Hi, my name is Marie-Ange, I am currently studying Nursing. It is my first semester in this domain. In this glossary, you will find words that can help you understand my blog post. This glossary will contain 20 words. All my definition are providing by this site: https://www.wordreference.com/fr/. I hope you will go to this site to look up any words that you don't understand.
bandage
Medicinea strip of material, as cloth, used to cover a wound or sprain.
fr: pansement
bleeding
The act or process of losing blood.
fr: saignement
blood test
A test of a sample of blood to determine blood group, presence of infection or other pathological condition, parentage, etc.
fr: prise de sang
convalescence
The period during which one is convalescing.
fr: convalescence
diabetes
A disorder in which there are high levels of glucose in the blood and increased urine production.
fr: Diabète
emergency room
A hospital area equipped and staffed for the prompt treatment of acute illness, trauma, or other medical emergencies. Abbr.: ER
fr: service des urgences
heart
A muscular organ in humans and many animals that receives blood from the veins and pumps it through the arteries to other parts of the body.
fr: coeur
intravenous route
Pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein:
fr: voie intraveineuse
medical drain
To withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually;
remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
fr: drain médical
medication
A treatment with drugs or remedies.
fr: médicament
mobility
The ability to move physically.
fr: mobilité
nurse
A person trained in the care of the sick, esp. A registered nurse.
fr: infirmière
operating room
A specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed.
fr: salle d'opération
prescription
A written direction by a physician for the preparation and use of a medicine.
fr: ordonnance
pulse
The regular beat or throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart.
fr: pouls
solute
The component of a solution that changes its state in forming the solution or the component that is not present in excess; the substance that is dissolved in another substance.
fr: soluté
stethoscope
An instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.
fr: stéthoscope
thermometer
An instrument for measuring temperature.
fr: thermomètre
vaccine
A preparation introduced into the body to prevent a disease by causing the body to produce antibodies against it, usually a weakened substance containing the virus causing the disease against which the body can react.
fr: vaccin
vital signs
An essential, necessary, or crucial body functions, including pulse rate, body temperature, and respiration.