english vocab - medicine

Question 1

incidence

Answer 1

the amount of new cases of a certain disease
(in a certain population, during a certain amount of time)

Question 2

prevalence

Answer 2

the total amount of people who have a certain disease
(in a certain population, during a certain amount of time)

Question 3

epidemiology

Answer 3

the study of how disease distribute and evolve etc

Question 4

anamnesis

Answer 4

the medical history of a patient
(by questions a physician asks eg during an examination)

Question 5

diagnosis

Answer 5

identifying what disease underlies certain symptomes

Question 6

differential diagnosis

Answer 6

identifying what disease underlies certain symptomes by excluding other conditions

Question 7

morbidty

Answer 7

= ziektecijfer
the amount of people with a disease compared to the total amount of people
(in a certain population, during a certain amount of time)

Question 8

mortality

Answer 8

= sterftecijfer
the amount of people who die of an illness compared to how many people just suffer of it (also a percentage)

Question 9

prevention

Answer 9

trying to make sure that something doesn’t happen (again)

Question 10

primary prevention

Answer 10

making sure that something is prevented
goal = staying healthy

Question 11

secondary prevention

Answer 11

something is being detected so measures are taken asap to prevent it gets worse
goal = finding a cure

Question 12

tertiary prevention

Answer 12

making sure that something doesn’t happen again or that the sympyoms don’t get much worse

Question 13

antiobiotics

Answer 13

type of drug that cures illnesses / infections by killing off bacteria

Question 14

analgesic

Answer 14

painkiller

Question 15

surgeon

Answer 15

physician who specialises in surgery

Question 16

anaesthesia

Answer 16

controlled, temporary loss of sensation / awareness that is used for medical purposes eg during an operation

Question 17

pathology

Answer 17

study of cause + effects of diseases

Question 18

specimen

Answer 18

tissue / fluid taken for diagnostic purposes

Question 19

stretcher

Answer 19

device for transporting someone who is ill / wounded

Question 20

prognosis

Answer 20

prediction of the course of a disease

Question 21

nausea

Answer 21

the feeling the precedes vomitingg

Question 22

malfunction

Answer 22

not working properly

Question 23

to dehydrate

Answer 23

to remove water from

Question 24

intravenous

Answer 24

within the veins

Question 25

respiratory

Answer 25

something that has to do with the act of breathing

Question 26

influenza

Answer 26

an acute and highly contageous disease

Question 27

prescription

Answer 27

an authorised usage of drugs (often given out by a physican)

Question 28

dementia

Answer 28

loss of intellectual functioning (eg memory loss)

Question 28

incision

Answer 28

the cutting of / into body tissues / organs

Question 29

anaemia

Answer 29

deficiency of red blood cells