Complementary Medicine Flashcards
Acupuncture
- Form or complementary medicine which uses thin needles .
الوخز بالإبر ( العلاج بالأبر الصينية )
Ailment
- illness عوكة صحيّة
- disease which is not very serious. مرض غير خطير
Antibody
A substance produced by the body to fight disease .
جسم مضاد
Allergy
- reaction of the immune system when it is sensitive to
something; this reaction comes in the form of sneezing,
itchy eyes or a skin rash. (حساسية)
OR
Conditions that make you ill when you eat , touch or breathe a particular thing.
Arthritis
- a disease-causing painful inflammation and stiffness of
the joints. ( إلتهاب مفاصل )
OR - a disease that causes pain and swelling in joints.
Complementary medicine
medical treatment which provides an alternative to
scientific medical practices .
الطب البديل ( التكميلي )
Conventional
Modern - تقليدي
- having been used for a long time and is considered usual
Herbal remedy
an extract or mixture of a plant used to prevent alleviate,
or cure diseases .
العلاج بالأعشاب
Homoeopathy
a system of complementary medicine in which illnesses
are treated by minute doses of herbs and other natural
substances.
المعالجة المثلية / بالمِثل
( نظام الطب التكميلي الذي تعالج فيه الأمراض بجرعات دقيقة من الأعشاب والمواد الطبيعية الأخرى. )
Immunisation
- the process by which an individual’s immune system becomes protected against an illness .
OR - giving a drug to protect against illness .
التطعيم / اللقاحات
Malaria
a dangerous disease transmitted by mosquitoes .
الملاريا
Migraine
- very bad headache which often comes with a feeling of
sickness and problems with vision .
OR an extremely bad
headache.
داء الشّقيقة / صداع نصفي
Option
something that is or may be chosen .
اختيار / خيار
Practitioner
someone who is qualified or registered to practise
a particular occupation.
OR profession
مُمارس / طبيب مختص
Sceptical
having doubts; not easily convinced.
متشكك / مرتاب
