Hello, my name is Madnaley Clevéus, I am 19 years old, and I have been studying at Montmorency College for almost three years. I am studying in the Nursing Program. I create this glossary for people like me who who are actually studying or who want to study in the same program. I really hope this glossary will help you if you get a blank about the meaning of these 20 words related to the Nursing Program and the hospital world.
bandage
noun
A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body
Example: My brother has a bandage on his leg because he has a big injured on it
fr: Bandage ou Pensement
Bronchitis
noun
Is an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi
Example: Her baby is hospitalized because he has a bronchitis
fr: Bronchite
Constipation
noun
a condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened feces
Example: He is constipated. It has been 3 days since he has his last bowel movement.
fr: Constipation
fever
noun
Fever is a temporary increase in your body temperature, often due to an illness
Example: His temperature is over 38 degrees, he has a fever
fr: Fièvre
Heart attack
noun
A sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of coronary thrombosis, typically resulting in the death of a heart muscle
Example: Her mother died after having heart attack
fr: Crise cardiaque
Hemorrhage
noun
An escape of blood from ruptured blood vessel, esp. when profuse.
Example: He had an hemorrahge when he fell and cut his knee
fr: Hémorragie
hospital
noun
An institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment
Example: My friend is sick but he doesn't want to go to the hospital.
fr: Hôpital
hyperglycemia
noun
high values of glucose blood
Example: He ate a lot of sugar, he is in hyperglycemia
fr: hyperglycémie
hypotension
noun
Abnormally low blood pressure
Example: The old man is in hypotension. His blood pressure is 80/50
fr: Hypotension
Hypothermia
noun
The condition of having an abnormally low body temperature, typically one that is dangerously low.
Example: His body is cold, he is in hypothermia
fr: Hypothermie
Injection
noun
Insertion of liquid into the body with a syringe
Example: He received an injection of the Covid vaccine
fr: Injection
Oxygen mask
noun
A device that provides a method to transfer breathing oxygen gas from a storage tank to the lungs. It may cover the nose and mouth or the entire face.
Example: The patient has difficulty to breath so he is using an oxygen mask
fr: Masque à oxygène
Pain
noun
Physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
Example: He had a lot of pain after his surgery
fr: Douleur
patient
noun
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment
Example: The patient is really sick
fr: Patient
Stethoscope
noun
An instrument used to detect and study sounds produced in the body
Example: The nurse used the stethoscope to hear the beating of the patient heart
fr: Stéthoscope
syringe
noun
A medical device that is used to inject fluid into, or withdraw fluid from, the body
Example: The nurse used a syringe to inject the Morphin
fr: Seringue
Tachycardia
noun
Refers to a heart rate that's faster than normal (more than 100 beats per minute)
Example: His heart is beating at 105 per minute. He has a tachycardia.
fr: Tachycardie
tachypnea
noun
An abnormally rapid breathing
Example: He has a tachypnea because he just ran
fr: Tachyphné
vein
noun
A vessel that allows the transport of blood from the periphery to the heart.
Example: His blood flows through his veins.
fr: Veine
Virus
noun
An infection agent that typically consists of nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
