My name is Halima, I am a student of College Ahuntsic, I'm in second year of medical ultrasound technology program, it is a new program to train autonomous ultrasound technologist abdominal pelvic, gynecological and heart.
I have created this glossary to help prospective students and first year students to understand and to become familiar with some specific terms to this study program.This glossary contains terms and specific medical imaging and more precisely ultrasound techniques.
For each term there is a definition, a pronunciation, a picture, an example and a translation. I based my research on Wikipedia, Wikimedia, google and ebook.
anatomy
noun
The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.
Example: Freud believed witnessing these types of acts would allow a young child to see the male and female anatomy and to realise that not everyone had the same anatomy as themselves, and that in boys this could lead to castration anxiety due to them believing that women have been castrated.
fr: anatomie
artery
noun
Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
Example: The thrombolytic therapy is most commonly used for reperfusion of the infarct related artery (IRA) within the NHS (Spiers 2003).
fr: artère
brain
noun
An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
Example: Septic emboli may also result in distal infections such as brain abscesses.
fr: cerveau
breast
noun
Either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body that secrete milk after pregnancy.
Example: For general reference some of the suggested recommendations are shown below: Primary prevention: Encourage breast feeding Smoking cessation should be encouraged in parents and parents-to-be Secondary prevention: Reducing levels of house dust mites may help in committed families who use multiple approaches, however the BTS asthma guidelines suggest there is no evidence indicating that single interventions are sufficient to help those with asthma.
fr: sein
clinical
adjective
Relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies.
Example: As clinical symptoms always "signified the failure of universal mechanisms" Freud did not pay much attention to symptom presentation and therefore the recommendation for treatment, namely psychoanalysis, was always the same (Marshall & Klein, 2003, p.8).
fr: clinique
disease
noun
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Example: The three basic elements of treatment are Treatment of the newly diagnosed patient if required Treatment of patients with progressive DISEASE or DISEASE resistant to standard treatments Treatment of complications, such as infections or autoimmune DISEASE.
fr: maladie
drain
noun
Tube intended to promote the flow of liquids (pus, etc.).
Example: There was also removal of a corpus luteum cyst on the right ovary, which was then repaired. bled quite heavily during the operation and required 2 units of blood to be transfused because Hb was only 8.8g dL After the operation was given Anti-D treatment (1250IU), because she is blood group A negative. : The surgical drain and the catheter were removed and passed urine normally.
fr: drain
echocardiography
noun
A painless test that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of your heart. The pictures show the size and shape of your heart.
Example: Echocardiography can be used in suspected endocarditis to demonstrate bacterial vegetations, however a negative echo will not necessary exclude endocarditis as vegetations less than 3-4mm are unlikely to be visible.
fr: échocardiographie
frequency
noun
The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.
Example: She had no urinary symptoms, in particular no frequency, dysuria or haematuria. denies any PV discharge or bleeding and no dyspareunia.
fr: fréquence
infection
noun
The invasion and growth of germs in the body. The germs may be bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, or other microorganisms.
Example: Urinary tract infection: This can present with pain in the RIF, but there would normally be urinary symptoms, such as frequency.
fr: infection
kidney
noun
Each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, excreting urine.
Example: The diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of complete kidney failure, with approximately 8% of diabetics in the UK receiving treatment for kidney disease (Diabetes UK, 2001).
fr: rein
nodule
noun
A growth or lump that may be malignant (cancer) or benign (not cancer).
Example: Presents as a rapidly growing pigmented nodule which bleeds or ulcerates.
fr: nodule
parathyroid gland
noun
One of four pea-sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid. The parathyroid hormone made by these glands increases the calcium level in the blood.
Example: Hyperparathyroidism exists when the parathyroid glands produce too much parathyroid hormone.
fr: glande parathyroide
patient care
phrase
Patient care is the core responsibility of a medical practitioner. They have to assure that the patient is given the best possible care. In hospitals or any other medical institution, the doctors and nurses take care of their patients very carefully.
Example: However, as with all resources; demand far outweighs supply, this must be addressed in the future to increase quality of patient care.
fr: soins aux patients
probe
noun
A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
Example: Comparing the signals from the four deepest probes, only small pressure differences are observed.
fr: sonde
resolution
noun
The degree of detail visible in a photographic or computer image.
Example: In ultrasound imaging the spatial resolution depends ultimately on the wavelength of the sound used to produce the image.
fr: résolution.
stenosis
noun
The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.
Example: The physiological process of aging causes gradual calcification of the smooth muscle of the arterioles which reduces elasticity causing stenosis (Martini, 2004).
fr: sténose
swelling
noun
An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
Example: There was no history of swelling or bruising.
fr: gonflement
tendon
noun
A tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (such as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
Example: 'Dropped finger' is chronic inflammation of the extensor tendon sheaths leads to damage to, and severance of the extensor tendon(s) commonly at the wrist.
fr: tendon
tissue
noun
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.
Example: Neutrophils suddenly migrate into the reperfused tissue causing enzymatic injury There is an increase in capillary permeability therefore limb swelling may cause a compartment syndrome Dead and damaged cells may leak causing acidosis, hyperkalaemia (leading to cardiac arrhythmias) and myoglobinaemia (leading to acute tubular necrosis).
fr: tissus
ultrasonography
noun
A technique using echoes of ultrasound pulses to delineate objects or areas of different density in the body.
Example: A study by Hammoud et al, published in June 2005 (3), investigated the use of ultrasonography endometrial patterns in achieving early diagnosis.
fr: échographie
urinary bladder
noun
A temporary storage reservoir for urine. It is located in the pelvic cavity, posterior to the symphysis pubis, and below the parietal peritoneum.
Example: Problems with the muscles of the urinary bladder or sphincters can lead to incontinence.
