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Diseases Flashcards

1
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Alopecia (calvitie)

A

Baldness

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening (durcissement) of the arteries

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Bursitis (inflammation de la bourse d’une articulation)

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Housemaid’s knee

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4
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Candida

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Thrush

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5
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Cerebral Palsy

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(To be) spastic

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6
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Cerebral infarction

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Stroke

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7
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Dyspepsia

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Indigestion

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8
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Eructation (Roter)

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Belching

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9
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Erythemia pernio (engelure)

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Chilblains

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Flatulence (ballonnements = météorisme = gaz ds intestins)

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Wind

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11
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Haemorrhoids

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Pile

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12
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Halitosis (Mauvaise haleine)

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Bad breath

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13
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Herpex simplex

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Cold sore

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14
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Herpes zoster (zona)

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Shingles

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15
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Hordeolum (orgelet = furoncle de paupière)

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Stye

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16
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Infectious mononucleosis

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Glandular fever

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17
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Infectious parotitis

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Mumps

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18
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Influenza

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Flu

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19
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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack

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20
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Oedema

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Swelling

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21
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Poliomyelitis

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Polio

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22
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Pyrosis (brûlures d’estomac)

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Heartburn

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23
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Rubella

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German measles

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24
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Rubeola, morbilli

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Measles

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25
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Scarlatina

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Scarlet fever

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26
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Tendonitis

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Tennis elbow

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27
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Urticaria

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Heat spots / nettle rash

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28
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Varicella

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Chickenpox

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29
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Verrucae

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Warts

30
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Asthma attack

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Crise d’asthme
Bronchiospasm
Difficulty IN breathing

31
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Foulée/ entorse

Ex : entorse à la cheville/poignet

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Sprained ankle/wrist

32
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Un coup à la tête

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A blow TO the head

33
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Un coup quelque part

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A blow TO somewhere

34
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Un Œdème à la cheville

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Ankle swelling

35
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Surdité

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Deafness

36
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Cécité

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Blindness

37
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Engourdissement / Perte de sensations / Anesthésie

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Numbness

38
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Déséquilibre

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unsteadiness

39
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Le bourdonnement dans l’oreille

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Buzzing in the ear

40
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Sonner dans l’oreille

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Ringing in the ear

41
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Acouphènes

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Tinnitus

42
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Vision double / Diplopie

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Double vision / Diplopia

43
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Flou / perte de l’acuité visuelle

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Blurring (loss of visual acuity)

44
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Picotements

Avoir des fourmis

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Tingling

Pins and needles

45
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Vertiges

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Dizziness

46
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Démarche anormale

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Abnormal gait

47
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Faiblesse

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Weakness

Loss of power

48
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Tremblement

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Tremor

= Involuntary rhythmic movement, especially of the hands

49
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Enrouement de la voix

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Hoarseness of the voice

= a rough (rugueux), deep voice

50
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Trouble de l’élocution

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Slurred speech

51
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Perte soudaine de conscience

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Sudden loss of consciousness
= pass out
= have a blackout
= faint

52
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Avoir une crise

A

To have a fit

To have a seizure

53
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Stroke

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Sudden death of brain cells in a localised area due to inadequate blood flow

54
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Spasticity

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When the muscle tone is increased

55
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Flaccidity

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When the muscle tone is decreased

56
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La fonte musculaire

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Muscle wasting

57
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Un plâtre

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A cast

A splint

58
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Plaque et vis

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Plate and screws

59
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Blessures

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Injuries

Wound

60
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Avulsion fracture

A

where a bit of bone is pulled off with a ligament or muscle

61
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Spiral fracture

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which is seen in long bones as a result of twisting injuries

62
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Comminuted fracture

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a complex fracture which results in more than two bone fragments

63
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Crush fracture

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where the volume of the bone has been reduced because it has been compressed

64
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Stress fracture

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(Fracture de fatigue) which occurs when certain bones are likely to break from repeated minor injuries

65
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Impacted fracture

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where the ends of a bone are driven into each other

66
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Hairline fracture

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(Fissure)

which is not very clear and there is no clear displacement

67
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Une fissure

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A crack

68
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Rachitisme

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Rickets

69
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Coup de fouet

A

Whiplash

70
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Déchirure

A

Tearing

71
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Une entorse

A

A sprain

= a partial tearing of a ligament

Anglais Medical (8 decks)

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