English Voc

forehead

voorhoofd

chest

borstkas

big toe

dikke teen

knee

knie

cheek

wang

palm

handpalm

ear

oor

back

rug

thigh

dij

thumb

duim

stomach

maag

mouth

mond

head

hoofd

ankle

enkel

hip

heup

eyebrow

wenkbrauw

elbow

elleboog

neck

nek

waist

middel,taille

chin

kin

throat

keel

finger

vinger

shoulder

schouder

arm

arm

breast

borst

feet

voeten

foot

voet

wrist

pols

armpit

oksel

groin

lies

bottom

achterwerk

eye

oog

jaw

kaak

calf

kuit

skeletal system

movement, bone, ribs, cartilage

reproductive system

ova, semen, menstruation, oestrogen

integumentary system

hair, sweat, verruca, pustules

endocrine system

thyroid, carriers, gland, neurosection

cardiovascular system

vein, valve, pressure, aorta

digestive system

peritoneal cavity, chewing, absorption, villi

urinary system

urea, bladder, cortex, nephran

somatic muscles

striated, fibres, tendon, contraction

haemtology

leurocytes, coagulation, anaemia, fibrin

lymphatic system

vessels, nodes, marrow, infection

nervous system

neurones, sensitivity, brain, olfactory

respiratory system

bronchus, mucus, nose, ventilation

sequelae

the long-term results of an illness or treatment

symptoms

things wrong with the body which the patient complains of or experiences

examination

a study of the patient’s body

aetiology

the causes leading to an illness

consultation

a meeting between patient and doctor to discuss problems

diagnosis

the identification of a particular illness

prevention

taking away the cause of illness or finding it early

syndrome

a group of signs which are characteristic of a particular illness

complications

additional problems to the original illness

prognosis

likely outcome of an illness

history

a patient’s medical background, problems, behaviour and lifestyle

blurry

wazig

double

dubbel zien

unclear

niet helder, onduidelijk

anxious

angstig, bezorgd

confused

verward

faint

flauw, slap

tense

gespannen

weak

zwak, slap

light

licht

pounding

dreunend, bonzend

throbbing

kloppend, bonzend

numb

gevoelloos

stiff

stijf

tingling

tintelend

barking

blaffend

hawking

rauw

husky

schor, hees

wheezing

piepend

bitter

bitter

salty

zout

sour

zuur

sweet

zoet

foul

vies, smerig

nauseating

misselijk makend

offensive

walgelijk

stinky

stinkend

pinkish

roze, rozeachtig

slimy

slijmerig

transparant

helder, doorzichtig

plastic surgery

patient who wants a transfer of healthy tissue to repair damaged area and to restore and create form

haematology

fairly young patient suffering form sikle-cell anaemia

renal unit

patient who needs dialysis

ENT

adult patient who needs tonsillectomy

neurology

patient who has suffered a stroke

urology

older man who suffers from hypertrophy of the prostate gland

respiratory

patient who has to be admitted for a bronchoscopy

dermatology

patient with severe eczema

neurosurgery

male patient who needs an operative treatment of his spinal cord

cardiology

patient who has a cardiac arrest

gynaecology

female patient who needs a D&C (dilatation and curettage)

gastrointestinal

patient who suffers from pancreatitis

orthopaedics

young female patient with compround femur fracture

general medicine

patient suffering from an autoimmune disease