医療英会話147

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.449-451.  「大便」から「タクシー」まで。
 
大便
stool, faeces
have a bowel movement
 
大発作
major attack, grand mal
 
marijuana, marihuana, cannabis, hashish, joint, weed, pot, grass, dope
The use of marijuana in Japan is prohibited by law.
It is illegal to use marijuana in Japan.
 
タイミング
By monitoring the patient's condition carefully, we will find just the right timing to perform surgery.
 
代用する
A blood vessel taken from your leg will substitute for the blocked vessel in your heart.
The blocked vessel in the heart will be replaced with a blood vessel taken from the leg.
a sugar substitute
 
耐用年数
This device has a life of about ten years.
 
平ら
Do you have difficulty lying flat in bed?
 
代理
When patients do not have the capacity to make their own decisions, we ask one of their family members to sign the consent form on their behalf.
 
大量
a large amount of, a large quantity of, massive, copious, heavy
lose a large amount of blood
bleed massively
eat/binge on large amounts of food
drink alcohol heavily
 
大量出血
massive bleeding, massive haemorrhage, severe bleeding, heavy bleeding
Massive bleeding has occurred in the digestive tract.
 
体力
physical strength, energy level, physical performance, stamina
She is not strong enough for the surgery.
She does not have enough physical strength to withstand the surgery.
Do you feel you have less energy than you used to?
Do you feel your energy levels have gone down?
 
a Down syndrome child
a child with trisomy 21 syndrome
 
唾液
saliva, salivary (accent) 
Do you choke when you swallow your saliva?
Do you feel that your saliva does not flow easily?
Do you have less saliva than you used to?
 
絶え間ない
constant, continuous
Is the pain constant?
Do you have the pain constantly/continuously?
 
耐える
bear, tolerate, stand, withstand, put up with
Considering her age and physical strength, I am afraid your mother is not well enough to withstand the surgery.
 
タオル
towel, washcloth, facecloth
Dry/Wipe your face with this washcloth.
 
倒れる
fall down in a faint
fall flat on one's face
 
高い
high, elevated, tall, expensive, costly
Have you ever been told that you have high blood pressure?
Do you have difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds and voices?
Unfortunately, stage-three-a lung cancer has a high rate of recurrence.
If not treated in time, there is a high probability that glaucoma will lead to loss of vision and, ultimately, blindness.
be taller than average
The trouble with this medication is that it is fairly expensive.
 
高まる
This ointment is more effective if applied right after taking a bath.
This new drug has been shown to be effective in clinical trials, so we have high hopes for it.
There are increasing complaints about x.
 
高める
raise, increase, improve
Too much fat raises the risk of heart disease.
 
Your baby's wanting to be held all the time is not going to last forever, so please hold him/her in your arms whenever you can.
 
抱く
Please hold your child firmly.
Hold your baby a lot.  It won't spoil him/her.
 
たくさんの
Please drink a lot of water.
Please take plenty of fluids.
 
たくしあげる
Please roll up your pant legs/shirt sleeves.
 
タクシー
Shall I call a taxi for you?
take a taxi home
go home by taxi