give a smaller injection because you don't have to draw up so far, therefore more control over needle as you plunge.
fr: Seringue
Thermometer
Noun
An instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling.
Example: In 1983, a nursery employee was charged with 23 counts of sexual assault against 20 children under her care, based on a child's comment of how she had used an anal thermometer on him.
