voc. unit 1: taking a history Flashcards
The study if events in the past (medical background)
A history
Not sharply or clearly felt
dull
Antonym Dull
sharp, stabbing (pain)
to vibrate or sound with a persistent rhythm
to pulsate, to throb
a steady, continuous beat
a throb
heartbeat, pulsation of the heart
pulse
to beat, move regularly
to pulsate/ to pulse
to make better, to relieve, to take away
to reduce pain
to be unable to hear anything
to be deaf
To be unable to speak
dumb / mute
to express pain, unhappiness
to complain
to feel pain, to hurt, to be sore/ painful
to ache
to examine, test, have / take a look at
to check
to trouble, to cause inconvenience, to annoy
to bother
the flu
influenza
to be unable to empty the bowels frequently enough and effectively
constipation
a nagging kind of pain
a gnawing kind of pain
antonym gnawing
stabbing (kind of pain)
to have an effect on sb. or sth
to affect
to send out air from the lungs violently and noisily
to cough
shiny , thick substance which forms in the air passage/ mucus
phlegm
liquid that forms in the mouth
spit / spittle /saliva
liquid and mucus coughed up from the throat or lungs
sputum
corpulent, overweight
obese
a doctor who is not a specialist in any particular branch of medicine/ treats illnesses generally
a general practitioner (G.P.)
a hospital doctor of the most senior rank who can give special advice on certain medical difficulties in addition to that given by the G.P
a consultant
a doctor who is an expert in a special branch of medicine
a specialist
a doctor who performs surgical operations i.e. surgery
a surgeon
a senior hospital doctor being trained as a specialist or consultant
a registrar
indicates whether sb. is married ,single ,divorced
Marital status
affecting both the stomach and the intestines (=bowels)
gastro-intestinal
waste liquid that collects in the bladder and is passed from the body through the urethra
urine
eiwitstof
albumen
abnormally high arterial blood pressure
hypertension
tube carrying blood from the heart to all parts of the body
artery
tube carrying blood from all parts of the body to the heart
vein
first part of the small intestine
duodenal (adj.)/ duodenum
een zweer
an ulcer
type of ulcer
a stomach ulcer; a duodenal ulcer
serious illness with inflammation of one or both lungs, causing difficulty in breathing
pneumonia
windpipe
tracheitis/ trachea
medical treatment / attention
management
after making a physical effort
after exertion
blocking of a coronary artery (by a clot of blood)
coronary thrombosis / informal: a coronary, a heart attack
judgement, evaluation, view to assess
assessment
hartbeklemming
angina pectoris
difficulty in breathing
dyspnoea
short of breath
dyspnoeic
to happen, to exist
to occur
synonym ‘to feel off colour’
to feel, be unwell / to be under the weather
abnormally high body temperature, usu. as a sign of illness
fever/ feverish
synonym ‘the fever should pass
The fever should abate
a substance that relieves pain, a painkiller
an analgesic
feeling of sickness or disgust, often with an urge to vomit
nausea
indefinite feeling of uneasiness/ illness, without clear signs of a particular disease
a malaise
mental disturbance, caused by illness, accompanied by high fever, restlessness and inconsistent chatter
delirious /delirium
piles / swollen veins at or near the anus
haemorrhoids
? synonyms haemorrhoids
haematology ; haemoglobin ; haemorrhage ; haematuria ; haemophilia
Ingewanden, darmen
Bowels
Dikke darm
Large bowel (intestine)
Dunne darm
Small bowel (intestine)
