There are many specialized domains linked to medecine. A pediatrician is a specialized doctor who deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the development of children, adolescents and young adults. His job is to evaluate the impact of diseases and dysfunctions on development of his patients. Then, his vocabulary will be based on medecine, children, hospital terms, diseases, etc. In this glossary, you will find words related to medecine and pediatricians.
acute
adjective
(of a disease or its symptoms) of short duration but typically severe.
Example: Dad has been termed the morphological equivalent of ACUTE respiratory distress syndrome, which is associated with extensive pulmonary oedema
fr: aigu
asthma inhaler
noun
the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Example: Many described widespread breathing problems during burn season and a reliance on ASTHMA INHALER and nebulizers, as the news organizations reported in July.
fr: Inhalateur pour asthme
benign
adjective
(of a disease) not harmful in effect.
Example: There are a number of causes of jaundice, some of them BENIGN and some of them malignant and looking at your clinical picture and the story you have told us, we cannot rule out the possibility that you may have a cancer that is obstructing your bile system, which is why you are suffering from jaundice.
fr: bénin
birthmark
noun
is a congenital, benign irregularity on the skin which is present at birth or appears shortly after birth
Example: His mother helped confirm his identity through a BIRTHMARK on his neck.
fr: tache de naissance
chickenpox
noun
an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed blisters. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus and mainly affects children, who are afterward usually immune.
Example: What I did know was that everyone in my daughter’s house had been vaccinated against CHICKENPOX and no one would touch three bumps burrowed under my boxwood bush of hair.
fr: varicelle
colic
noun
Example: Found a higher incidence of temper tantrums and sleeping problems in infants with COLIC than in non-COLIC infants.
fr: colique
diagnosis
noun
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Example: His doctor made an initial diagnosis of pneumonia.
fr: diagnostique
doctoral
adjective
relating to a doctorate, a highest degree from a university.
Example: He began a doctoral degree in education.
fr: doctorat
illness
noun
a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.
Example: Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.
fr: maladie
infant
noun
a child in the first period of life.
Example: Infants under 2 years of age must travel on an adult's lap.
fr: nourrisson
lesion
noun
a region in a organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor.
Example: Echocardiography can usually identify the obstructive lesion in sufficient detail before surgical repair.
fr: lésion
otoscope
noun
an instrument designed for visual examination of the eardrum and the passage of the outer ear, typically having a light and a set of lenses.
Example: Once my ear had been flushed about four times, the doctor used the otoscope to check inside.
fr: Otoscope
paediatric
noun
relating to the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
Example: All children enrolled were seen for routine health maintenance care in our paediatric resident physician clinics.
fr: pédiatrique
pathology
noun
pathological features considered collectively; the typical behavior of a disease.
Example: However, the subjects studied lived in a residential home and many were ex-smokers, so underlying age-related pathology may have biased the findings.
fr: pathologie
prenatal
adjective
Before birth, during or relating to pregnancy.
Example: There are several articles of the law focusing on prenatal diagnosis, including provisions for identifying high-risk people and administrative principles for health personnel and institutions.
fr: prénatal
remedy
noun
a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.
Example: Isaac Emerson, inventor of Bromo-Seltzer, the headache remedy.
fr: Remède
reye syndrome
is a rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain.
Example: Although experience with these medications in children suggests they are safe, their use in children remains controversial because of the risk of Reye's syndrome.
fr: Syndrome de Reye
scar
noun
a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed.
Example: His early years in the refugee camp left a scar on his wrist.
fr: cicatrice
stethoscope
noun
a medical instrument that doctors use to listen to your heart and lungs.
Example: We believe that poor cleaning of the stethoscope can turn this tool into a vector of infection.
fr: stéthoscope
umbilical hernia
noun
is an abnormal bulge that can be seen or felt at the umbilicus (belly button).
Example: For children in whom the umbilical hernia does not resolve, surgery is not usually performed until after the age of five.
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