HEALTH AND MEDICAL VOCABULARY
Everyday , we read newspaper . Newspaper , unfortunately, is thrown away after reading the headlines. Earlier I had mentioned in a post that we can use newspapers for improving our English vocabulary. These days newspapers invariably contain articles on health and medicine which are of general interest. Even then , words relating to medicine are frequently used. To understand these articles, you require knowledge of certain medical words. You need not be a qualified doctor to learn these words.In this and subsequent posts, I am going to discuss medical vocabulary expected of an educated person.
You are keeping GOOD HEALTH. Sometimes , you FALL SICK. You may have FEVER. You have TEMPERATURE . It means, your body temperature is more than the NORMAL TEMPERATURE . You are RUNNING TEMPERATURE . You are LAID UP WITH FEVER. You are having COLD. You have SEVERE COUGH and COLD. It is necessary to CONSULT a DOCTOR. Normally , we consult a GENERAL PHYSICIAN , in the beginning. He may advise you to get certain TESTS done depending on your problem. BLOOD TEST is a very common test. It may reveal many things about your ailment. URINE TEST is also very common.
Sometime, the general physician will refer you to a SPECIALIST . Specialists are doctors who have mastered or specialized a particular branch of medicine. Let us learn a few words indicating the various specialities and the doctors who specialize .
When you have some eye problem, you go to an eye doctor. He is OPHTHALMOLOGIST.
His branch of speciality is OPTHALMOLOGY. He may examine your eyes. You may have problems with your vision . You are not able to read properly. The signboard is not clear.
Perhaps , you are having ACUTE MYOPIA or SHORT SIGHT. He tests your EYE POWER and advises you to wear suitable GLASSES. When you wear the glasses, your eyesight is CORRECTED . There are several types of eye problems. When people age, they suffer sometimes from EYE CATARACT and a simple OPERATION is performed for REMOVAL OF
CATARACT . A more serious eye problem is GLAUCOMA . When the EYE PRESSURE is high, eye drops are prescribed. To get your eye glasses of suitable specification , you go to an OPTICIAN . When a person does not distinguish different colors, he suffers from COLOR BLINDNESS .
You know that ear, nose and throat are closely connected and doctors specializing in problems relating to these organs / parts are known as ENT specialist. If you have some problem in the ear, surely you would consult an ENT specialist.
When you have some problem with your heart , you are going to consult a CARDIOLOGIST .
His field of specialization is CARDIOLOGY. The doctors use a stethoscope to hear your heart beat. They use SPHYGMOMANOMETER to measure your BLOOD PRESSURE . If your blood pressure is not normal, you may either be suffering from HIGH or LOW BLOOD PRESSURE . High BP is HYPERTENSION . Low BP is HYPOTENSION . An ECG is taken to examine how your heart is functioning . ECG means ELECTROCARDIOGRAM. To find out if you have any block in your heart, they take an Angiogram. To open up a block, a procedure called ANGIOPLASTY is performed. When a person's heart is malfunctioning , he may get HEART ATTACK. Sometimes , a BY-PASS SURGERY is performed on a heart patient.
I shall continue in my next post. Kindly let me if you find this post useful. Regular visitors to this blog may please subscribe.
Sayee Jayaraman
06/02/2015
Bangalore .
Everyday , we read newspaper . Newspaper , unfortunately, is thrown away after reading the headlines. Earlier I had mentioned in a post that we can use newspapers for improving our English vocabulary. These days newspapers invariably contain articles on health and medicine which are of general interest. Even then , words relating to medicine are frequently used. To understand these articles, you require knowledge of certain medical words. You need not be a qualified doctor to learn these words.In this and subsequent posts, I am going to discuss medical vocabulary expected of an educated person.
You are keeping GOOD HEALTH. Sometimes , you FALL SICK. You may have FEVER. You have TEMPERATURE . It means, your body temperature is more than the NORMAL TEMPERATURE . You are RUNNING TEMPERATURE . You are LAID UP WITH FEVER. You are having COLD. You have SEVERE COUGH and COLD. It is necessary to CONSULT a DOCTOR. Normally , we consult a GENERAL PHYSICIAN , in the beginning. He may advise you to get certain TESTS done depending on your problem. BLOOD TEST is a very common test. It may reveal many things about your ailment. URINE TEST is also very common.
Sometime, the general physician will refer you to a SPECIALIST . Specialists are doctors who have mastered or specialized a particular branch of medicine. Let us learn a few words indicating the various specialities and the doctors who specialize .
When you have some eye problem, you go to an eye doctor. He is OPHTHALMOLOGIST.
His branch of speciality is OPTHALMOLOGY. He may examine your eyes. You may have problems with your vision . You are not able to read properly. The signboard is not clear.
Perhaps , you are having ACUTE MYOPIA or SHORT SIGHT. He tests your EYE POWER and advises you to wear suitable GLASSES. When you wear the glasses, your eyesight is CORRECTED . There are several types of eye problems. When people age, they suffer sometimes from EYE CATARACT and a simple OPERATION is performed for REMOVAL OF
CATARACT . A more serious eye problem is GLAUCOMA . When the EYE PRESSURE is high, eye drops are prescribed. To get your eye glasses of suitable specification , you go to an OPTICIAN . When a person does not distinguish different colors, he suffers from COLOR BLINDNESS .
You know that ear, nose and throat are closely connected and doctors specializing in problems relating to these organs / parts are known as ENT specialist. If you have some problem in the ear, surely you would consult an ENT specialist.
When you have some problem with your heart , you are going to consult a CARDIOLOGIST .
His field of specialization is CARDIOLOGY. The doctors use a stethoscope to hear your heart beat. They use SPHYGMOMANOMETER to measure your BLOOD PRESSURE . If your blood pressure is not normal, you may either be suffering from HIGH or LOW BLOOD PRESSURE . High BP is HYPERTENSION . Low BP is HYPOTENSION . An ECG is taken to examine how your heart is functioning . ECG means ELECTROCARDIOGRAM. To find out if you have any block in your heart, they take an Angiogram. To open up a block, a procedure called ANGIOPLASTY is performed. When a person's heart is malfunctioning , he may get HEART ATTACK. Sometimes , a BY-PASS SURGERY is performed on a heart patient.
I shall continue in my next post. Kindly let me if you find this post useful. Regular visitors to this blog may please subscribe.
Sayee Jayaraman
06/02/2015
Bangalore .
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