医療英会話113

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日はpp.340-342.  「小胸筋」から「症状」まで。
 
小胸筋
pectoralis minor, smaller perctoral muscle
 
消極的
You have negative feelings toward to treatment, don't you?  I can understand why you feel that way.
 
上下
Does the fever rise and fall within a day?
 
条件
Please take your blood pressure under the same conditions as usual.
Even under the best conditions, surgery can sometimes be risky.
We will allow to stay home overnight on condition that you return by eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
 
上限
The upper limit for normal maximal bleed pressure is x.
be above the upper limit of normal
 
証拠
There is enough evidence on the effectiveness of walking for losing weight.
Passing gas after surgery is a sign that the intestines are returning to normal.
Please sign this form as proof that you have understood my explanation.
 
小康
Her disease is now in remission.
Her condition is now stable.
 
症候
She has symptoms that suggest meningitis.
symptomatic epilepsy
 
上行
ascending and descending
 
症候群
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
 
猩紅熱
scarlet fever
 
詳細
Please ask your doctor for further details.
I will give you the details tomorrow.
 
錠剤
I am going to give you some tablets.
Please take two tablets each time.
Place the tablet under your tongue and let it melt/dissolve slowly.
 
称賛する
I admire you for all the effort you have put into your treatment.
The effort you have put into your treatment deserves a lot of praise.
 
小指
little finger, little toe
 
焼死
Two people were burned to death in the fire.
 
硝子
hyaline, hyaline cast
 
正直
Honestly speaking, she is not recovering as quickly as she should.
To tell the truth, the pace of her recovery is rather unsatisfactory.
 
常識
He has common sense.
He is a sensible man. 
Judging by common sense, this treatment option is the best of all.
It is common knowledge that too much salt causes high blood pressure.
 
low birthrate and ageing population
ageing society with a low birthrate
 
硝子体
vitreous bleeding
vitreous detachment
 
消失する
Nausea is  temporary and will usually disappear in a couple of days.
 
照射
irradiate the patient with gamma rays
apply radiation to the affected area
X-ray irradiation
 
焼灼
ablation, cauterization
 
招集
emergency call
code blue, stat call
 
常習
Please take this medication only when you really need it, because it may become habit-forming/addictive.
be a drug addict
 
少々
Please wait a moment.
Please hold on.
It is all right to do some light exercise.
 
症状
What kind of symptoms do you have?
When did you first notice this symptom?
Have you ever had anything like this before?
How long have you had these symptoms?
Your symptoms probably come from a cold.

医療英会話111・112

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日は2日分でpp.334-339.  「主任」から「状況」まで。
 
主任
person in charge, charge, head
 
duty of confidentiality, doctor-patient confidentiality, 
duty to keep patient records confidentiality, duty to protect patient confidentiality
 
主婦・主夫
homemaker, housewife, househusband
 
趣味
pastime, hobby
What are your hobbies?
 
寿命
life span, lifespan
This surgery will prolong his life
average life span
 
主役
You have a key/leading role in the treatment, so try to be more positive about it.
 
主要
main, chief, major, key, leading
the main symptoms of Parkinson disease
 
腫瘍
tumour, neoplasm, onco-
You have a tumour in your stomach, but the test findings don't show any signs of malignancy.
The tumour is still small enough that we can remove it using an endoscope.
The tumour puts pressure on the nerves and causes and pain and paralysis.
This medication will probably shrink the tumour.
First, let's shrink the tumour as much as possible with radiation therapy.
 
受容
acceptance of disability
accept death
 
Your tumour marker level has gone down with treatment.
the tumour marker level goes up
measure tumour markers for evaluation of the treatment
 
腫瘤
tumour, mass
cauliflower-like tumour
abdominal tumour
 
酒量
How much do you drink a day?
It seems to me that you drink a little too much.
 
種類
You will take two kinds of medication.
This type of illness is quite common.
What kind of exercise do you do?
 
手話
sing language
manual language
talk by language
 
順
Please tell me what happened in order, from the beginning.
We call your names in order of arrival.
list/arrange words in alphabetical order
in order of age
in a-i-u-e-o order
 
瞬間
Do you get dizzy the moment when you get up suddenly from a sitting position?
a sharp momentary pain
 
循環
circulate, circulatory, cucle
have good/bad/poor blood circulation
This medication will improve your circulation.
vicious cycle, blood circulation
 
循環器
circulatory organ
 
准看護婦
associate nurse, assistant nurse
 
瞬時の
momentary, moment, instant, fleeting
a momentary/fleeting pain
respond to stimulus instantly
 
遵守する
observe, obey, abide by, comply with, in compliance with, in accordance with
Please observe the hospital regulations.
We are conducting this clinical trail in compliance with the Japanese ethical guidelines for clinical studies.
 
準じる
We give this treatment based on the guidelines of the medical society.
 
順調
Everything is fine.
Are your menstrual periods normal/regular?
You baby is developing as expected.
It things go well, you will be able to leave the hospital in a week.
 
純度
This implant made of high-purity titanium.   
 
順応
You quickly adapted yourself to your environment, didn't you?
 
順番
We will call your name when your turn comes.
Patients are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Come in in turn, please.
Some patients may be seen out of order of arrival owing to the severity of their condition.
Please count down from one hundred subtracting seven each time.
 
準備する
prepare, get ready
You will find information about what to prepare for admission to the hospital in this brochure.
To prepare for your surgery, I am going to shave your abdomen.
 
準夜勤
work the evening shift
work on the evening shift
 
使用
Please use the inhaler regularly.
Do not stop taking the medication on your own.
The restroom is occupied right now.
dispose of used needles
 
小
Exam gowns are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
 
性
Do you think that your current job does not suit you.
 
ー性
Does you skin chap easily?
Do you have dry skin?
Do you tend to be an anxious or nervous person?
 
病床
three hundred-bed hospital
 
錠
Please take two of these tablets at a time.
 
常温
room temperature
keep the medication at room temperature
 
消化
Do you have problems with your digestion?
This medication aids/stimulate digestion.
Please eat light meals that are easy to digest.  
 
紹介
Let me introduce you to your roommate.  This is Ms Kaneko.
Let me introduce you.  I am Dr Sasaki, your anaesthesiologist.
I am going to refer you to a lung specialist for consultation.
 
照会
I am going to ask the person in charge about this, so please wait here for a while.
 
障害
disability, disorder, disturbances, impairment, dysfunction, problem, trouble, obstacle, defect
have a physical/an intellectual disability
be physically/intellectually disabled
have a kidney disorder
The left side of her body has been paralysed since she had a brain haemorrhage.
disability compensation benefit
degree of disability
disability employees' pension
 
傷害
accident insurance
 
生涯
live a happy life
This treatment usually has to be continued indefinitely.
 
障害児
child with a learning disability
emotional disturbed child
child with a physical disability
child with an intellectual disability
 
障害者
person with a disability/disabilities
disabled child, challenged child
visually impaired/challenged person
person with a physical disability
mentally disabled person
intellectually disabled person
person with  a hearing impairment
deaf person
facility for people with disabilities
 
紹介状
I will be happy to write a referral letter to a breast surgeon.
Do you have a referral letter from your family doctor?
If you do not have a referral letter, you will have to pay an extra charge of five thousand yen.
 
消化管
I am going to insert air to expand your digestive tract, so please do not belch.
 
消化器
gastroenterology, gastroenterologist
 
pineal gland
 
消化不良
indigestion, dyspepsia, dyspeptic
get indigestion
What kind of food or drink cause your indigestion?
 
笑気
laughing gas, nitrous oxide
 
使用期限
Please do not use the medication after its use-by-date has passed.
You can use the medication if it is sealed and within its use-by-date.
 
状況
situation, circumstances, state, status
The aneurysm is still very small, so let's leave it for now and keep an eye on the situation.
In what situations do you feel stressed?
Judging from your present condition, it would be better for you not to leave the hospital yet.
It seems that she does not understand her situation.

医療英会話110

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日はpp.330-333.  「手術同意書」から「授乳」まで。
 
手術同意書
You will need to sing a consent form for the surgery.
Here is the consent form for your surgery.  Please read it carefully, and sign and date it.
 
受傷する
get injured, be injured, have an injury
 
主人
Mrs Brain, may I ask your husband to sign this consent form, too?
 
受診する
What has brought you here today?
Have you ever been to our hospital before?
I would recommend that you consult a neurologist to find out what is causing your dizziness.
If the severe pain persists, please come to the emergency room of the hospital.
 
受精、授精
insemination, fertilisation
artificially inseminate, micro-insemination, natural insemination
 
受精卵
fertilised egg, embryo
 
主訴
chief complaint
inquire about the chief complaint
 
主体
Diabetes treatment mainly involves diet therapy.
 
主体的に
I am going to explain the treatment options available, so please make your own judgement about which one to choose.voluntarily participate in a clinical trial
 
手段
means, way, measure, resort
We will try all possible means.
I am afraid there is no other way.
take measures to prevent hospital-acquired infections
We will do surgery as a last resort.
 
主張する
He insists on leaving the hospital even though his symptoms have not improved.
She claims that her father's death triggered her depression.
 
腫脹
scrotal swelling, swelling of the scrotum
 
術衣
hospital gown, surgical gown, scrubs
 
出勤する
Even if your fever comes down, please refrain from going to work for three days.
You can go to work, but do not overdo things.
 
出血
When did the bleeding start?
Where is the bleeding?
How much did you bleed?
massive/excessive/a lot of/heavy/abundant bleeding
The CT shows that there is some slight bleeding.
You many notice some slight bleeding later, but there is nothing to worry about.
What is your usual flow?
the bleeding does not stop
subcutaneous bleeding
hemorrhagic shock
 
出血傾向
Do you bleed easily?
Were you born with a bleeding tendency?
 
出現
The side effects appeared within a few days of starting the medication.
New symptoms may appear later.
have jaundice
 
術後
Your are making good progress after the surgery.
The patient's postoperative progress was uncomplicated.
on the sixth postoperative day
 
出国
Are you planning on leaving Japan?
 
出産
Have you ever given birth?
How many babies have you had?
Which childbirth method do you prefer?  
Would you like to have your husband/partner in the delivery room?
It is almost time for your baby to be born.
 
出産予定日
due date, expected date of delivery, expected date of confinement, probable date of confinement
When is your baby due?
 
出身
Where are you from?
What part of the United States are you from?
 
出生前
Did you have any problems during pregnancy?
prenatal care, prenatal diagnosis, prenatal treatment
 
出生届
Please do not forget to register the birth of your baby.
Please do not forget to have your baby's birth registered.
You need to submit a notice/notification/report of birth form to your local city office withing forteen days of the birth including the date of the birth.
 
birthrate, birth rate
declining birthrate, decrease in the number of children
 
術前の
preoperative orientation, preoperative chemotherapy
 
術中の
intraoperative rapid diagnosis
intraoperative monitoring
 
出発する
When are you leaving Japan?
Please come and see me before your departure.
 
受動的な
passive movement
passive exercise
passive/indirect/secondhand smoking
 
授乳する
feed, breastfeed, nurse
Are you breastfeeding now?
What are you feeding your baby?  Breast milk, formula, or a combination of the two?
While taking this medication, please refrain from breastfeeding.
Mrs Hopkins, please go to the nursery.  It is time to feed your baby.
nursing bra
 

医療英会話109

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日はpp.326-328.  「充填」から「手術」まで。最後の事項の「手術」は、１ページ半を超す長い項目で、しかも奥深い文章ばかりでした。
 
充填
filling material, filler, filled tooth
 
充填
The emphasis in this treatment is on pain relief.
treat patients with an emphasis on functional training to prevent injury
 
重度の
be severely/seriously disabled
person with severe disabilities
severe mental retardation
 
肢誘導
limb lead
 
judo therapist, bone-setter
 
very serious, critical, life-threatening
very serious complications
a very serious adverse effect
 
柔軟な
Do you have a flexible work schedule?
Stretching exercises will improve the range of motion in your joints.
 
十二指腸
duomenum
gastroduedenal ulcer
 
収入
have a steady income
the income is not steady
the income is precarious
 
重病
She is seriously ill.
 
獣皮様母斑
giant hairy nevus
 
修復する
repair surgically, perform a surgical repair
restore a marriage relationship
 
十分な
We have enough/plenty of time.
Please get plenty of rest and sleep.
The explanation was not good enough.
 
周辺
periphery, circumference
the area around one's eyes
 
終末期
the terminal stage, the last stage, the final stage
terminal medical care
end-of-life care
terminal care patient
 
充満する
be filled with, be full of
Your paranasal sinus is filled with pus.
 
住民
have a health checkup for city/town/village residents
local community
 
photophobia, photosensitivity, light sensitivity
 
重要
important, vital, keep, significant, essential
Regular exercise is important/vital for your health.
This contains some important information that you should know, so please read it carefully.
The family plays an important role/a key role in a patient's palliative care.
 
終了
The surgery will be over at approximately one o'clock.
 
就労
illegal worker, illegally-employed worker
working hours
 
主観的な
a subjective symptom, a subjective view
 
主義
Is it against your principles to change your way of living in the way that I am suggesting?
Is it a rule of yours to always have a drink with dinner?
 
宿主
compromised host, immuno-compromised host, host-parasite relationship, host adaptation
 
縮小
shrink, become smaller, constrict, reduce
The primary lesion has shrunk.
 
宿酔
radiation sickness
 
熟睡
be fast aspeelp
Are you not able to have a sound sleep?
Can you not get a good sleep?
Do you feel unable to have a sound sleep?
 
宿題
homework, assignment, subject, problem
 
宿泊
Family members can stay overnight with patients in private rooms.
 
宿便
stool impaction, faecal impaction
 
熟慮
Please think it over before you make a final decision.
 
手根
wrist, carpus
 
sheltered workshop, work institution
 
手指
finger, thumb, digital
finger agnosia, digital amputation, digital deformity
 
主旨
main point, main principle 
Let me explain the main point/principle of this treatment.
 
趣旨
Could you tell me the purpose of your proposal?
What is the main point of your proposal?
I understand what you meant.
I get your point.
 
主治医
attending physician, doctor in charge, regular doctor, family doctor
 
種々の
many kinds of, many sorts of, various, a variety of, a number of
There are many kinds of treatment options available.
Surgery was put off for a number of reasons.
 
手術
surgery, surgical, operation, procedure
perform surgery on the patient's gallbladder
have/undergo surgery
before surgery, preoperatively
after surgery, postoperatively
the day of surgery
during the surgery
Have you ever had any surgery before?
What surgery did you have?
In what hospital did you have the surgery?
You need to have surgery on your appendix immediately because it is inflamed and about to rupture.
You don't have to rush into having the surgery.
This surgery is not an emergency, so you can wait until you feel it is necessary.
The surgeon will explain the surgery to you and your family later.
Your anaesthesiologist will talk to you about your anaesthesia.
I recommend surgery to remove the polyp.
This is an outpatient procedure.
This surgery will be performed on an outpatient basis.
This is routine surgery, with very good surgical outcomes.
I am afraid to say that the chances of success with this surgery are not more than fifty percent.
you may need to have a blood transfusion during or after the surgery.
Your surgery is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
The surgery will start at nine in the morning.
The surgery will take about three hours.
You will be under general anaesthesia for this surgery, so it will put you to sleep and you won't feel any pain during the surgery.
On the days of the surgery, we will ask you to remove all jewellery, dentures, and contact lenses and to change into this gown.
The night before the surgery, I am going to give you a sleeping pill so that you can have a good night's sleep.
The surgery went will.
Your surgery was successful.
You will stay here until tomorrow morning.
Are you having any pain?
You cannot drink water yet, but I am going to moisten your lips.
Please let us know when you have passed gas.
 

医療英会話108

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日はpp.323-325. 「臭気」から「集中治療室」まで。

臭気
bad smell, offensive odour, unpleasant odour

週休
Are you on a five-day work week in your company?
Does your company have a five-day week?

宗教
What is your religious background?
Could you tell me your religion?
He does not eat pork/meat for religious reasons.
atheism

重金属
heavy metal poisoning

醜形恐怖
dysmorphobia, body dysmorpric disorder

充血
have bloodshot eyes, conjunctival injection

住血吸虫
schistosome, blood fluke

周産期
the perinatal period
perinatal medicine
perinatology

修士
master's degree

従事する
be engaged in, be employed in, be involved in
She is currently engaged in pancreatic cancer research
Have you ever been employed in the construction business?
the medical staff

充実した
Is your everyday life fulfilling?
Is your work fulfilling?
solid tumour

収拾する
settle the solution

収集する
gather/collect information about prostate cancer

収縮
contraction, constriction, shrinkage, systolic

周術期
perioperative

住所
What is your home address?
Please write down your name and address in this space.

愁傷
I am very sorry for your loss.
Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your mother.

重症
I am sorry but he is critically ill.
I am afraid that he is in a serious condition.

重傷
be seriously in a traffic accident
Her injury is serious, but not life-threatening.
have a serious head injury

就寝する
Please take this medication at bedtime.
during one's sleep

重心
balance, the centre of gravity

ジュース
Would you like some apple juice?
take the medication mixed with juice
Vegetable juices are low in sugar.

終生免疫
lifelong immunity

集積
accumulation, clustering, cluster, integration
familial clustering, integrated circuit

重積
overlapping
overlapping of the cranial bones
status asthmaticus

愁訴
menopausal/climactic complaint

縦走の
longitudinal ulcer

重体の
critical, serious, life-threatening

重大な
important, significant, serious, grave
This is an important problem.
This is a matter of grave concern.

住宅
house, residence, housing
housing conditions, situation

集団
group, mass, large-scale
population, mass infection, mass screening, mass food-poisoning
group psychology, mass outbreak

重炭酸
bicarbonate

集中する
Have you noticed any changes in your ability to concentrate?
Do you have difficulty concentrating on activities that you once enjoyed?
lack concentration
left the ability to concentrate
treat the patient, focusing for the time being on pain management
administer dose-intensive chemotherapy

集中治療室
intensive care unit, ICU
After the surgery, you will wake up in the ICU after the anaesthesia wears off.
be in the intensive care room

医療英会話107

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日はpp.320-322.  「灼熱」から「周期」まで。この仕事の中で、ある単語に関して医学が特別な用法を固定・発展させ、比喩的な意味は一切削ぎ落している場面とよく出会います。今日の「灼熱」がそうでした。
 
灼熱
burn
urinary burning, urine ardour
burning sensation, burning pain
 
若年
juvenile, early-onset, premature
juvenile diabetes
early-onset Alzheimer disease
 
弱陽性
weak positive, weakly positive
 
社交
He is quite a social person.
He mixes well with other people.
She is not the social type.
on outgoing personality
social phobia
 
斜視
strabismus, squint, crossed eyes
have a squint
have crossed eyes
 
写真
picture, photograph, photo, film
Well now, I am going to take an X-ray of your chest.
Please look at this CT film.
May I take a picture of the lesion?
 
射精
Do you have any problems ejaculating?
Do you have any ejaculation problems?
Do you experience any pain during ejaculation?
have premature ejaculation
retrograde ejaculation
 
遮断する
block off a negative chain reaction
adrenergic blocker
 
シャツ
shirt, undershirt
 
しゃっくり
Do you often have the hiccups?
can not get ride of the hiccups
 
煮沸消毒
sterilise x by boiling
sterilise a baby bottle by boiling
 
しゃぶる
suck one's thumb
suck on a pacifier
 
しゃべる
Can we have a little chat?
How about talking with me for a while?
 
じゃま
disturb, be in the way
Your things are in the way.  Please move them closer to the window.
I hope I am not disturbing you.
May I come in for a moment?
 
謝礼
fee, reward, thank-you gift
pay a fee, as a gesture of thanks
I am not allowed to accept gifts, but I do appreciate the thought.
 
シャワー
You can take a shower, but avoid taking a bath.
Please take a shower or bathe in lukewarm water.
How about taking a show.  It will help you feel refreshed.
 
シャント
create a shunt for use in dialysis.
 
シャンプー
What type of shampoo do you use?
Would you like to have a shampoo?
Le me give you a champoo.
 
週
How often in a week do you drink alcohol?
On overage, how many times in the/a week do you drink alcohol?
How many weeks pregnant were you then?
 
臭
smell, odor
 
自由
Please feel free to walk about inside the hospital.
Please feel free to ask questions.
restrict a person's freedom of movement
He can not move the right side of his body as a result of a cerebral thrombosis.
 
重圧
carry a psychological burden
feeling of heaviness
 
周囲
circumference, periphery
Does anyone around you have similar symptoms?
feel numb around one's mouth
 
習慣
habit, habitual, practice, routine, custom
Is your drinking a habit?
Are you a habitual drinker?
You should develop good habits in your daily life.
You need to make some changes to your lifestyle.
This medication may become habit-forming/addictive.
 
周期
cycle, cyclic, period, periodic, periodical
Does the pain come on a regular intervals?
Is the pain periodic?
occur periodically

医療英会話106

医療英会話キーワード辞典。一日3ページずつ音読。今日はpp.317-319.  「司法解剖」から「弱毒性」まで。
 
forensic autopsy, judicial autopsy
 
死亡率
death rate, mortality rate
The death rate from postoperative complications is around  two percent.
cumulative mortality rate
 
しぼる
wring out a towel
squeeze a lemon
pump milk
narrow the cause of a person's headache down to two possibilities
 
染み
blemish, blotch, skin dislocation, speck, stain
To much suntan causes skin blemishes.
a cream to remove blemishes from the face
 
染み出る
ooze out, seep out
 
染みる
have a sharp pain, sting, smart, irritate
Do your teeth hurt when you drink cold water?
This ointment won't make the cut sting.
Cigarette smoke irritates the eyes.
 
市民病院
city hospital, municipal hospital, community hospital
 
事務
go through the procedure in a businesslike manner
We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by our clerical mistake.
 
示す
The biopsy result shows that the polyp us benign.
Please point to where it hurts.
The result of the blood test indicates that you have inflammation somewhere in your body.
 
締め付ける
have a tightening pain in one's chest
have a pain that feels like a tight band around the head
 
湿らす
wet, moisten, dampen
moisten one's lips
cotton dampened with alcohol
 
湿る
get wet, get damp, wet cough
 
下（しも）
Would you rather wash your private parts by yourself?
 
frostbite, chilblains
Do you tend to get chilblains on your toes?
 
視野
Has you visual field become narrower?
be visibly impaired
have peripheral vision loss
have loss of side vision
Let us examine your future treatment plan from a broader perspective.
Considering the possibility of amputation, for the time being, we will do our best to give you conservative treatment.
 
社会
society, community
 
社会復帰
returning to work
return to work after one's illness
get back to normal life
Would you like to return to work?
The time to recovery varies from person to person, but most patients are able to get back to normal life in a few months.
 
しゃがむ
squat, crouch
crouch down in a squatting position
Try to squat down slowly.
Can you stand up from a squatting position without any support?
 
遮眼子
Please cover your right eye with this occluder.
 
弱点
weak point, drawback, shortcomings, defect
Everyone has their weak points.
This is a very effective medications, but its drawback is that it tends to have some side effects.
How about taking this opportunity to overcome your shortcomings?
 
attenuated, low-virulent, low-pathogenic
attenuated virus, low-virulent bacilli