Glossary

 

Keywords

Hello, my name is Kiara and I'm studying in the natural sciences program. My dream job would be to become a Physical therapist to help athletes who are injured and for them to get back to their sport. This glossary will help to know the keywords that come with this field of study.

(to) Practice
verb
Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
Example: Although this target has been a challenge, there has been a significant effort to achieve this target over the past years and it is expected (to) practice further actions in the next few years.
en: s'entraîner
Football players practicing their sport
(to) Review
verb
Examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.
Example: Impact on your learning This case has provided to the opportunity (to) review the typical presentation and treatment of an acutely ischaemic limb.
en: réviser
Ability
noun
Talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area.
Example: Bewley (2002) collates studies that would appear to show that girls of Alice's age with IDDM are vulnerable to a number of psychosocial factors that might prevent them from managing their glucose levels to the best of their ability.
en: capacité
Diagnosis
noun
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Example: Although from the history it sounds an unlikely diagnosis, the most important one to rule out in a female of reproductive age is an ectopic pregnancy.
en: Diagnostic
Fitness
noun
The condition of being physically fit and healthy.
Example: The commercial sector provides the public with a range of leisure opportunities, both in the home such as TV, papers, DVDs, and outside such as clubs, restaurants, cinemas, betting, gambling, commercial sports and health and fitness centres.
en: aptitude
Physical activity
Functional
Of or having a special activity, purpose, or task; relating to the way in which something works or operates.
Example: This is good for looking at localised brain activity for different tasks The last type of scan that is commonly used is functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
en: Fonctionnel(le)
Health
noun
The state of being free from illness or injury.
Example: As is an intelligent patient who understands his condition well and knows when to approach the hospital for additional treatment, this recent attack is unlikely to have any psychological implications upon his health.
en: Santé
Health care
noun
The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.
Example: For example, chartered physiotherapists, who are frequently the first of the health care team to see an injured athlete, are in an excellent position to prevent the development of chronic oedema which can markedly interfere with the later stages of treatment, lead to a poor rehabilitation outcome and increase the potential for recurrence of injury.
en: Soins de santé
Health care worker
Medical
adjective
Relating to the science of medicine, or to the treatment of illness and injuries.
Example: The emphasis of intervention is therefore on managing the medical aspects of the condition and helping individuals achieve their highest potential.
en: Médical(e)
Medical emergency ambulance
Medicine
noun
The science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).
Example: It is also used in clinical medicine and assists in policymaking.
en: médecine
A doctor that studied in medicine
MRI
noun
A medical examination performed using magnetic resonance imaging.
Example: Ultrasound, CT and MRI: These techniques can be used to evaluate tumour size and local secondary spread, including hepatic metastases.
en: IRM
MRI exam
Patient
noun
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Example: Stimulated by the need for fuel the patient's appetite may be increased (polyphagia), and yet without the energy getting to the cells where it is required they lose weight and feel tired.
en: patient(e)
Hospital patients
Pediatrics
noun
The branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
en: Pédiatrie
Pediatrics doctor
Rehabilitation
noun
The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Example: Referral and team working Refer to physio for assessment of mobility and rehabilitation.
en: réhabilitation
Specific
noun
A medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body.
Example: However, they also concluded that although the trilaminar pattern was 94% specific for ectopic pregnancies, it had very low sensitivity (38%).
en: Spécifique
Sports medicine
noun
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.
en: Médecine du sport
Therapeutic
adjective
Relating to the healing of disease.
Example: In light of this, evidence suggesting the therapeutic use of free-radical scavengers, antioxidants, and metal-ion chelators in preventing oxidative stress and glycation is being examined.
en: Thérapeutique
Therapy
noun
Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
Example: He already understands the need to initiate prednisolone therapy during times when asthma control becomes challenging and regularly receives the necessary influenza vaccinations.
en: Thérapie
Yoga Therapy helps to calm and sooth the body by doing stretches
Treatment
noun
Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
Example: Such suffering as medical treatment and physical training are not good because they hurt, but excellent because of the pleasurable benefits they grant in the future.
en: Traitement
Physical treatment

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