Unit 3 : The Human Skeleton

Question 1

Brace

Answer 1

Appareil orthopédique

Question 2

Break

Answer 2

Fracture

Question 3

Breast bone = sternum

Answer 3

Sternum

Question 4

Breathing

Answer 4

Respiration

Question 5

Bruise (= ecchymosis)

Answer 5

Ecchymose , contusion

Question 6

Build-up = accumulation

Answer 6

Accumulation

Question 7

Cartilage

Answer 7

Cartilage

Question 8

Cast (< plaster of Paris cast)

Answer 8

Plâtre

Question 9

Cheekbone (< cheek )

Answer 9

Pommette ( joue )

Question 10

Chiropractor (< chiropractic)

Answer 10

Chiropracteur (< chiropraxie )

Question 11

Chiropodist (< chiropody)

Answer 11

Pédicure (< podologie)

Question 12

Collarbone = clavicle

Answer 12

Clavicule

Question 13

Course ( of a disease)

Answer 13

Évolution ( d’une maladie )

Question 14

Cranium= skull

Answer 14

Crâne

Question 15

Crutches

Answer 15

Béquilles

Question 16

Device

Answer 16

Appareil, système

Question 17

Dislocation

Answer 17

Dislocation

Question 18

Fat

Answer 18

Graisse

Question 19

Fibula

Answer 19

Péroné

Question 20

Finger= digit

Answer 20

Doigt

Question 21

Fold

Answer 21

Pli

Question 22

Forearm

Answer 22

Avant bras

Question 23

Fracture (=break)

Answer 23

Fracture

Question 24

Framework

Answer 24

Structure

Question 25

Girdle ( pelvic or pectoral )

Answer 25

Ceinture (pelvienne ou pectorale)

Question 26

Greenstick (fracture)

Answer 26

Fracture incomplète (en bois vert)

Question 27

Hazard (> occupational hazard)

Answer 27

Danger (> accident de travail)

Question 28

Healing

Answer 28

Cicatrisation, guérison (d’un tissu)

Question 29

Hip

Answer 29

Hanche

Question 30

Humerus

Answer 30

Humérus

Question 31

Injury

Answer 31

Blessure

Question 32

Jawbone = maxila (pl. maxillae)

Answer 32

Maxillaire

Question 33

Kneecap = patella

Answer 33

Rotule

Question 34

Knuckle

Answer 34

Articulation ( des doigts )

Question 35

Layer

Answer 35

Couche

Question 36

Ligament

Answer 36

Ligament

Question 37

Limb (> the lower limbs)

Answer 37

Membre (> les membres inférieurs )

Question 38

Mandible

Answer 38

Mandibule

Question 39

Marrow

Answer 39

Moelle

Question 40

Medical history

Answer 40

Antécédents médicaux

Question 41

Minerals

Answer 41

Minéraux

Question 42

Muscle

Answer 42

Muscle

Question 43

Neck of the femur

Answer 43

Col du fémur

Question 44

Numbness

Answer 44

Engourdissement

Question 45

Palm

Answer 45

Paume

Question 46

Phalanx, (pl. phalanges)

Answer 46

Phalange

Question 47

Physical therapy

Answer 47

Kinésithérapie

Question 48

Pressure ( to exert pressure)

Answer 48

Pression ( exercer une pression)

Question 49

Process (> healing process)

Answer 49

Processus (> processus de cicatrisation)

Question 50

Recovery

Answer 50

Rétablissement , guérison

Question 51

Rest

Answer 51

Repos

Question 52

Rib (> rib cage)

Answer 52

Côte ( cage thoracique )

Question 53

Row (> the farthest row is the distal row)

Answer 53

Rangée

Question 54

Sclera

Answer 54

Sclère

Question 55

Series

Answer 55

Série

Question 56

Shaft (> bone shaft)

Answer 56

Diaphyse

Question 57

Shinbone = tibia

Answer 57

Tibia

Question 58

Shoulder blade= scapula

Answer 58

Omoplate

Question 59

Skeleton

Answer 59

Squelette

Question 60

Siling ( used to support an upper limb)

Answer 60

Écharpe

Question 61

Spine = spinal column = vertebral column

Answer 61

Colonne vertébrale

Question 62

Splint

Answer 62

Attelle

Question 63

Sprain

Answer 63

Foulure, entorse

Question 64

Strain

Answer 64

Élongation

Question 65

Stroke

Answer 65

Attaque cérébrale

Question 66

Tearing (>< tear wound)

Answer 66

Déchirure ( action de déchirer ) /différent de déchirure ( résultat)

Question 67

Tenderness

Answer 67

Sensibilité au toucher

Question 68

Thigh bone = femur

Answer 68

Fémur

Question 69

Thumb (> nu rule of thumb)

Answer 69

Pouce (> a vue de nez)

Question 70

Tingling

Answer 70

Picotement

Question 71

Tissue (> bone tissue)

Answer 71

Tissu (> tissu osseux )

Question 72

Toe

Answer 72

Orteil

Question 73

Torso

Answer 73

Torse

Question 74

Tourniquet

Answer 74

Garot

Question 75

Trunk

Answer 75

Tronc

Question 76

Vertebra (pl. ae)

Answer 76

Vertèbre

Question 77

Wheelchair

Answer 77

Fauteuil roulant

Question 78

Wound

Answer 78

Blessure

Question 79

X-ray

Answer 79

Radiographie

Question 80

Break( broke, broken)

Answer 80

Casser

Question 81

Entail

Answer 81

Entraîner, causer

Question 82

Injure

Answer 82

Blesser

Question 83

Involve

Answer 83

Impliquer

Question 84

Merge = fuse

Answer 84

Fusionner

Question 85

Repair

Answer 85

Réparer

Question 86

Set (bones)

Answer 86

Réduire ( une fracture )

Question 87

Sprain one’s wrist/ankle

Answer 87

Se fouler le poignet/ la cheville

Question 88

Strain/ pull a muscle

Answer 88

Se faire une élongation

Question 89

Tear ( tore, torn )

Answer 89

Déchirer

Question 90

Tingle

Answer 90

Picoter , fourmiller

Question 91

Treat

Answer 91

Soigner

Question 92

Worsen (> worsening)

Answer 92

Aggraver (> aggravation)

Question 93

Brittle (>bone brittleness)

Answer 93

Cassant, friable (> fragilité des os)

Question 94

Closed (= simple) (e.g. Simple fracture)

Answer 94

Fermé (ex. Fracture simple)

Question 95

Hard (>

Answer 95

Dur (>

Question 96

Harmful (>< harmless)

Answer 96

Nuisible, nocif >< inoffensif

Question 97

Inner(>< Outer)

Answer 97

Intérieur >< extérieur

Question 98

Minor >< major (e.g. Minor operation)

Answer 98

Mineur>< majeur

Opération mineure

Question 99

Open (= compound) (e.g. Open fracture)

Answer 99

Ouvert (ex. Fracture ouverte)

Question 100

Painful

Answer 100

Douloureux

Question 101

Prone to = subject to (heart attacks)

Answer 101

Sujet à

Question 102

Severe

Answer 102

Grave

Question 103

Sore (> soreness)

Answer 103

Endolori (> endolorissement )

Question 104

Susceptible to = prone to

Answer 104

Prédisposé à , sujet à

Question 105

Swollen

Answer 105

Gonflé, enflé , hypertrophié

Question 106

Tender

Answer 106

Douloureux au toucher

Question 107

The former (>< the latter)

Answer 107

Le premier >< le dernier ( de deux éléments cités )

Question 108

Upper (>< lower)

Answer 108

Supérieur (>< inférieur )

Question 109

According to

Answer 109

Selon

Question 110

As a result ( of sth)

Answer 110

Par conséquent, suite à

Question 111

Despite / in spite of

Answer 111

Malgré

Question 112

Hence

Answer 112

D’où

Question 113

In the event of

Answer 113

Dans le cas où

Question 114

On average

Answer 114

En moyenne

Question 115

Provided

Answer 115

À condition que

Question 116

Since

Answer 116

Puisque , depuis que

Question 117

Though = although = even though

Answer 117

Quoique , bien que

Question 118

Unless

Answer 118

A moins que

Question 119

While = whereas

Answer 119

Tandis que