Medicină II
THE HOSPITAL – MEDICAL VOCABULARY
– TEMA 1
✔ PROCEDURES
The following phrases are spoken by a nurse carrying out nasogastric intubation. They are all
mixed up. Put them in the correct order.
1. Now I’ll just check that we’ve got it in the right place, so I’m going to pass just a little bit of air
into the tube and listen to it. Can you let me listen to your stomach, please?
2. Ok, can you sit forward on your chair, please? That’s it! Now can you just lift your head a little?
That’s fine! Now I’m just going to mark the length of tube we need with this tape. That’s it.
3. Yes, that seems fine. Well done! Now I’ll just pus a little bit of tape over the tube to hold it in
place. That’s it! All over. You can relax now.
4. Now just a little spray in your left nostril. That’s fine! Now if you want me to stop at any time
just raise your hand. OK? Right, now here comes the first bit. You’re doing very well.
5. Hello, Mrs. Turner. I’m Amy Nathan.
6. Now, can you just bend your head forward a little and I’d like you to take a sip of water through
this straw. Fine!
7. Now, you’re going to have an operation tomorrow and we need to make sure that your stomach is
empty. What I’d like to do is slide a thin plastic tube through your nose and down your stomach.
8. You’re doing very well. Now, take another sip. That’s it. And now another. Good. We’re almost
there. Well done!
9. Don’t worry, it won’t cause you any pain, but it will feel a bit uncomfortable. It’s not the most
pleasant of things but we’ll take it carefully. Are you OK about this?
naris (pl. nares) (syn.) nostril - narină, nară
sip - sorbitură, înghiţitură
to sip - a sorbi, a bea câte puţin
slide - lunecare; pantă, pârtie; lamă diapozitiv
microscopic slide - lamă microscopică
to slide - a aluneca, a culisa
sliding - glisant, culisant
✔ LETTER OF REFERRAL
There are 2 letters below. One is a letter from a general practitioner to a consultant and the other
one is the consultant’s reply. Fill in the missing words. Choose from the following: discomfort, drip,
examination, findings, grateful, instance, nasal, obstruction, opinion, persist, persistently, respond,
responds, response
Consultant: Dr Holger Bauer
Patient name: John Gardner
DOB: 14/07/80
19/06/18
Dear Mr. Bauer
I would be (1) grateful if you could see this young man who has had a (2) _____ blocked nose over
the last few months. On two occasions I have noted polyps. They (3) _____ to a small degree to
beclomethasone (4) _____ spray, but continue to (5) _____ I would be grateful for your (6) _____.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Connor
Department of Otolaryngology
New patient consultation: John Gardner, DOB 14/07/80
(Clinic 19/06/18)
Dear Dr Connor,
Thank you for asking me to see this 38-year-old telecommunications engineer.
Presentation and (7) _____:
He complains of long-lasting nasal (8) _____ on both sides with only partial (9) _____ to Beconase
nasal spray. He also says that his ears pop occasionally and he gets some facial (10) _____. And
post nasal (11) _____. On (12) _____ today his nose showed congested nasal mucosa and polypoid
middle turbinate and small middle meatal polyps.
Impressions and plan:
In the first (13) _____, I have started him on a course of Nasonex nasal spray which is a more
modern steroid than Beconase. I shall see him again in two months’ time to see how he (14) _____.
Yours sincerely,
Holger Bauer
Consultant Otolaryngologist
referral - scrisoare de trimitere, recomandare, referinţă
discomfort - discomfort, incomoditate; grijă
finding - descoperire, dezvăluire, revelaţie
findings - constatări
laboratory findings - date de laborator
obstruction - obstrucţie, obstruare; piedică, obstacol; obturare
polyp (syn.) polypus (pl. polypi) - polip
nasal polyps (syn.) adenoid growths (syn.) adenoid vegetations - polipi nazali, vegetaţii
adenoide
beclomethasone – dipropionat de beclometazonă (corticosteroid, previne astmul)
postnasal drip (syn.) chronic rhinopharyngitis - secreţii retronazale, rinofaringită cronică
polypoid (syn.) polypiform - polipoid, polipiform
concha (pl. conchae) - concha, conca, cornet, scoică
middle nasal concha (syn.) middle turbinate - conca nazală mijlocie, cornet nazal mijlociu
middle meatal polyp – polip meatal mijlociu
meatus (pl. meatus) (syn.) external opening - meat, meatus, conduct
meatal - meatal, meatic
✔ Match the definitions with the following terms: signs, sequelae, differential diagnosis,
consultation, syndrome, etiology, history, prognosis, abnormality, complications, prevention,
symptoms, disease, examination, diagnosis.
1. the long-term results of an illness or treatment;
2. identifying several illnesses which the patient may have;
3. things wrong with the body which the patient complains of or experiences;
4. a study of the patient’s body;
5. the causes leading to an illness;
6. an unusual feature which may be worrying or dangerous;
7. a meeting between patient and doctor to discuss problems;
8. the identification of a particular illness;
9. a change in the structure or function of the organs or tissue of the body;
10. taking away the cause of illness or finding it early;
11. a group of signs which are characteristic of a particular illness;
12. additional problems to the original illness;
13. likely outcome of an illness;
14. a patient’s medical background, problems, behavior and lifestyle;
15. what the doctor can see of the illness;
sequela (pl. sequelae) - sechelă
diagnosable - diagnosticabil
to diagnose (syn.) make a diagnosis - a diagnostica, a pune un diagnostic
diagnosed - diagnosticat
diagnosis (pl. diagnoses) - diagnostic
accurate diagnosis - diagnostic precis, diagnostic exact
early diagnosis - diagnostic precoce
tentative diagnosis - diagnostic preliminar
diagnostician - diagnostician
✔ INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Use the words on the right to form a noun that fits suitably in the blank space.
1. The _____ equipment is necessary to kill spores. STERILE
2. Safe practice includes the safe _____ of waste. DISPOSE
3. Hands must be carefully washed after _____ with body fluids. CONTAMINATE
4. A patient with a highly infectious disease may have to be cared for in _____. ISOLATE
5. Some disease organisms may trigger an inflammatory _____ in the body. RESPOND
6. The _____ of influenza depends on the strain of virus causing it. SEVERE
7. In the case of mumps the period of _____ is very long. INCUBATE
8. In most European countries, _____ against many childhood diseases is available. VACCINATE
9. A long _____ is often required after glandular fever. CONVALESCENCE
10. Many viral diseases are known to cause _____ of the tonsils. INFLAME
11. A programme of _____ has made diphtheria a very rare disease in Britain. IMMUNE
12. Tetanus is an _____ by the Clostridium tetani bacillus. INFECT
13. Typhoid fever is spread by _____ of food or drink contaminated by bacillus from infected feces.
INGEST
14. If plaque is not removed from teeth it may lead to the _____ of the enamel. DESTROY
disposable - de unică folosinţă
disposal - aşezare, organizare; eliminare, evacuare
to dispose - a aşeza, a dispune
to dispose of – a îndepărta, a scăpa de
waste - reziduu, rebut, deşeu; irosire, pierdere; emaciere
to waste - a atrofia; a pierde, a distruge, a se micşora, a irosi
to waste away - a se atrofia, a slăbi din cauza unei boli
mumps (syn.) epidemic parotiditis (syn.) infectious parotiditis - oreion, parotidită
epidemică, parotidită infecţioasă, infecţie urliană
plaque - placă; zonă diferenţiată pe piele
bacterial plaque (syn.) bacterial film (syn.) dental plaque - placă bacteriană dentară,
peliculă bacteriană (pe dinţi)
✔ PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the missing prepositions in the sentences below. Choose from the following. Some of the
prepositions are used more than once: about, against, along, by, down, from, in, into, of, on, to,
with.
1. Diseases can spread to another person through direct contact with the patient.
2. Infection may be carried in water contaminated _____ sewage.
3. Malaria is transmitted _____ the bite of a mosquito.
4. Toxins released _____ the blood circulation may produce fever.
5. A rash is probably due _____ a viral infection.
6. The severity of the disease depends _____ the particular viral strain.
7. A secondary infection can be treated _____ the appropriate antibiotics.
8. These are six patients suffering _____ the flu.
9. Patients must be warned _____ the dangers of secondary infection.
10. The measles rash appears _____ the forehead and then spreads _____ the body.
11. The German measles rash consists _____ pink macules.
12. Girls should be vaccinated _____ rubella if they have never had it.
13. Laryngeal spasm may cause difficulty _____ swallowing.
14. Antibiotics are effective _____ the Bordetella pertussis bacillus.
15. In the past many people died _____ smallpox.
16. Children are routinely immunized _____ polio, whooping cough and other diseases.
17. Typhoid fever is caused _____ Salmonella typhi.
18. Precautions must be taken to prevent the spread _____ infection.
19. Children are often concerned _____ a rash on their skin.
20. You’re coming _____ fine. We’ll have you home in no time!
21. The baby is growing quickly and putting _____ weight.
22. She fainted but quickly came _____ .
23. She has done something _____ her back. She is having difficulties moving.
24. Try to keep _____ this diet for the next four weeks.
sewage - ape reziduale, ape menajere
strain - efort, solicitare; întindere; tulpină, suşă
macula (pl. maculae) (syn.) macule (syn.) spot - maculă, pată; pată pe piele
smallpox (syn.) variola major (syn.) variola - variolă, variola major, vărsat mare
pertussis (syn.) whooping cough - pertussis, tuse convulsivă, tuse măgărească
rash - raş, erupţie cutanată de scurtă durată
