Termini Medici e Definizioni
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Quale termine medico si riferisce a una lesione causata da un trauma?

  • Lesione (correct)
  • Slogatura
  • Inflammazione
  • Deficienza

Quale dei seguenti termini indica una condizione di malattia più grave?

  • Sick
  • Ache
  • Pain
  • Ill (correct)

Quale organo è associato alla produzione della bile?

  • Fegato (correct)
  • Rene
  • Milza
  • Cistifellea

Cosa descrive meglio il termine 'ache' rispetto a 'pain'?

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Qual è l'opzione corretta per descrivere una malattia contagiosa caratterizzata da eruzioni cutanee?

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Illness

Una condizione medica, come una malattia. È un termine più formale di "sickness".

Ache

Un dolore continuo e prolungato in una parte specifica del corpo.

Pain

Un dolore più intenso causato da una lesione o una malattia. Solitamente indica un dolore più forte di "ache".

Stab

Un dolore acuto, improvviso e intenso in una parte del corpo.

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Sick

Sentirsi male, non in buona salute. È un termine meno formale di "ill".

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Study Notes

Medical Terms

  • Bedsore: wound
  • Brace: support
  • Breech: feet first delivery
  • Bone: ossificated tissue
  • Sprain: injury to a ligament
  • Bruise: discolouration of skin
  • Caesarean section: surgical birth
  • Cast: rigid external support
  • Chapel: small religious building
  • Chickenpox: viral infection
  • Coroner: medical examiner
  • Crutches: assistive walking device
  • Cyst: sac containing fluid
  • Deaf: inability to hear
  • Deficiency: lack of substance
  • Discomfort: unpleasant feeling
  • ER: emergency room
  • Feverish: experiencing fever
  • Flu: influenza
  • Measles: viral disease
  • Rash: skin eruption
  • Sore throat: painful throat
  • Wrist: part of forearm
  • Ward: hospital department
  • Growth: abnormal tissue formation
  • Hives: allergic skin rash
  • Infant: baby
  • Inflamed: swollen and sensitive
  • Injury: harm to body part
  • ICU: Intensive Care Unit
  • Itchy: causing irritation
  • IV: intravenous
  • Kidney: organ filtering blood
  • Uvula: fleshy structure in mouth
  • Spleen: organ in abdomen
  • Gallbladder: organ storing bile
  • Bladder: organ storing urine
  • Gullet: esophagus
  • Windpipe: trachea
  • Liver: large organ in abdomen
  • Lung: respiratory organ
  • Small intestine: part of digestive system
  • Large intestine: part of digestive system
  • Vessels: blood vessels
  • Bottom: buttocks
  • Back: posterior body section
  • Elbow: joint of the forearm and upper arm
  • Thigh: part of the leg between hip and knee
  • Calf: part of the leg between knee and ankle

Heel:

  • Heel: bottom of foot

Thumb:

  • Thumb: first digit with opposing ability

Toe nails:

  • Toe Nails: the fingernails of the toes

Big toe:

  • Big Toe: great toe

Knuckle:

  • Knuckle: joint

Tongue:

  • Tongue: fleshy part inside the mouth

Ear:

  • Ear: organ of hearing and equilibrium

Fibula:

  • Fibula: calf bone

Stroke:

  • Stroke: cerebrovascular accident

Chillses:

  • Chillses: shivering

Night sweats:

  • Night sweats: excessive sweating during sleep

Differences

  • Sick & ill: both denote being ill. 'Sick' is less formal, 'ill' describes more serious illnesses.
  • Illness: medical condition, 'sickness': feeling of ailment (how the patient feels)
  • Ache & Pain: both mean pain, 'Ache' is chronic long-lasting pain, 'Pain' is acute potentially intense/sharp pain.

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Questo quiz esplora una serie di termini medici e le loro definizioni. Dalle complicazioni della consegna al supporto in ospedale, il quiz copre una varietà di concetti essenziali per comprendere il linguaggio medico. Mettiti alla prova e verifica la tua conoscenza della terminologia medica.

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