Anglická terminologie 2lf placement test

Abruptly

adv -suddenly and unexpectedly, especially in an unpleasant way

embarrassingly

adv - used to say that something makes you feel shy or ashamed

spontaneously

- happening naturally, without the need for medical treatment or assistance

Appraisal

n - a meeting in which a doctor discusses with a more senior doctor how well he or she has been doing their job; the system of holding such meetings

button battery

- n- a small round flat battery

bystander

n - a person who sees and event, such as a crime or an accident, but who is not directly involved

Continuing Professional Development

n - a system for staff who are already qualified in which they receive regular training about new medical procedures connected with their job

Job specification

n -a description of the skills, knowledge, and experience that are required to do a particular job

Paramedic

- n - a person whose job involves giving emergency medical treatment to sick or injured people in their home, at the scene of an accident, etc., before they are taken to hospital

Rapid response

n - the act or process of dealing with a medical emergency quickly

Seizure

- n - a sudden attack of an illness, such as epilepsy, in which a person becomes unconscious their body shakes violently, = a fit

Warning sign

a yellow, diamond-shaped sign that alerts you to possible hazards

Giddy

adj - feeling dizzy, that everything is moving around and that you are going to fall

Groggy

adj - feeling weak and unable to think clearly because you are ill or very tired

Traffic-busting

adj- able to get through road congestion

Come over

v - suddenly feel

Come over

v - suddenly feel

Free up

- v- release

Instigate

v- to start

Soil

v - to accidentally release solid waste from your body onto your clothes, bed sheets, etc.

Twitch

v -(of a person's body) to make a sudden quick movement, especially one that you cannot control

Wet

v - to urinate by accident

Fracture

n - a break in a bone

Hairline

- a very thin crack or line in the surface of the bone, cannot be easily seen on an X-ray

Impacted

n - a type of fracture in which the two broken ends of the bone are pushed into each other

Comminuted

a break or splinter of the bone into more than two fragments, often from high-impact accidents

Simple

n - a fracture involving a brake of the bone but with little damage to surrounding tissue and muscle

Spiral

n- a fracture caused by twisting the bone so that it breaks

Greenstick

n- a fracture in a young, soft bone in which the bone bends and breaks, common in children

Compound

- n - an injury in which a broken bone pierces the skin, causing a risk of infection

Crush

n - reduction in volume of a bone, often in spongy bone

Avulsion

n- a fracture where a piece of bone is torn off by a tendon or ligament

Stress

n- fracture which occurs when certain bones are likely to break from repeated minor injuries

Pressure sore

n - decubitus ulcer

multifactorial

- adj- involving many features or elements

Chip pan fires

- n - fires created from cooking chipped potatoes in hot fat

Prone

- adj- likely to suffer from something, such as a particular illness

POP

n - plaster of paris, a white powder that becomes hard when it is mixed with water and left to dry. POP is used to make plaster casts

Safety net

n- used to describe any arrangement that is intended to protect a patient and prevent problems from developing after they finish consulting a doctor or having treatment / a reminder to the patient that they can come back if there are any changes or if anything happens.

Bang

v- to hit a part of the body against something

Dislocate

v- to put a bone out of its normal position in a joint

Land

v- to come down to the ground after falling, jumping, or being thrown

Slip (over)

v- to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall

Smash

v- to break something violently into many pieces; to be broken in this way

Squash

v- to press or crush something so that it becomes damaged or changes shape

Stub

v- to hurt your toe by accidentally hitting it against something hard

Stumble

v- to fall or almost fall while you are running or walking

Trip (over / up)

v- to catch your foot on something and fall or almost fall

Twist

v- to injure a part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist, or knee, by bending it in an awkward way

Adhesive capsulitis

n - formal term for a painful condition in which the shoulder joint becomes stiff and difficult to move

Ball

n - (of the foot) the part underneath the big toe

Blister

n- informal term for a swelling on the surface of the skin that is filled with liquid and is caused by rubbing or burning

Bullae

n - formal term for large swellings on the surface of the skin that is filled with liquid and is caused by rubbing or burning

Boil

n -informal term for an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle

Callus

n- informal term for an area of thickened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation

Frozen shoulder

n- informal term for a painful condition in which the shoulder joint becomes stiff and difficult to move

Furuncle

n- formal term for an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.

Heel

n- the raised part of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist

Hyper keratosis

n- formal term for an area of thickened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation

Paraesthesia

n- formal term for an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body as if a lot of sharp points are pushing into it.

Persuasion

n- the act of convincing somebody to do something

Small of the back

n - the lower part of the back where it curves in

Tingling

n - informal term for an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body as if a lot of sharp points are pushing into it.

Warning

n - an instruction telling somebody what to do or what not to do.

Wryneck

n -informal term for a condition affecting the neck muscles which causes the neck to turn so that eventually the head is permanently held to one side.

Torticollis

n- formal term for a condition affecting the neck muscles which causes the neck to turn so that eventually the head is permanently held to one side.

Exasperated

adj- extremely annoyed, especially if you cannot do anything to improve the situation

Uncooperative

Does not follow commands or go along with physician requests

Bump

v- to hit something lightly, especially a part of your body, against or on something

Curl

v- to form or make something form a curved shape, for example your toes

Fan out

v -to spread something out, like a fan

Flare up

v - (of an illness, injury) to suddenly start again or to become worse

Hobble

v- to walk with difficultly, especially because your feet or legs hurt

Negotiate

v- to agree something by formal discussion

Straighten

v- to become straight; to make something straight

Et al-abbreviation

used after the names of the main authors to indicated there are others not mentioned

Afterbirth

n - the placenta and other material that comes out of a woman's body after a baby is born

Dispatch

v - to send a person or thing somewhere in order to do something

Faint

v -to suddenly become unconscious because not enough blood is going to your brain

Woozy

adj - feeling unsteady and confused

Breech

n - used to describe the position of a baby within the mother in which when it is born, the baby's feet or bottom come out first

Care plan

n - a system of care agreed upon with the patient

Cervix

n - the lower part of the uterus in the human female reproductive system

Conclusion

n - a judgement or a decision, made after considering all the information connected with the situation

Contractions

n - a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth.

Dilation

n - the action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more open.

Expectation

n - a belief that something will happen because it seems likely - a strong belief about the way something should happen or how somebody should behave

Foetus

n - an unborn off spring of a mammal, in particular an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception

Fundus

n -the part of a hollow organ (such as the uterus or the gallbladder) that is farthest from the opening.

Lie

n - the position in which a baby is lying within the mother

Membranes

n - a thin layer of skin or tissue that connects or covers organs or other parts inside the body

Morning sickness

n - the need to vomit that some women feel when they are pregnant, often only in the morning

NCT

n - the National Childbirth Trust, a UK charity supporting parents

Nucleus

n - main stress in the sentence

Obstetric

n - relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it

Patch

n - a small area of something that is different from the area around it

Pelvis

n - the large bony structure near the base of the spine to which the hind limbs or legs are attached in humans and many other vertebrates.

Period

n - the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant

Placenta

n - the afterbirth

Pre-eclampsia

n - a condition in which a pregnant woman has high blood pressure, which can become serious if not treated