This glossary is for everyone who needs assistance with the explanation of words of some technical term in the field.
appendicitis
noun
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen.
Example: Marshall had to go to an emergency surgical unit with suspected APPENDICITIS.
en: Appendicite
atherosclerosis
noun
a disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.
Example: After eating a lot of fat in his life, my dad is now suffering of atherosclerosis.
en: athérosclérose
bruise
noun
An injury appearing as an area of discolored skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.
Example: After is accident there was a huge bruise on his back.
en: ecchymose
cast
noun
A bandage stiffened with plaster of Paris, molded to the shape of a limb that is broken, and used to support and protect it.
Example: I broke my arm and now I have to wear this cast
en: plâtre
dislocation
noun
A dislocation is an injury to a joint — a place where two or more bones come together — in which the ends of your bones are forced from their normal positions.
Example: He fell on is shoulder and now have a dislocation
en: luxation
fracture
noun
A fracture is a break, usually in a bone.
Example: They did an X-ray and saw a fracture of the radius.
en: fracture
hemorrhage
noun
An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse.
Example: After some tests, the doctor realized that he was suffering from a hemorrhage
en: hémorragie
infection
noun
The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present within the body.
Example: I got an infection after my surgery. I had to take pills to get rid of it.
en: infection
inflammation
noun
Inflammation is a process by which your body's white blood cells and the things they make protect you from infection from outside invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
Example: The term arthritis means an "INFLAMMATION of the joints".
en: inflammation
leukocyte
noun
a colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease; a white (blood) cell.
Example: My leukocytes are the first one to protect me when something tries to get in my body.
en: leucocyte
mammography
noun
A technique using X-rays to diagnose and locate tumors of the breasts.
Example: I felt a bump in my left breast so the doctor sent me get a mammography.
en: mammographie
osteodensitometry
noun
Osteodensitometry is the standard method for measuring bone mineral density.
Example: My friend breaks a bone every year and it's always from something really common. The doctor sent him do an osteodensitometry to check the structure of his bones
en: ostéodensitométrie
tumor
noun
A swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant.
Example: My uncle has a tumor in his brain. It's as big as a golf ball the doctor said.
en: tumeur
ulcer
noun
An open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal.
Example: John had some stomach pain after eating some spicy curry. The doctors all agreed that it was an ulcer in the stomach
en: ulcère
X-ray
noun
a photographic or digital image of the internal composition of something, especially a part of the body, produced by X-rays being passed through it and being absorbed to different degrees by different materials.
Example: The X-RAY showed bruising but the arm wasn't broken.
