Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Medische onderzoeken en procedures

the process of looking closely at something to identify any issues

onderzoek, inspectie

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

procedure, ingreep

to cut open a part of the body in order to repair or remove a damaged organ

opereren, een operatie uitvoeren

a surgical cut made in flesh or skin

incisie, snede

related to medicine, treating illnesses, and health

medisch, geneeskundig

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

monster, voorbeeld

a careful and complete physical assessment of a person's health

medisch onderzoek, medische beoordeling

(of a medical device) to take a picture of a body part often using X-rays for detailed examinations by a specialist

scannen, een scan maken

a medical examination during which a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body is created by the use of a computer linked to an X-ray machine

CT-scan, computertomografie

an image of the inside of a body created using X-rays

röntgenfoto, X-ray afbeelding

a technique in which a powerful magnetic field is used to produce detailed images of areas inside the body

magnetische resonantie beeldvorming, MRI

the application of ultrasonic waves for medical purposes, such as producing an image of a growing fetus

echografie, ultrageluid

a medical practice that involves cutting open a body part in order to repair, remove, etc. an organ

chirurgie, operatie

related to or involving medical procedures that involve making incisions in the body to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities

chirurgisch, operatief

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

abortus, zwangerschapsafbreking

a medical procedure to deliver a baby by cutting the belly of the mother

keizersnede, sectio caesarea

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

implantaten, invoegen

to surgically remove an organ from someone's body and put it in someone else's body

transplanteren, overplanten

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

neusoperatie, neuscorrectie

a medical operation performed on a part of the body in order to improve its appearance or repair skin injury

plastische chirurgie, esthetische chirurgie

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

steken, naaien

to examine and test a person in order to check if they are sick or not

screenen, onderzoeken

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

diagnosticeren, vaststellen

the identification of the nature and cause of an illness or other problem

diagnose, diagnostiek

(of a medical condition) treatable with surgery

operabel, chirurgisch behandelbaar

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

verbinden, bandage aanbrengen

to encase a part of the body in plaster

gipsen, in gips zetten

the fact of being placed in a hospital for medical treatment

hospitalisatie, opname in het ziekenhuis

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

specialist, huisarts-specialist

a doctor who performs medical operation

chirurg, operateur

a person who is trained to treat a particular type of disease or disorder, particularly by using a specific therapy

therapeut, specialist

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

paramedic, ambulanceverpleegkundige

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

psychiater, arts in de psychiatrie

a complete medical examination of the body to see if there are any health issues

medisch onderzoek, controle