Would you like to become an Electrophysiology technician? Well, you can at Ahuntsic College in Montreal. If you are looking for words related to this field in English to help you, look no further. This glossary here is going to help you. My name is Imane, I'm a student at Ahuntsic College in Medical Electrophysiology and my source was Actively Engaged Online.
cardiology
noun
The study of the heart and its functions in health and disease.
en: cardiologie
cerebrovascular accident
phrase
A sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain caused by rupture of an artery in the brain (cerebral haemorrhage) or the blocking of a blood vessel, as by a clot of blood.
en: accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC)
convulsion
noun
A violent involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles.
en: convulsion
electrocardiogram
noun
A tracing of the electric currents that initiate the heartbeat, used to diagnose possible heart disorders.
en: électrocardiogramme
electrode
noun
A solid electric conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolytic cell or other medium.
en: électrode
Electroencephalography
noun
A graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph.
en: Électroencéphalographie
electromyography
noun
A device for recording electric currents from an active muscle to produce an electromyogram.
en: électromyographie
electronystagmography
noun
A study of the recorded changes in corneoretinal potential caused by movements of the eye, used to asses nystagmus.
en: électronystagmographie
Electrophysiology
noun
The branch of physiology dealing with the electric phenomena associated with the body and its functions.
en: Électrophysiologie
epilepsy
noun
A disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by seizures.
en: épilepsie
heart attack
phrase
Sudden interruption or insufficiency of the supply of blood to the heart; also called myocardial infraction.
en: crise cardiaque
hypertension
noun
Arterial disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom.
en: hypertension
insomnia
noun
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
en: insomnie
laboratory
noun
A building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, and investigations.
en: laboratoire
medication
noun
A substance used for medical treatment, especially a medicine or drug.
en: médicament
muscular disorder
phrase
A disturbance of the regular or normal functions of muscles.
en: trouble musculaire
myopathy
noun
Any abnormality or disease of muscle tissue.
en: myopathie
nerve
noun
Any of the cordlike bundles of fibres that conduct sensory or motor impulses between the brain or spinal cord and another part of the body.
en: nerf
neurological
noun
Of or relating to the nervous system or neurology.
en: neurologique
pacemaker
noun
A system that sends electrical impulses to the heart in order to set the heart rhythm.
