My name is Catherine. I have been studying Nursing at the Cégep for two years. This glossary is for other student like me. It explains 21 common pathologies and health problem. I made it for help other student remembering the English name of these pathologies and health problem. I used my nursing books to find the word. I compared the definitions of my books with those I found to make sure they were the correct definition. I wish this glossary will help to know the English words when you work with English-speaker patient.
asthma
noun
Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing) when you breathe out and shortness of breath.
Example: His 15-year-old son also suffers from ASTHMA, although it is well-controlled.
en: Asthme
brain concussion
noun
A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury, is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning.
Example: The effects of a brain concussion can be serious.
en: commotion cérébrale
diabetes
noun
Diabetes is a disease in which your body either can't produce insulin or can't properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas. Insulin's role is to regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood.
Example: Type 1 DIABETES develops when the beta cells have been destroyed, possibly by an abnormal reaction of the body to the cells, triggered by a viral or other infection.
en: diabète
edema
noun
A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
Example: Too much salt from your diet can make edema worse.
en: œdème
glaucoma
noun
Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the health of which is vital for good vision. This damage is often caused by an abnormally high pressure in your eye.
Example: At first, glaucoma doesn’t usually have any symptoms.
en: glaucome
hypothyroidism
noun
Abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in slowing of growth and mental development in children and metabolic changes in adults.
Example: Iodine deficiencies cause goiter, which is the swelling of the thyroid gland, and hypothyroidism.
en: hypothyroïdie
infarct
noun
A small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply.
Example: The lack of associated weakness indicates that this was not a normal infarct affecting the motor cortex.
en: infarctus
leukemia
noun
A malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leukocytes.
Example: Leukemia is grouped by how fast it develops and gets worse, and by which type of blood cell is involved.
en: leucémie
measles
noun
An infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood.
Example: My sister caught measles.
en: rougeole
meningitis
noun
Inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection and marked by intense headache and fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity, leading (in severe cases) to convulsions, delirium, and death.
Example: The complications include blood infection, MENINGITIS in mother and many detrimental effects to the baby.
en: méningite
multiple sclerosis
noun
A chronic, typically progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms may include numbness, impairment of speech and of muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue.
Example: It is not easy to live with multiple sclerosis.
en: Sclérose en plaque
mumps
noun
A contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face, and a risk of sterility in adult males.
Example: My cousin caught mumps last week.
en: oreillons
osteoarthritis
noun
Degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip, knee, and thumb joints.
Example: My grandmother suffers from osteoarthritis.
en: arthrose
otitis
noun
Inflammation of the ear.
Example: In America the leaves are used as a poultice in otitis treatment.
en: otite
pneumonia
noun
Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid.
Example: Pneumonia is a commune infection of the lungs.
en: Pneumonie
rubella
noun
A contagious viral disease, with symptoms like mild measles. It can cause fetal malformation if contracted in early pregnancy.
Example: The best protection against rubella is MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine.
en: Rubéole
sprain
noun
Painful lesion of a joint resulting from violent distention.
Example: He made a sprain at his ankle during his soccer game.
en: Entorse
strain
noun
Wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint) violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation.
Example: She got a strain at her wrist while she was playing tennis.
en: foulure
thrombosis
noun
Local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the circulatory system.
Example: He died of a coronary thrombosis.
en: thrombose
tonsillitis
noun
Inflammation of the tonsils cause by a viral or bacterial infection.
Example: Sometimes along with tonsillitis, the adenoids are also swollen.
en: amygdalite
whooping cough
noun
A contagious bacterial disease chiefly affecting children, characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a whoop.
Example: I caught whooping cough wen I was five years old.
