Diseases Flashcards
1
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Alopecia (calvitie)
A
Baldness
2
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Arteriosclerosis
A
Hardening (durcissement) of the arteries
3
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Bursitis (inflammation de la bourse d’une articulation)
A
Housemaid’s knee
4
Q
Candida
A
Thrush
5
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Cerebral Palsy
A
(To be) spastic
6
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Cerebral infarction
A
Stroke
7
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Dyspepsia
A
Indigestion
8
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Eructation (Roter)
A
Belching
9
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Erythemia pernio (engelure)
A
Chilblains
10
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Flatulence (ballonnements = météorisme = gaz ds intestins)
A
Wind
11
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Haemorrhoids
A
Pile
12
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Halitosis (Mauvaise haleine)
A
Bad breath
13
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Herpex simplex
A
Cold sore
14
Q
Herpes zoster (zona)
A
Shingles
15
Q
Hordeolum (orgelet = furoncle de paupière)
A
Stye
16
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Infectious mononucleosis
A
Glandular fever
17
Q
Infectious parotitis
A
Mumps
18
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Influenza
A
Flu
19
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Myocardial infarction
A
Heart attack
20
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Oedema
A
Swelling
21
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Poliomyelitis
A
Polio
22
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Pyrosis (brûlures d’estomac)
A
Heartburn
23
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Rubella
A
German measles
24
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Rubeola, morbilli
A
Measles
25
Scarlatina
Scarlet fever
26
Tendonitis
Tennis elbow
27
Urticaria
Heat spots / nettle rash
28
Varicella
Chickenpox
29
Verrucae
Warts
30
Asthma attack
Crise d’asthme
Bronchiospasm
Difficulty IN breathing
31
Foulée/ entorse
| Ex : entorse à la cheville/poignet
Sprained ankle/wrist
32
Un coup à la tête
A blow TO the head
33
Un coup quelque part
A blow TO somewhere
34
Un Œdème à la cheville
Ankle swelling
35
Surdité
Deafness
36
Cécité
Blindness
37
Engourdissement / Perte de sensations / Anesthésie
Numbness
38
Déséquilibre
unsteadiness
39
Le bourdonnement dans l’oreille
Buzzing in the ear
40
Sonner dans l’oreille
Ringing in the ear
41
Acouphènes
Tinnitus
42
Vision double / Diplopie
Double vision / Diplopia
43
Flou / perte de l’acuité visuelle
Blurring (loss of visual acuity)
44
Picotements
| Avoir des fourmis
Tingling
| Pins and needles
45
Vertiges
Dizziness
46
Démarche anormale
Abnormal gait
47
Faiblesse
Weakness
| Loss of power
48
Tremblement
Tremor
| = Involuntary rhythmic movement, especially of the hands
49
Enrouement de la voix
Hoarseness of the voice
| = a rough (rugueux), deep voice
50
Trouble de l’élocution
Slurred speech
51
Perte soudaine de conscience
Sudden loss of consciousness
= pass out
= have a blackout
= faint
52
Avoir une crise
To have a fit
| To have a seizure
53
Stroke
Sudden death of brain cells in a localised area due to inadequate blood flow
54
Spasticity
When the muscle tone is increased
55
Flaccidity
When the muscle tone is decreased
56
La fonte musculaire
Muscle wasting
57
Un plâtre
A cast
| A splint
58
Plaque et vis
Plate and screws
59
Blessures
Injuries
| Wound
60
Avulsion fracture
where a bit of bone is pulled off with a ligament or muscle
61
Spiral fracture
which is seen in long bones as a result of twisting injuries
62
Comminuted fracture
a complex fracture which results in more than two bone fragments
63
Crush fracture
where the volume of the bone has been reduced because it has been compressed
64
Stress fracture
(Fracture de fatigue) which occurs when certain bones are likely to break from repeated minor injuries
65
Impacted fracture
where the ends of a bone are driven into each other
66
Hairline fracture
(Fissure)
| which is not very clear and there is no clear displacement
67
Une fissure
A crack
68
Rachitisme
Rickets
69
Coup de fouet
Whiplash
70
Déchirure
Tearing
71
Une entorse
A sprain
| = a partial tearing of a ligament
