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