妥协英文medical assistant ( 美国医护词汇)

2021年1月19日发(作者：郑海霞)
Word

part of speech

abnormal

adj

ache

noun/verb

acute

adj

Meaning

not normal for the human body
Example sentence

This amount of weight loss
is
abnormal
for women
your age.
I can't sleep because my
knees
ache
in the night.
We knew the baby was
coming right away because
the woman's labour pains
were
acute
.
Your son is extremely
allergic
to peanuts.
We called the
ambulance

when Josh stopped
breathing.
pain that won't go away
quick to become severe/bad
allergy

noun

allergic

adj

ambulance

noun

amnesia

noun

amputation

noun

amputate

verb

anaemia

noun

anaemic

adj

antibiotics

noun

anti- depressant

noun

a body's abnormal reaction to
certain foods or environmental
substances (eg causes a rash)
emergency vehicle that rushes
people to a hospital
I can't remember the
a condition that causes people to
accident because I had
lose their memory
amnesia
.
permanent removal of a limb
occurs when the body doesn't
have enough red blood cells
medication that kills bacteria
and cures infections
medication that helps relieve
anxiety and sadness
We had to
amputate
his leg
because the infection spread
so quickly.
I have low energy because I
am
anaemic
.
My throat infection went
away after I started the
antibiotics
.
The
anti-depressants
helped
me get on with life after
Lucy died.
I've made you an
appointment
with a
specialist in three week's
time.
appointment

noun

a scheduled meeting with a
medical professional
arthritis

noun

My grandmother can't knit
a disease that causes the joints
anymore because the
to become swollen and crippled
arthritis
in her hands is so
bad.
asthma (attack)

noun

a condition that causes a
blockage of the airway and
I carry an inhaler when I run
makes it difficult for a person to
because I have
asthma
.
breathe
To prevent the spread of
bacteria
it is important that
nurses wash their hands
often.
bacteria

noun

a disease- causing organism
bedsore

noun

benign

adj

biopsy

noun

blood count

noun

blood donor

noun

blood pressure

noun

brace

noun

breech

adj

broken

adj

bruise

noun

bruised

adj

wounds that develop on a
If you don't get up and take a
patient's body from lying in one
walk, you will develop
place for too long
painful
bedsores
.
not harmful (not cancerous)
We're hoping that the tests
will show that the lump in
your breast is
benign
.
removal of human tissue in
The
biopsy
ruled out a
order to conduct certain medical
number of illnesses.
tests
the amount of red and white
blood cells a person has
a person who gives blood to a
blood bank or other person
the rate at which blood flows
through the body (high/low)
You will be happy to know
that your
blood count
is
almost back to normal.
Blood donors
have to
answer questions about their
medical history.
High
blood pressure
puts
you at risk of having a heart
attack.
You will probably always
a device that holds injured body
have to wear a
brace
on
parts in place
your ankle when you jog.
position of an unborn baby in
We thought it was going to
which the feet are down and the
be a
breech
birth, but the
head is up
baby turned himself around.
a bone that is divided in two or
more pieces as a result of an
injury
injured body tissue that is
visible underneath the skin
We thought it was just a
sprain, but it turned out his
leg was
broken
.
The woman was badly
bruised
when she came into
the emergency room.
Caesarean section,
C-section

noun

cancer

noun

procedure that involves
removing a baby from its
mother through an incision in
the woman's lower abdomen
disease caused by the
uncontrollable growth of cells
The baby was so large that
we had to perform a
Caesarean section
.
There are many different
options when it comes to
treating
cancer
.
You saved your brother's life
by performing
CPR
.
cardiopulmonary
restoring a person's breath and
resuscitation (CPR)

circulation
noun

cast

noun

a hard bandage that is wrapped
My leg was in a
cast
for
around a broken bone to keep it
graduation.
in place
a place where loved ones can go
If you want a place to pray,
to pray for a patient's recovery;
the
chapel
is on the third
a priest who visits patients in
floor.
the hospital
My mother has already had
type of treatment used on cancer
three rounds of
patients
chemotherapy
.
a virus commonly contracted by
It is best to get
chickenpox

children, characterized by itchy
as a child so that you don't
spots all over the body
get it worse as an adult.
a person who determines the
cause of death after a person
dies
requiring immediate and
constant medical attention
We only call the
coroner
if
we think a death is
suspicious.
You can't see her right now;
she's in
critical condition
.
chapel, chapeline

noun

chemotherapy

noun

chickenpox

noun

coroner

noun

critical condition

noun

crutches

noun

cyst

noun

deaf

adj

objects that people with injured
I'd rather hop on one foot
legs or feet use to help them
than use
crutches
.
walk
We're going to remove the
a sac in the body-tissue filled
cysts
just to be on the safe
with fluid (sometimes diseased)
side.
unable to hear
The accident left the patient
both
deaf
and blind.
deficiency

noun

dehydrated

adj

dementia

noun

diabetes

noun

diagnosis

noun

discomfort

noun

disease

noun

dislocated

adj

emergency

noun

ER (emergency
room)

noun

external

adj

false negative

noun
adj

family history

noun

a lack of something necessary
for one's health
in need of water
The tests show that you have
an iron
deficiency
.
It is easy for the elderly to
become
dehydrated
in this
heat.
It is hard to watch a loved
one suffering with
dementia
.
People with
diabetes
have to
constantly check their blood
sugar levels.
The doctor would prefer to
share the
diagnosis
with the
patient himself.
This pain medication should
relieve some of your
discomfort
.
I understand that this
disease

runs in your family.
You will have to wear a
sling because of your
dislocated
shoulder.
It is important that children
know which number to dial
in case of an
emergency
.
loss of mental capacity
type of disease typically
involving insulin deficiency
medical explanation of an
illness or condition
experiencing pain
a medical disorder that is
harmful to a person's health
when a bone is temporarily
separated from its joint
a medical problem that needs
immediate attention
The child was rushed into
the hospital room used for
the
ER
after he had a severe
treating patients with immediate
allergic reaction to a bee
and life- threatening injuries
sting.
on the outside
This cream is for
external

use only. Do not get it near
your ears, eyes, or mouth.
We had two
false negative

pregnancy tests, so we didn't
know we were having a
baby.
The doctor was concerned
about my
family history
of
a test that incorrectly comes
back negative
medical background of a
person's family members
skin cancer.
fatal

adj

fever

noun

feverish

adj

flu (influenza)

noun

fracture

noun

fractured

adj

germ

noun

genetic

adj

growth

noun

heart attack

noun

HIV

noun

hives

noun

illness

noun

ill

adj

immune system

noun

immunization

noun

immunize

verb

causing death
The doctor made a
fatal

error when he wrote the
wrong prescription.
He is very
feverish
, and his
temperature is near danger
point.
People who have the
flu

should not visit hospital
patients.
Your wrist is
fractured
and
needs a cast.
Flowers are not allowed in
the ward to avoid the risk of
germs
being brought in.
The disease is part
genetic

and part environmental.
higher than normal body
temperature
many types of respiratory or
intestinal infections passed on
through a virus
broken or cracked bone
a micro-organism, especially
one that causes disease
a medical condition or physical
feature that is passed on in the
family
a ball of tissue that grows bigger
That
growth
on your
than normal, either on or under
shoulder is starting to worry
the skin
me.
instance in which blood stops
pumping through the heart
People who smoke are at
greater risk of having a
heart attack
.
the virus that infects the human
HIV
can be passed down
T-cells and leads to AIDS
from the mother to her fetus.
bumps that appear on the
surface of the skin during an
allergic reaction
I broke out in
hives
after I
ate that potato casserole.
general term for any condition
Her
illness
went away when
that makes a person feel sick for
she started eating better.
a certain period of time
You can't have visitors
the parts of the body that fight
because your
immune
diseases, infections, and viruses
system
is low.
an injection that protects against
Babies are
immunized
three
a specific disease
times in their first year.