Woordenschat voor IELTS (Academisch) - Medicine

to look at something or someone carefully to find potential issues

onderzoeken, inspecteren

a medical process in which a part of body is cut open to repair or remove a damaged organ

operatie, ingreep

to show an immune response and not accept a new organ in the body

afwijzen, afstoten

to provide medical care such as medicine or therapy to heal injuries, illnesses, or wounds and make someone better

behandelen, verzorgen

a method of treatment in which thin needles are inserted in specific spots on the body, originated in China

acupunctuur

to cover a wound or part of the body with a piece of cloth for protection

verbinden, bandage aanbrengen

a person who provides assistance, often in a healthcare or service setting, such as a hospital or clinic

hulpe, begeleider

to seek information or advice from someone, especially before making a decision or doing something

raadplegen, overleggen

a basic medical treatment given to someone in an emergency before they are taken to the hospital

eerste hulp, noodhulp

to insert a living tissue or an artificial object into the body via medical procedure

implantaten, invoegen

related to medicine, treating illnesses, and health

medisch, geneeskundig

the well-being of a person's mind

mentale gezondheid

an operation performed by medical professionals to diagnose, treat, etc. a medical condition or injury

procedure, ingreep

a small amount of a substance taken from a larger amount used for scientific analysis or therapeutic experiment

monster, voorbeeld

a doctor who is highly trained in a particular area of medicine

specialist, huisarts-specialist

a tissue or organ that is removed from a body and put into another

transplantaat, weefseltransplantatie

(medicine) a medical procedure to remove the fetus from the uterus

abortus, zwangerschapsafbreking

the permission given to someone to become a student of a school, enter an organization, etc.

toelating, acceptatie

to find out the cause of a problem or what disease a person has by examining the symptoms

diagnosticeren, vaststellen

(of a wound or body part) to slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus

afvoeren, uitdrijven

the fact of being placed in a hospital for medical treatment

hospitalisatie, opname in het ziekenhuis

to protect an animal or a person from a disease by vaccination

vaccineren, immuniseren

a surgical procedure performed on someone's nose that changes its appearance to make it look more attractive

neusoperatie, neuscorrectie

a trained individual who provides emergency medical care to people before taking them to the hospital

paramedic, ambulanceverpleegkundige

a medical doctor who specializes in general medicine, not in surgery

arts, dokter

a medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of mental illnesses or behavioral disorders

psychiater, arts in de psychiatrie

to reduce the severity of a pain

verzachten, kalmeren

to join the edges of a wound together by a thread and needle

steken, naaien

to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot against specific diseases

vaccineren

a separate area in a hospital for patients with similar conditions

afdeling, verdieping