This glossary is presenting a few of the most common medical terms to whoever wish to learn it.
anemia
noun
Anemia is a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues.
Example: My friend has anemia.
fr: anémie
aneurysm
noun
An aneurysm is a ballooning at a weak spot in an artery wall
Example: atherosclerosis and high blood pressure are most likely to lead to developing an aneurysm.
fr: anévrisme
appendicitis
noun
a serious medical condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and painful.
Example: Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen.
fr: appendicite
atelectasis
noun
Atelectasis is the term for a collapse of one or more areas in the lung
Example: Risk factors for atelectasis include anesthesia, prolonged bed rest with few changes in position, shallow breathing and underlying lung disease.
fr: atélectasie
bradycardia
noun
a bradycardia is a heart rythm under 60 heart beat per minute.
fr: bradycardie
clotting
verb
Blood clotting, or coagulation, is an important process that prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured.
Example: There are drugs that help blood to clot
fr: coaguler
dermis
noun
the skin
fr: derme (peau)
hypercalcemia
noun
Hypercalcemia is a condition in which the calcium level in your blood is above normal.
Example: After a blood test, my doctor told me I have hypercalcemia.
fr: hypercalcémie
Hypoglycemia
noun
Hypoglycemia is a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal.
Example: the danger of diabetes is too take wrong your medication and get hypoglycemia
fr: hypoglycémie
infarction
noun
Obstruction of the blood supply to an artery provisioning the heart's tissue, typically by a thrombus or embolus, causing local death of the tissue.
Example: my father died of a heart infarction.
fr: infarctus
micturition
noun
the action of urinating.
Example: My patient's micturition were reddish
fr: miction, uriner
mucus
noun
Mucus is a protective substance that's excreted from multiple areas of the body, such as the mouth, sinuses, throat, lungs, stomach, and intestines.
Example: During an infection, the mucus contains the viruses or bacteria responsible for the infection
fr: mucus
nausea
noun
a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
Example: a wave of nausea engulfed him
fr: nausée
peritoneum
noun
the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.
Example: the peritonisis is the inflamation of the peritoneum
fr: péritoine
sepsis
noun
the presence of bacterial infection in the blood.
Example: if the infection takes place, it could turn into sepsis.
fr: septicémie
tachycardia
noun
a tachycardia is a heart rythm between 100 and 150 heart beat per minute.
fr: tachycardie
tonsillitis
noun
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat — one tonsil on each side. Signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include swollen tonsils, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and tender lymph nodes on the sides of the neck.
Example: My throat hurt. I may have tonsillitis.
fr: amygdalite
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: Gastric ulcers occur on the inside of the stomach.
fr: ulcère
ventricular fibrillation
noun
Ventricular fibrillation is a dangerous type of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat.
Example: Ventricular fibrillation is the main complication of atherosclerosis and leads to heart failure
fr: fibrillation ventriculaire
wheezing
noun
breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest.
Example: Wheezing happens when the airways are tightened, blocked, or inflamed, making a person's breathing sound like whistling or squeaking.
