ANGLAIS – Chapter 3 : Staff and Tools Mardi 25 Février ANASTAY Vassili L2 Anglais C.Brandenburger 2 pages Correcteur 1 Chapter 3 : Staff and Tools Plan A. Vocabulary and exercises A. Vocabulary and exercises A wide range of drugs to relieve pain : Analgesics They help to remove excess fluid from the body : Diuretics They increase activity : Stimulants These drugs are used to reduce and suppress swelling : Anti-inflammatory Excellent painkillers originally derived from opium : Narcotics These help suppress nausea and vomitting : Anti-emetics One of the best known drugs which anyone can buy and use to relieve pain, inflammation and fever : Aspirin They prevent blood clots forming : anticoagulants They soothe patients and help them sleep : Sedatives These are used to calm people and relieve anxiety : tranquilizers Taken to relieve constipation : laxatives These help clear a stuffy nose : decongestants Antibiotics are sometimes given this name because of the rapid relief they bring to many infectious dieseases : miracle drugs It's used to reduce diabetes : Insulin It's used to increase the performance of a weak heart : Digitalin Soulager : – to relieve – to alleviate – to ense – to soothe ( apaiser ) Attention les verbes to examinate et to provocate n'existent pas. 1/2 ANGLAIS – Chapter 3 : Staff and Tools To promote sleep : promouvoir le sommeil To be absorb into the blood stream : être absorbé dans le flux sanguin To stimulate the production of hormones : stimuler la production d'hormone To interfere with other drugs : interférer avec d'autres médicaments To suppress nausea : supprimer la nausée To have an inhibitory effect : avoir un effet inhibiteur To impair the ability to drive : empêche la conduite To dilate the blood vessels : dilater les vaisseaux sanguins To cause side effects : causer des effets secondaires To reduce the heart rate : réduire la fréquence cardiaque To alleviate pain : soulager la douleur To soothe inflammation : soulager l'inflammation To replace abnormal losses of body fluids : remplacer les pertes anormales de fluides corporels Condition where the heart suffers from detective blood supply because one of the arteries becomes blocked by a blood clot : Heart Attack Substance given to make a patient lose consciousness so that a major surgical operation can be carried out : general anesthesic Soft tissue in cancellous bone : Bone marrow Treatment of illness by surgery : Surgical operation A child's first teeth, which are gradually replaced by permanent teeth : milk-teeth Surgery which repairs defective or deformed parts of body : plastic surgery Condition where the nerves in the brain stem have died, and the patient can be certfied as dead although the heart may not have stopped beating : brain death Way in which a doctor behaves towards a patient ( or a patient who is in bed ) : bedside manner Effect ( such as skin rash or sneezing ) produced by a substance to which a person has an allergy : allergic reaction Trial carried out in a medical laboratory on a patient or on tissue from a patient : clinical trial Cancer, a tumour which is cancerous and can reappear or spread into other tissue, even if removed surgically : malignant tumor Doctor who treats many patients in a district for all type of illness, though not specializing in any branch of medicine : general practitioner Rythm of daily activities and bodily processes frequently controlled by hormones, which repeats every 24 hours : circadian rythm All the organs in the body that are associated with the digestion of food : Digestive system Diet that provides all the nutrients needed in the correct proportions : balanced diet. 2/2