37 Specific material and human biology terms terms
My name is Marika, and I'm an ultrasound student. It's my third year in the ultrasonography technologies program. My glossary is useful for the ultrasounds tech because we need to be able to communicate well with our patients, with our colleagues and with other medical staff. With these 37 words, you will be able to communicate easily without any problems. For each of them, and if necessary, their will be an image. I took the words related to my field of study and found all the infromation I needed on the internet. I want you to use this glossary and had the words to your vocabulary to communicate with ease, later in your job.
anaphylactic shock
noun
A sudden, severe allergic reaction characterized by a sharp drop in blood pressure, urticaria, and breathing difficulties that is caused by exposure to a foreign substance.
Example: I ate see foods and got into an anaphylactic shock.
fr: choc anaphylactique
artery
noun
The muscular-walled tube forming part of the circulation system that conveys blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
Example: Blood goes from the heart to the brain through the artery.
fr: artère
aseptic
adjective
Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.
Example: I made an aseptic hand washing.
fr: aseptique
bladder
noun
A membranous sac for temporary retention of urine.
Example: I need to pee, my bladder is full.
fr: vessie
bone
noun
The dense, semi-rigid, porous, calcified connective tissue forming the major portion of the skeleton of most vertebrates.
Example: I broke a bone.
fr: os
brain
noun
The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter.
Example: You can die of a brain injury.
fr: cerveau
catheter
noun
A thin tube that can be inserted in the body to treat diseases or perform a surgical procedure.
Example: I received antibiotics from a catheter in my arm.
fr: cathéter
delivery
noun
The process of giving birth.
Example: I'm following my patients until their delivery.
fr: accouchement
diagnosis
noun
The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
Example: The doctors have finally found my diagnosis.
fr: diagnostic
disease
noun
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Example: I suffer from a rare disease.
fr: maladie
heart
noun
A vital organ that functions as a pump, providing a continuous circulation of blood through the body.
Example: She died, her heart stopped beating.
fr: coeur
Infectious disease
noun
Disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.
Example: Covid-19 is an infectious disease.
fr: maladie infectieuse
inject
verb
To introduce (a drug or vaccine, for example) into a body part.
Example: I had to inject some benadryl to stop his allergic reaction.
fr: injecter
intravenous tubing
noun
Plastic conduits used to administer various fluids to patients through a needle inserted into one of the patient's veins.
Example: Fluids go through intravenous tubing to pass through the catheter to go into the body.
fr: tubes intraveineux
kidney
noun
A pair of organs that are found on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage in the back.
fr: rein
liver
noun
An important organ in the body, located under the ribs in the right upper part of the abdomen.
Example: My patient has a liver disease.
fr: foie
lung
noun
Each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.
Example: My patient suffers from a lung cancer.
fr: poumon
medical contraindication
noun
A symptom or condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure impossible.
Example: I can't do that endovaginal examination to my patient because she recently had a gynecological surgery.
fr: contre-indication médicale
medical file, medical record
noun
A chronological written account of a patient's examination and treatment that includes the patient's medical history and complaints.
Example: I need to look at the medical file of my patient before doing his examination, so I know what I should and should not see.
fr: dossier médical
medical imaging
noun
The technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science.
Example: There are multiple specialties in medical imaging.
fr: imagerie médicale
nodule
noun
A small lump, swelling or collection of tissue.
Example: I have a nodule on my thyroid gland.
fr: nodule
Obstetrician
noun
A doctor specializing in the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the recuperative period following delivery.
Example: I will work with the obstetrician, he is the one who gives the results of my examinations, to the patient.
fr: obstétricien
pregnant
adjective
Carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb.
Example: I will work with pregnant women, to make sure their babies are healthy.
fr: enceinte
prescription
noun
An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
Example: I must follow what the prescription says.
fr: ordonnance
restraints
noun
An instrument or a means of restraining the patient to prevent movement move.
Example: My patient is so violent, I need to use restraints, so he won't hurt me.
fr: restriction, moyens de contentions
skull
noun
A framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head.
Example: A concussion is a result of the brain hitting the walls of the skull.
fr: crâne
sonogram, sonography
noun
An image of a body organ or fetus created with reflected high-frequency sound waves.
Example: I'm learning ti do great sonograms.
fr: échographie
spleen
noun
A large, highly vascular lymphoid organ, lying in the human body to the left of the stomach below the diaphragm, serving to store blood, disintegrate old blood.
Example: I have to do a sonogram to see if his spleen has ruptured.
fr: rate
Stenosis
noun
The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.
Example: My patient has a bad blood flow in her right arm because she has a stenosis in one of her arteries.
fr: sténose
sterile field
noun
A specified area, such as within a tray or a sterile towel, that in considered free of microorganisms.
Example: So, the radiologist can do injections, I need to prepare the sterile field.
fr: champ stérile
swelling
noun
An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
Example: I almost broke my ankle, there is a lot of swelling.
fr: gonflement
thyroid
noun
A gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and the rate at which food is converted into energy.
Example: My thyroid isn't functioning normally because I'm always cold, and tired.
fr: thyroïde, glande thyroïde
tumor
noun
A swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant.
Example: I found a tumor on my patient's liver.
fr: tumeur
ultrasonography
noun
A technique using echos of ultrasound pulses to delineate objects or areas of different density in the body.
Example: I'm going to be able to do ultrasonography at my job, when I graduate.
fr: échographie
ultrasound
noun
An oscillating sound pressure wave with a frequency greater than the upper limit of the human hearing range.
Example: I can't hear ultrasound but elephants and mice can.
fr: ultrasons
vein
noun
A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
Example: Blood goes to the heart by going through the veins.
fr: veine
vertebral column
noun
The series of articulated vertebrae, separated by intervertebral disks and held together by muscles and tendons, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx.
Example: I have a sharp pain in my vertebral column.
